Thanks to you, our region's youth will achieve their potential and succeed in both school and life.

 

The hours of 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on school days are peak hours for youth to commit crimes, become victims of crime, be in a car crash, or use drugs or alcohol. Each year in our region, almost 1,500 students who enter ninth grade fail to graduate with their peers four years later because they drop out of school. In the city of Richmond, one in ten students does not have plans after graduation.

 
The Partnership for Out of School Time (POST), a United Way-led coalition of youth organizations, is working to give every school age youth in greater Richmond the opportunity to participate in quality out-of-school time programs. Even more, POST is focusing heavily on the professional development of the staff involved to ensure that all who engage with youth are knowledgeable about their development and what they need most.