March 2009 - Exploring the Supply and Demand for Community Learning Opportunities in Minnesota - Minnesota community, business, and policy leaders and their national counterparts increasingly understand that community learning opportunities during the non-school hours are critical to both learning and development, Center for Youth Development, University of Minnesota Extension (Full Report ; Executive Summary).

June 2005 - Journeys into Community: Transforming Youth Opportunities for Learning and Development, Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time. (Executive Summary)

Minnesota Afterschool Profile - Afterschool Investments.

The State of Afterschool in Minnesota - Afterschool Alliance.

National

After-School Program Toolkit - Building a quality after-school program, Communities In Schools, Inc.

• January 2006 - Essential Elements of Quality After-School Programs - Afterschool programs that work and the core elements that contributed to their effectiveness, National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.

After School Time at Connect for Kids.

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February 2008 - After School Programs in the 21st Century: Their Potential and What it Takes to Achieve It - Does participation in after school programs make a difference, and, if so what conditions appear to be necessary to achieve positive results?, Harvard Family Research Project.

February 2006 - Focus on Families! How to Build and Support Family-Centered Practices in After School Time, Harvard Family Research Project.

November 2005 - Shared Features of High-Performing After-School Programs, Policy Studies Associates.