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Beyond serving a significant role by simply offering youth a safe haven, our programs offer children and youth opportunities to learn new skills such as conflict resolution, prepare for a successful career, improve grades and develop relationships with caring adults. These skills can be critical in helping youth develop in positive ways and to avoid behavior problems and conflicts. Despite the tendency to think of older children as able to take care of themselves, studies show that after-school programs benefit youth at all levels, from elementary to high school. In fact, middle and high school students may often benefit most from these programs. In Los Angeles, a UCLA evaluation of an after-school initiative called LA's BEST found that students with higher levels of participation in LA's BEST program had better school attendance and higher scores on standardized tests of mathematics, reading and language arts. A study by RAND of fourth graders in Foundations, Inc. after-school programs reported that children in the programs outperformed their counterparts on academic achievement tests. Quick Facts As of 2008, Legacy programs have served over 9,000 young adults.* Since 2007, Prom Grants Scholarship was awarded to 102 senior year students * In 2006, Legacy began providing programs in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese Since 2004, Legacy has employed over 1,000 young adults ages 14- 20.* Since 2004, Legacy has made over 65 services available to 10,000 young adults in NYC alone.* Since 2004, Legacy has provided employability skills to over 600 young adults* *Facts provided by Legacy Office of Membership Management and Planning LEARN MORE ABOUT: > OUR HISTORY > DONATE NOW		Benefits of Legacy Programs After-school hours are a critical time for youth. After hours can represent either an opportunity to learn and grow, through quality after-school programs, or a time of risk to youth's health and safety. The after-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crime and risky behaviors such as alcohol and drug use. Most educators and parents agree that after-school programs offer a healthy and positive alternative. These programs keep kids safe, improve academic achievement and help relieve the stresses on today's working families. Yet most youth do not have access to after-school programs. Every day, at least eight million children and youth are left alone and unsupervised once the school bell rings. While nine in 10 Americans think that all youth should have access to after-school services, two-thirds say it is difficult to find programs locally. With more and more children growing up in homes with two working parents or a single working parent, today's families can benefit from the safe, structured learning opportunities that after-school programs provide. Our Facts Our programs are defined as safe, structured activities that convene regularly in the hours after school and offer activities to help children and young adults learn new skills, and develop into responsible adults. Activities can cover topics such as technology, reading, math, science and the arts. Programs may also offer new experiences such as community service, internships or tutoring and mentoring opportunities. Without structured, supervised activities in the after-school hours, youth are at greater risk of being victims of crime, or participating in anti-social behaviors. In fact, juveniles are at the highest risk of being a victim of violence between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. And the peak hour for juvenile crime is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the first hour that most students are dismissed from school. Other safety issues surface in the after-school hours as well. Students who spend no time in extracurricular activities, such as those offered at legacy school sites, are 49 percent more likely to have used drugs and 37 percent more likely to become teen parents than are those students who spend one to four hours per week in extracurricular activities.
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About Us Beyond serving a significant role by simply offering youth a safe haven, our programs offer children and youth opportunities to learn new skills such as conflict resolution, prepare for a successful career, improve grades and develop relationships with caring adults. These skills can be critical in helping youth develop in positive ways and to avoid behavior problems and conflicts. Despite the tendency to think of older children as able to take care of themselves, studies show that after-school programs benefit youth at all levels, from elementary to high school. In fact, middle and high school students may often benefit most from these programs.

In Los Angeles, a UCLA evaluation of an after-school initiative called LA's BEST found that students with higher levels of participation in LA's BEST program had better school attendance and higher scores on standardized tests of mathematics, reading and language arts. A study by RAND of fourth graders in Foundations, Inc. after-school programs reported that children in the programs outperformed their counterparts on academic achievement tests.

Quick Facts

As of 2008, Legacy programs have served over 9,000 young adults.*
Since 2007, Prom Grants Scholarship was awarded to 102 senior year students *
In 2006, Legacy began providing programs in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese
Since 2004, Legacy has employed over 1,000 young adults ages 14- 20.*
Since 2004, Legacy has made over 65 services available to 10,000 young adults in NYC alone.*
Since 2004, Legacy has provided employability skills to over 600 young adults*

*Facts provided by Legacy Office of Membership Management and Planning

LEARN MORE ABOUT:
> OUR HISTORY
> DONATE NOW

Benefits of Legacy Programs

After-school hours are a critical time for youth. After hours can represent either an opportunity to learn and grow, through quality after-school programs, or a time of risk to youth's health and safety.

The after-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crime and risky behaviors such as alcohol and drug use. Most educators and parents agree that after-school programs offer a healthy and positive alternative. These programs keep kids safe, improve academic achievement and help relieve the stresses on today's working families.

Yet most youth do not have access to after-school programs. Every day, at least eight million children and youth are left alone and unsupervised once the school bell rings. While nine in 10 Americans think that all youth should have access to after-school services, two-thirds say it is difficult to find programs locally. With more and more children growing up in homes with two working parents or a single working parent, today's families can benefit from the safe, structured learning opportunities that after-school programs provide.

Our Facts
Our programs are defined as safe, structured activities that convene regularly in the hours after school and offer activities to help children and young adults learn new skills, and develop into responsible adults. Activities can cover topics such as technology, reading, math, science and the arts. Programs may also offer new experiences such as community service, internships or tutoring and mentoring opportunities.

Without structured, supervised activities in the after-school hours, youth are at greater risk of being victims of crime, or participating in anti-social behaviors. In fact, juveniles are at the highest risk of being a victim of violence between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. And the peak hour for juvenile crime is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., the first hour that most students are dismissed from school. Other safety issues surface in the after-school hours as well. Students who spend no time in extracurricular activities, such as those offered at legacy school sites, are 49 percent more likely to have used drugs and 37 percent more likely to become teen parents than are those students who spend one to four hours per week in extracurricular activities.