{"id":139,"date":"2017-06-22T17:31:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vpost.chrismonaccio.com\/resources\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2019-08-22T12:59:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:59:06","slug":"participant-outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/participant-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Participant Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-139\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-139-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-139-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-dbf295114b96-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/page-bumper-images-46.png?fit=1024%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/page-bumper-images-46.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/page-bumper-images-46.png?resize=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/page-bumper-images-46.png?resize=768%2C225&amp;ssl=1 768w\" title=\"page bumper images-46\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-139-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-139-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-139-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-07836cee4e7a-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-features-list sow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #1682e0; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf140;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #01bfb2\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecruiting Specific Youth\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Look at your Data: <\/strong>Data such as survey responses, test scores, grades, behavioral referrals, absentee rates can all help inform which students you want to specifically recruit for an activity.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Ask for referrals from other Staff:<\/strong> They may be aware of needs that you don\u2019t know about. Also, youth are most likely engaged with adults they have a great relationship.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Target Specific populations: <\/strong>If you are in a school-based setting or another setting with designated populations, you can target specific populations. For example, if you have an activity geared towards English Learners you can look at which students are in that program during the school day. You may be able to come to school-day classes to promote the activity.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Offer incentives: <\/strong>Food, small giveaways or culminating parties and trips are great incentives to get youth in the door and to keep them coming back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-139-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-139-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-07836cee4e7a-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-features-list sow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #1682e0; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf0a1;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #01bfb2\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet the Word Out!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Program Schedule: <\/strong>posted and distributed in multiple places<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Flyers and Brochures<\/strong><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Get Youth to Recruit their Peers:<\/strong> If you can peek a student\u2019s interest it can help give them the security they need to attend if they are allowed to bring a friend.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Go Directly to the Parents and Families: <\/strong>Students are very likely to attend if their parents want them in your program. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/promoting-your-program\/family-and-parental-outreach\/\">here<\/a> for more on parental engagement.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Keep non-program staff informed: <\/strong>teachers, administrators, counselors, non-profit and community center staff should be up-to-date on your program. They are working with the same population and can only refer youth. Reception staff are often the first line of communication to families and community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-139-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-139-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-139-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-07836cee4e7a-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-features-list sow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #1682e0; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf221;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 60px; color: #01bfb2\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMix It Up\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">Programing is reflective the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/expandedlearning\/quality-assesment-and-program-planning\/program-assesment\/\"> needs of your community.<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">Offer a good mix of academics, youth development, physical activities, arts, community service, leadership opportunities and \u00a0career and technical education.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">Programing changes to offer new opportunities.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/extendedlearningresources\/aligning-programing-with-school-standards-and-curricula\/\">alignment with the school day<\/a>, but uniquely distinct from the school day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-139-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-409c0e2b00f2-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/using-social-media\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fab\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf082;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t More about Social Media &amp; Web Communications\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-139-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-139-2-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Templates and Samples<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/templates-samples\/attachment\/mock-program-schedule-template\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2679\">Mock Program Schedule template<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/templates-samples\/attachment\/student-academic-participation-invite-cclc\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1383\">Student academic participation invite CCLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/participant-outreach\/attachment\/generic-basketball-tournament-flyer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3069\">Generic Basketball tournament flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/participant-outreach\/attachment\/school-supply-event-flyer-template\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3070\">School Supply Event Flyer Template<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/participant-outreach\/attachment\/student-petition-for-activity\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3071\">Student petition for activity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.v-post.org\/SupportED\/participant-outreach\/attachment\/staff-referral-of-student-to-cclc-program\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3073\">Staff Referral of Student to CCLC program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-139-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-139-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-139-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-6de6eff90f0e-139\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResources\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-139-3-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hfrp.org\/evaluation\/the-evaluation-exchange\/issue-archive\/evaluating-out-of-school-time-program-quality\/attracting-and-sustaining-youth-participation-in-after-school-programs\"><strong>Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in After School Programs: <\/strong><\/a>From the Harvard Family Research Project, this article outlines successful approaches to building and sustaining youth participation in out-of-school time programs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\". http:\/\/www.nlc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016-12\/city-strategies-to-engage-older-youth-in-afterschool-programs-oct-12.pdf\"><strong>City Strategies to Engage Older Youth in Afterschool Programs:<\/strong> <\/a>From The National League of Cities and the Wallace Foundation, this strategy guide provides cities with guidance on how to create enriching, relevant and supportive out-of-school time environments for middle and high school youth, guidance on maximizing scarce local resources and examples from small, midsized and large cities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afterschoolnetwork.org\/sites\/main\/files\/file-attachments\/190_publication.pdf\"><strong>Getting It Right:<\/strong> <strong>Strategies for Out-of-School Success: <\/strong><\/a>This report offers recruitment strategies, including targeting older and high-risk youth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\"><strong>Google Calendar: <\/strong><\/a>An excellent free tool for creating online schedules.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedl.org\/pubs\/sedl-letter\/v20n01\/motivating.html\"><strong>Motivating Middle School Students to Attend Afterschool Programs:<\/strong><\/a> This article from the\u00a0<em>SEDL Letter\u00a0<\/em>Volume XX, Number 1, April 2008, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Making the Most of Middle School,<\/span> examines the motivating factors in getting middle school students to attend out-of-school programming.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psaydn.org\/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;task=doc_download&amp;gid=146&amp;Itemid=\"><strong>The Pennsylvania Older Youth<\/strong> <strong>Out<\/strong><strong>-of-<\/strong><strong>School Time Study<\/strong>:<\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Practitioner's Guide to Promising Practices for Recruiting and retaining older Youth<\/span>. This report combines results from a 2010 survey of youth programs in Pennsylvania with findings from a literature review to provide practitioners with information on best practices for recruiting and retaining\u2028older youth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recruiting Specific Youth Look at your Data: Data such as survey responses, test scores, grades, behavioral referrals, absentee rates can all help inform which students you want to specifically recruit for an activity. Ask for referrals from other Staff: They may be aware of needs that you don\u2019t know about. 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