Fort Worth After School was born from a desire to create a safe environment for those students that would be without supervision immediately following school dismissal. Fort Worth After School began in the fall of 2000 and has steadily grown to serve more than 6500 students for the 2004-2005 school year. This number remained steady for the 2005-2006 school year.
Programming varies at each campus. It is the responsibility of the principal in collaboration with their Fort Worth After School Campus Advisory Committee to determine the after school enrichment activities that most benefit their campus. One constant in the delivery of this program is that each campus must provide a daily homework help component.
Goals of the program include promoting educational competence, physical and social development and eventually reducing juvenile crime.
The program has enjoyed tremendous growth in terms of the number of participants and the variety of programming offered by the schools and service providers. Many parents have come forth to speak of their child’s increased academic achievement, which they attribute to Fort Worth After School.