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    Introducing URBN Graphic Design Academy

    URBN will invest a total of $250,000 across two years to fund the Graphic Design Academy and support other youth initiatives that align with their mission to foster creativity and opportunity in the next generation.

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  • Student in VR headset in front of computer

    VR Comes to After-School

    Thanks to a partnership with immersive learning company Transfr, All-Star students in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, and Newark have been using virtual reality learning modules to explore career options that align with their skills and interests.

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    Passion + Fashion at ASAS

    Building on our successful “All-Star Academy” model, URBN and ASAS are collaborating to launch a graphic design academy, a seven-week course focused on graphic design and digital marketing.

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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of a group of people

    Marking the 20th Anniversary of Prop 49

    In 2022, we marked the 20th anniversary of California’s Proposition 49, which is the largest and most robust expanded learning infrastructure in U.S. history. Championed by ASAS founder Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prop 49 has dedicated an estimated $6.77 billion to support school-based expanded learning programs across the state of California.

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  • Summer of All-Stars

    Across the U.S., All-Stars experienced trips to museums, zoos, playgrounds, state parks, and college campuses—building upon and reinforcing the content they learn during the school year.

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  • Group of people standing in front of lit ASLU sign

    ASLU Helps Students Develop as Leaders

    Advocacy. Service. Leadership. You! These were the focal points of this year’s All-Star Leadership University in Orlando, Florida. The event hosted workshops for both students and mentors: helping students discover the power of their personal stories, as well as partnering with mentors to create learning environments where youth can feel safe sharing their stories.

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2024.11.21 ASN header double your donation ASAS students with mentor

Double Your All-Star Impact

Looking for a simple and powerful way to make an even bigger difference in the lives of our students? We’re thrilled to introduce an opportunity to multiply the impact of your generous gift to After-School All-Stars!

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  • Mentorship Program Empowers Youth

    Thanks to a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, our Rising Stars program is connecting hundreds of students across the country with year-round mentors. Rising Stars has been introduced to 28 metropolitan communities across ten ASAS chapters where at-risk youth are struggling with multiple risk factors that contribute to juvenile crime and truancy.

  • Candice Napper

    Partner Spotlight: Candice Napper

    Candice is the President and Founder of EYL 365 Project and wants to encourage students to “think beyond their four corners” and to encourage career exploration and foster self-expression among students.

  • Tarnara Francis headshot ASAS DC

    Staff Spotlight: Tarnara Francis

    From attending her ASAS program at Stuart-Hobson, Tarnara hopes her students will gain the value of trying new things.

  • Student at computer

    Introducing URBN Graphic Design Academy

    URBN will invest a total of $250,000 across two years to fund the Graphic Design Academy and support other youth initiatives that align with their mission to foster creativity and opportunity in the next generation.