School-based/Afterschool programs serve children and youth of all ages across Alabama. These programs encompass a broad range of focus areas that may include:
Personal Safety*
- Body safety (Body safety can be taught through Grade 3. After 3rd grade, the focus should be child maltreatment prevention.)
- Must have research-based positive outcomes that prevent child abuse and neglect. *If using a curriculum that focuses on Personal Safety, the program must incorporate identifying, managing, and communicating feelings.
Child Maltreatment Prevention
- Internet Safety (including “sexting”, and internet exploitation prevention)
- Identifying and Managing Feelings
- Violence Prevention
- Empathy Training
- Impulse Control
- Anger Management
- Stress Management
- Problem Solving/Decision Making
- Peer Relationships
- Conflict Resolution
- Self-Control
- Assertive Behavior
- Communicating Feelings
- Identification and Maintenance of Healthy Relationships
- Development of Personal Resources
- Parenting for Teen Parents
- Child Trafficking
- Child Sexual Abuse Prevention (Erin’s Law)
Afterschool Programs may include additional academic support, mentoring, positive youth development, arts, sports and recreation, apprenticeships, workforce development programs, and programs for opportunity youth (i.e., youth not in schools or the workforce) and youth experiencing homelessness.
Click here to learn more about the Expanding Learning Possibilities (ELP) Project 2021-2025.
The ELP project is funded through a partnership between the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, the Children's Trust Fund of Alabama.
