Providence After School Alliance

PASA’s mission is to help close persistent opportunity gaps by expanding and improving quality after school, summer, and other out of school time learning opportunities for all the youth of Providence by organizing a sustainable public-private partnership that contributes to student success and serves as a national model.

Providence After School Alliance crafted a nationally-recognized model to best serve young people.

• Logistical support –  We coordinate transportation, recruit young people to programs that best match their interests, and provide meals to youth every day so that our program partners can focus solely on delivering high quality programs.
• A team of committed program providers.  Over 200 part-time instructors from 80 organizations apply 3 times per year to offer programs at both the middle and high school levels.
• Quality programs.  We set high standards and offer professional development to ensure we are making an impact on the 2,000 youth we serve every year.
• Leverage resources.  For 15 years, PASA has raised over $24 million from a mix of public and private funds to transform the lives of over 14,000 middle and high school youth. Thanks to the leadership of the Mayors and Superintendents, half of PASA’s budget is raised from the city and public education funding sources.  The other half is supported by national and local corporate funding and a growing, dedicated list of individual donors.