About Us

Who We Are:
The mission of the After-School All-stars is to provide comprehensive out-of-school programs that keep children safe and help them achieve in school and life.

Kids who have no place to go end up going nowhere. Kids with some place to go end up going places. Every day in the United States as many as 15 million children leave school with no place to go, and every day many of these children are involved in crimes, join gangs, or experiment with drugs and alcohol.

After-School All-Stars:
After-School All-Stars (ASAS) provides comprehensive out-of-school programs that are fun for kids and also keep them safe and help them achieve success in school and life. We are dedicated to improving kids lives by nurturing their minds, bodies and spirits through programs that incorporate independent learning, academics and enrichment activities. Our organization has created a model after-school program for middle-school kids that can be replicated anywhere across the country, serving 72,000 youth annually through after-school and summer programs in 14 cities across the country.

Description:
After-School All-Stars provides quality comprehensive after-school programs to young people who need a safe, supervised educational environment from 3:00-6:00 pm.

ASAS has provided tremendous opportunities for the positive development for the children of our community. The ASAS believes that our Comprehensive After- School programs are the most positive investments that can help families and communities to teach kids the values and skills to become good citizens. Our programs are designed to deter children from gangs, drugs, and violence with a focus on academic success, new and fun recreational activities, and health education. The purpose of the programs is to provide a comprehensive combination of fitness, sportsmanship, life skills training, fun, art and recreation in a safe, supervised environment for children throughout Chicago.

Each of our sites is committed to providing a comprehensive after-school experience that includes our core components: Academics, Enrichment, and Health & Fitness. Rather than being home alone or on the streets, children should be involved in positive academic and recreational activities with caring adults and positive role models whose goal is to help them achieve their greatest potential. One of the important parts of our efforts to educate every child is to make sure there are high-quality after-school programs that nurture our investment in our children and their future. We need after-school programs that are strong academically and encourage fitness and healthy habits, and our schools do that.