KYOSA HISTORY

Established October 1, 2007, the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance is a collaborative effort that brings together a powerful and influential group of adults -- including educators, legislators, policy makers, and child-care providers -- who care about the well-being of Kentucky's young people. As members of the Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance, they share a common vision and are working diligently to:

  • create a sustainable structure of statewide, regional, and local partnerships, particularly school-community partnerships, focused on supporting statewide policy development for afterschool;
  • support the development and growth of statewide policies that will secure the resources that are needed to sustain new and existing afterschool programs;
  • and support state-wide systems to ensure programs are of high quality.

Founding Partners

  • Cabinet for Health & Family Services
  • Dept. for Public Health
  • Dept. for Community Based Services
  • Family Resource and Youth Services Centers
  • Division of Child Care
  • Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs
  • The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Kentucky Child Now
  • Kentucky Community Education Association
  • Kentucky Dept. of Education (KDE)
  • KDE 21st Century Community Learning Centers
  • KDE Coordinated School Health
  • KDE Extended School Services
  • Kentucky School Boards Association
  • Kentucky Center for School Safety
  • Kentucky Coalition for School-Age Child Care
  • Louisville Urban League
  • Madisonville Community College
  • Northern Kentucky Council for Partners in Education
  • The Prichard Committee
  • U.K. Cooperative Extension Service
  • U.K. Human Development Institute
  • YMCA of Greater Cincinnati