The statistics are stark — low - income youth lose two to three months every summer in reading levels. (cacommunityschools.org)
, touting its success in helping guide low - income youth from 7th grade through freshman year of college. (educationindc.com)
A decade - long study of after - school programs for low - income youth found that arts programs attracted higher - risk students than sports and had far greater academic and developmental benefits. (neatoday.org)