This primer serves as a COVID recovery-related state of affairs for the youth development community and the children and youth that participate – or could participate if one was available – in programming. Included are several examples of programs across the state as well as recommendations to support the field so that our young people can thrive during and post-pandemic.
School’s Out Washington developed the COVID-19 Impact Survey to understand how school-age childcare and youth development programs in Washington State have maintained and changed since the start of the pandemic. This brief highlights providers ability to continue operating amid the impacts of COVID-19. We focus both on organization’s perception of their ability to continue operating and factors that are contributing to those perspectives.
School’s Out Washington developed the COVID-19 Impact Survey to understand how school-age childcare and youth development programs in Washington State have maintained and changed since the start of the pandemic. This brief highlights programming shifts to virtual platforms and discusses both synchronous and asynchronous learning shifts. Synchronous learning occurs when youth and staff utilize programs like Zoom or Google Hangout to respond immediately. While asynchronous learning opportunities occur when organizations post learning modules to their website or other online platforms like Facebook.
School’s Out Washington developed the COVID-19 Impact Survey to understand how school-age childcare and youth development programs in Washington State have maintained and changed since the start of the pandemic. This brief highlights COVID-19’s impact on staffing. Staffing encompasses organizations increasing, maintaining, furloughing, or laying off workers because of conditions caused by COVID-19. This brief also discusses our response to the ongoing pandemic.
If 2020 taught us anything, it is that creativity and collaboration will be key to any successful effort. This is particularly true when it comes to supporting Washington’s children and youth. To that end, a host of public agencies and community-based organizations came together to create a framework for school-community partnerships for students. This document provides tips, tricks, new and best practices for partnerships between schools/school districts and child care, early learning, expanded learning and youth development, health (mental and physical) and student programs supporting basic needs. It also links to several other sources to help support kids furthest from opportunity.