The Pennsylvania Department of Education does not endorse any of the following resources but is pleased to make them available for your consideration.

 

Developing a Sustainability Plan

To begin to develop a sustainability plan, see Y4Y’s step-by-step toolkit for creating a plan. While developing the plan, see the following articles and publications for further information.

 

Articles

Afterschool Sustainability

The Road to Sustainability

 

Publications

Know Your Funders: A Guide to STEM Funding for Afterschool

 

Funding

Since 21st CCLC funding is for a limited period, the following organizations provide funding opportunities in order to sustain your afterschool program. It is also strongly encouraged to collaborate with community agencies.

4-H Afterschool

Allstate Foundation

AT&T Connected Learning

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation

Candid – Foundation Directory Online

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

Ford Foundation

Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Foundation

Good360

Grants.gov

Hearst Foundations

Kids Gardening – Grant Opportunities

MATTEL Children’s Foundation

New York Life Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Starbucks Foundation

The Lisa Libraries

Tiger Woods Foundation

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation

Youth.gov