Our Work in NYC

TASC develops and supports after-school, expanded learning time and high school programs in New York City for two main purposes:

• To develop models for strong K-12 after-school and summer programs and activities that can be scaled to reach large numbers of kids and replicated across the nation
• To reach kids in high-need and underserved areas of New York City so parents can work and all kids can have experiences that educate and inspire them

We work closely with the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), which operates the city’s Out-Of-School Time (OST) initiative. Focusing largely on elements of the TASC program model — most OST programs are based in schools, operated by community organizations, offer open enrollment and encourage daily attendance — the OST initiative meets TASC’s core mission to make after-school a public responsibility.

We provide technical assistance to help OST programs strengthen their organizational leadership and effectively manage their program data. We also provide technical assistance to the DYCD Teen ACTION initiative.

We also collaborate with the Department of Education (DOE), which provides many resources for programs operated by community organizations inside city schools. Both DYCD and DOE are our partners in piloting Expanded Learning Time / New York City, a new model to expand kids’ learning time by at least 30 percent.

TASC has helped more than 300,000 New York City kids through programs we’ve supported since 1998.