Indiana 21st Century Community Learning Centers Out-of-School Time Program Grant

The Indiana 21st Century Community Learning Centers Out-of-School Time Program is designed to provide safe environments for youth during non-school hours. This federally-funded initiative supports public schools and community organizations in creating learning centers that enhance academic performance and offer diverse enrichment activities. Particularly focused on youth from low-performing schools, the program aims to boost educational outcomes and foster social and emotional growth, while also serving the families of participating youth.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center Program is a federally-funded program (Title IV-B) awarded to public school districts, charter schools, community-based organizations, public/private organizations, faith-based organizations or a consortium of these organizations, in order to provide youth a safe environment during non-school hours. This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for youth, particularly youth who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. The program helps youth meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, offers youth a broad array of enrichment activities that help their social, emotional, and behavioral development; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating youth.