- Providing access to professional development, best practices, and enrichments for current programs.
- Supporting the development of policy priorities and advocacy strategies at the local and state level.
- Engaging families, communities, businesses, and local and state leaders while educating them on the positive impacts of aterschool programming.
The Georgia ASYD Quality Standands is a new collaborative project that is funded and endorsed by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Department of Public Health, and the Governor's Office for Children and Families. These standards are research-based best practice guidelines that delineate the critical components of high-quality youth development programs.