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DASN knows quality matters. Research from Child Trends indicates, "...adolescents in high-quality programs were more likely to avoid risky behaviors, to have better performance in school, and to have greater social competence, over and above the control variables, than those in no program. Moreover, we consistently found that adolescents in a low-quality program have similar outcomes to adolescents not in a program at all."

Dallas AfterSchool Network is working hard to ensure every child has access to quality afterschool experiences. In order to serve as many children as possible, community resources - financial, human and in-kind - must be invested wisely. Likewise, the resources and efforts of Dallas AfterSchool Network are best spent with those agencies that continually pursue quality improvement for the benefit of the children they serve.

Mark your calendars for our 2nd Annual Lights on Afterschool Bus Tours on Thursday, October 21st from 4PM - 5:30PM. We will be offering guests a choice of three different neighborhoods to visit. Each route will visit three programs:

Pleasant Grove (Camp Fire, Thriving Minds, Wilkinson Center)

Richardson (Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas, Neighborhood Service Council, Richardson ISD's 21st Century PACE)

West Dallas (Junior Players at Anita Martinez Recreation Center, Trinity River Mission, West Dallas Community Centers, Inc.)

Wednesday, September 8th from 7AM - 7PM is Get Up and Give! Day North Texas. All contributions made to Dallas AfterSchool Network through DonorBridge at this time will be matched.