North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs
The North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP), a program of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, is a comprehensive, statewide network of afterschool stakeholders, including state agencies, state and local policymakers, afterschool providers and the private sector, that builds both the capacity of the state and local communities to develop high-quality afterschool programs for all NC children, especially for those at-risk for education failure, and support at the state and local level for expanding and sustaining afterschool programs throughout North Carolina.
NC CAP is taking the lead and serving the afterschool community as a coordinator, convener and advocate to make high quality afterschool programs accessible to all children and youth in North Carolina. We do so by bringing together state agencies, policymakers and practitioners to create standards to better meet the academic and personal needs of students and their families; documenting outcomes associated with NC afterschool programs; spearheading research efforts; communicating and sharing information with stakeholders; and connecting providers, parents and afterschool supporters to information and resources they need to build accessible, high-quality afterschool programs.