San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth, and their Families and the Partnership for Children and Youth (a statewide advocacy and technical assistance organization) released a research paper in February 2011 entitled "The Impact of Prop 49: A Profile of After School Policy and Practice in Oakland and San Francisco."
Both Oakland and San Francisco have long histories of community-based organizations (CBO's) providing youth programming and millions of dollars of city funding dedicated to supporting youth services. When Prop 49 state funds became available to the school districts in each city, there were changes to policy, programming and practice, and power dynamics between key stakeholders such as school districts, city agencies and CBO's.
The experiences of San Francisco and Oakland provide valuable information and perspective for other communities in California working through similar dynamics with Prop 49 funding, and for other states or communities that may be considering creating dedicated after school investments. Oakland and San Francisco's experiences with Prop 49 can also inform other collaborative, inter-agency efforts, for example those focused on community schools, summer, and other out of school time efforts.
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