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Partnership for children & youth

We champion effective expanded learning opportunities
for underserved youth in California.

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Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY) believes all children need opportunities to learn beyond the school day and year to build skills and relationships, expand their horizons, access social capital, and discover their passions. PCY improves learning opportunities and conditions for youth by increasing access and quality of expanded learning programs in California through a strategic mix of policy, advocacy, and capacity building. Learn more.

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Featured Resources
Save the Date: Expanded Learning Workforce Summit
Save the Date: Expanded Learning Workforce Summit

We invite you to join us again in 2025 to continue advancing the movement toward quality jobs for youth-serving professionals - it takes all of us!

Report to the Community Spring-Summer 2024
Report to the Community Spring-Summer 2024

Authenticity is foundational to PCY's approach. We invite you to read our Report to the Community: Walk the Talk, a look at our latest projects and impact.

Spring 2024: Statewide ELO-P Survey
Spring 2024: Statewide ELO-P Survey

PCY’s first statewide survey looks into how districts, charters, and community partners are using ELO-P to support students and families. With ELO-P headed into its third year, this survey provides a snapshot of the trends and opportunities as we plan forward.

 

Impact Highlights

90%

of school districts in California planned to offer summer programs in 2022 that include SEL, enrichment, and academics

$4 billion

in the 2022 California State Budget for expanded learning, paving the way for universal access

47,000

youth living in public and affordable housing now have improved educational supports

 

Priorities

SUMMER LEARNING

We promote the importance of summer learning, help district leaders launch or improve their summer programs, and advocate for public funding to ensure all children have access to high-quality summer learning programs.

SUMMER LEARNING

We are working to increase access to expanded learning opportunities for middle and high school youth, and document and promote strategies to effectively serve older youth in expanded learning programs.

OLDER YOUTH

EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATION

We are working alongside our early learning partners to advocate for policy shifts that enable program collaboration to achieve the goals of universal access to expanded learning and pre-kindergarten for all students, and ensure that expanded learning providers have the tools to better serve their youngest learners.

EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATION

We are working to elevate the impact of expanded learning on multilingual learners and develop and promote resources to support multilingual learners and families in expanded learning programs.

MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS

EXPANDED LEARNING WORKFORCE

We are working to increase the recognition of the expanded learning workforce by promoting and advancing pathways and pipelines, and creating a statewide workforce campaign.

EXPANDED LEARNING WORKFORCE

EXPANDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION

With more funding for expanded learning programs than ever before, we are focused on ensuring the success of this funding in achieving the dream of universal access to afterschool and summer programs in California.

EXPANDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION

 

ADVOCACY

We serve as a bridge between decision-makers and on-the-ground program providers to ensure local and state policies meet the needs of children and families. We advocate for the success of students in school and life and we staff and coordinate the California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance (CA3), the statewide voice for afterschool.

ADVOCACY