CASE for Kids 2024-2025 PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

The Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids, or CASE for Kids, is a division of Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) that was formed in 1999. The vision of CASE for Kids is to ensure that every child in Harris County will have access to high-quality, expanded learning opportunities. CASE for Kids believes a quality out-of-school time program provides avenues for opportunities for youth to excel, explore and expand their horizons before school, after school, on weekends and during the summer. A quality program provides a safe and inclusive environment, diverse learning opportunities, effective administrative strategies, collaborative relationships, and intentional program promotion. Harris County Department of Education's Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment, (CASE) for Kids, collaborates with philanthropic, corporate and civic partners to bring greater funding and better quality out-of-school time programs to Harris County. The vision of CASE for Kids

is a connected community investing in opportunities for youth. We believe together we can best equalize access to learning and enrichment opportunities for youth in need. the mission of CASE for Kids is to strengthen, support, and sustain afterschool programs and out-of-school activities. CASE for Kids believes a quality out-of-school time program provides avenues for opportunities for youth to excel, explore and expand their horizons before school, after school, on weekends, and during the summer. A quality program provides a safe and inclusive environment, diverse learning opportunities, effective administrative strategies, collaborative relationships, and program promotion. Partnership Project’s goal is to provide supplemental funding for comprehensive afterschool programs to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, increase support of numeracy and literacy development for economically disadvantaged students between the ages of 4 and 12 or up to the age of 19 with a documented disability. The CASE for Kids Partnership Project is the result of collaboration between HCDE, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and awarded sites. HCDE commits local funds to supplement comprehensive afterschool programming. Both HCDE and the site matched dollars activate a commitment of federal childcare funds for quality improvement for school-age-youth through TWC. This allows HCDE to provide a variety of resources to selected sites such as: site visits, training, and access to curriculum and materials through a free lending library. Concat Info:- Name Inga Ash Address 6300 Irvington Blvd Houston, TX 77022 USA Phone Fax (713) 696-1863 Email iash@hcde-texas.org