Section I. The Evolution of Out-of-School Time Settings and Contexts Chapter 1. Creating Psychological Safety Nets in Out-of-School Spaces through Organizational Collaboration: Addressing Trauma and Disengagement in Youth of Color; Katherine Philp, Shantá Barton-Stubbs, Ruben Saldaña, and Seven Charlestin Chapter 2. Youth Development Professionals' Approaches, Tools, and Strategies to Deliver Culturally Responsive Programs in Indigenous Communities; Joshua Farella and Jeremy Elliott-Engel Chapter 3. Measuring Resilience Increases and Academic Performance in School-Aged OST Programs and the Innovative Delivery Model that Followed; Becca O'Connor, Dario Longhi, and Marsha Brown Chapter 4. Pathways of Possibility: Individualized, Whole-Child Solutions Built on a Positive Youth Development Culture; Cristin Rollins, Jessica Mitchell, and Amy Bradshaw Hoppock Chapter 5. Disillusionment to Reconnection: Youth Engagement After COVID-19; Taylor Snider and Tené A. Howard Section II.
Impact Through Systems Level Interventions Chapter 6. A Pillar of Tension: The Role of Out-of-School Time in Community Schools; Ryan D. Heath, Ripley Hoffman, and Amaya Saintal Chapter 7. OST CARES: A Statewide Model for Strengthening Mental Health Supports in Out-of-School Time; Jenna Courtney and Jenny McClure Chapter 8. Bridging Tradition and Transformation: How 4-H Youth and Educators are Creating Inclusive Programs; Alison White, Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Joseph Rand, and Kait Murray Chapter 9. Making Summer More Equitable: Key District Practices and Systemic Strategies; Rhea Almeida and Sara McAlister Section III. Transformative Practices in Out-of-School Time Programming Chapter 10. Freedom Dreaming as a Tool for Collective Healing and Youth Empowerment; Crystal M.
Martin Chapter 11. Beacons Beams: Joy, Rest, & Power with Young People in Minneapolis; Warda Abdulahi, Rozlyn Anderson, Nicole Bye, Hayley Tompkins, and Jenny Wright Collins Chapter 12. All Together Now: Theatrical Ensemble Building as a Foundation for Youth Development; Carrie Lobman and Bonny Gildin Chapter 13. Creating Homeplaces for Black Girls; Debralyn Woodberry-Shaw, Chelsea Freeman, Stephanie S. Lewis, and Thomas Akiva Chapter 14. It takes a Village: Addressing Systemic Barriers and Empowering Black High School Students through Culturally Sustaining Practices in OST Programs; Charmaine Davis-Grant Chapter 15. Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth in the Design of a STEM Summer Program for Future First-Generation College Students; Sirocus Barnes, Charmaine Troy, Katie King, Talia Capozzoli Kessler, and Meltem Alemdar Chapter 16. Positive Interventions for Addressing the Needs of Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Out-of-School Time (OST) Programming; Katari Coleman, Asia Foster, and Bianca Reid Section IV.
Reflective Conversations Between Youth and Practitioners Chapter 17. Healing and Empowerment in the Wake of Collective Trauma: Reimagining Out-of-School Time in the U.S. and Colombia; Henry Beltrán Pérez and Elizabeth Bishop Chapter 18. Amplifying Youth Voices: Youth Participatory Action Research in K-12 Education and Youth-Serving Nonprofits; Britany Gatewood, Samarah Bentley, and David Ramirez Conclusion Building Resilient Futures: Concluding with Takeaways, Vision and Action Impactful Takeaways; Jaynemarie Enyonam Angbah, Ryan D. Heath, and Traciz L.Geraldo.