Our Publications

2011
California Healthy Start | Seed Funding to Build Partnerships for Student Success
Deanna Niebuhr, MPP, Partnership for Children and Youth
Joanne Bookmyer, PhD, Center for Community School Partnerships, CRESS Center, UC Davis School of Education
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2011
The Impact of Prop. 49 | A Profile of After School Policy and Practice in Oakland and San Francisco
Katie Brackenridge, Partnership for Children and Youth
Sandra Naughton, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families
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2011
Community Schools Policy Briefs | Working Families Policy Summit 2011
Partnership for Children and Youth
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2010
Report to the Community | Fall 2010
Partnership for Children and Youth
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2009
Funding to Support Summer Programs: Lessons from the Field
Partnership for Children and Youth
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2009
Investments in Summer Learning | National Summer Learning Association
A scan of public funding for summer programming in California. Prepared for the Partnership for Children and Youth.
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2009
Report to the Community
Partnership for Children and Youth
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2008
Filling the Gap: Funding Strategies for California’s After School Programs
Partnership for Children and Youth
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2008
Supporting Student Success through the Mental Health Services Act: The Community Schools Approach
Partnership for Children and Youth
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Media Releases

07.25.2011 | Oakland CA
East Bay Students to Celebrate Graduation from Summer Learning Programs
Hundreds of low-income East Bay elementary school students enrolled in summer learning programs will celebrate their graduation on Friday, July 29 at Oakland’s Diamond Park with a “Field Day” of summer learning activities.
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07.25.2011 | Gilroy CA
Hundreds of Gilroy Students Celebrate Graduation from Summer Learning Programs
More than 500 low-income Gilory students enrolled in Gilroy Unified School District’s premier summer learning program, “Super Power Summer Camp,” will celebrate their graduation on Friday, July 29 with a summer learning celebration that would make Michelle Obama proud.
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07.25.2011 | Sacramento CA
Hundreds of Sacramento Students Graduate from Summer of Service
More than 800 SCUSD students trade lazy summer days for serving their communities
Research shows that “millennials” – teens and 20-somethings are civic-minded and socially conscious. Proof of that trend is apparent in Sacramento, where more than 800 middle and high school students volunteered to spend six weeks of their summer vacation serving the community.
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06.21.2011 | Sacramento CA
California Students Put Lawmakers on the Record about Summer Learning
Students to interview state superintendent of public instruction, state lawmakers about importance of summertime learning programs; learn science lesson from State Superintendent Torlakson
Video cameras in hand, low-income students from Northern California will descend on the California State Capitol on Tuesday, June 21 to mark National Summer Learning Day by putting California lawmakers on the record about the vital importance of summer learning programs.
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 06.07.2011 | California
California Children Missing Out on Meals During Summer Months
Summer nutrition programs in crisis, say advocates, and action is needed
New national report finds that participation in California’s Summer Nutrition Programs continues to plummet, with a drop of 65,000 children from July 2009 to July 2010.
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09.30.2010 | Oakland CA
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Senate Bill 798 (DeSaulnier) Making Funding Available for Summer Learning Programs
Legislation will provide much-needed resources for summer-learning programs for low-income children throughout California.
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07.29.2010 | Los Angeles CA
Senators Mark DeSaulnier and Gil Cedillo Visit Summer Enrichment Program to Bring Attention to Crucial Learning Opportunities for Low-Income Children
Legislators and professor on State Legislative Task Force on Summer and Intersession Enrichment to visit LA’s BEST summer programming.
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06.21.2010 | Gilroy CA
Summer Enrichment Program Provides Crucial Learning Opportunities for Gilroy Children
Super Power Summer Camp leverages combined resources of the school district and partnering community-based organizations to meet the needs of Gilroy children even in tough economic times.
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Research shows that “millennials” – teens and 20-somethings are civic-minded and socially conscious. Proof of that trend is apparent in Sacramento, where more than 800 middle and high school students volunteered to spend six weeks of their summer vacation serving the community.