Program Planning and Evaluation Tools

• SYPF Program Planning Guide: contains important elements to consider when planning your program as well as a multitude of resources
• Proposal Development and Program Planning Checklist: helps to build a strong proposal and a strong summer program
• SYPF Self-Assessment Guide: highlights characteristics of effective summer youth programs
• Radical Rules of Partnership Etiquette: tips for being a good program partner
• The Fundraising School’s PowerPoint

Summer Food Service Program

Looking for an affordable way to provide meals and snacks to young people participating in your summer program? Then check out this information on the Summer Food Service Program, which provides eligible children and youth with FREE food during the summer months.

• Identifying Free and Low Cost Food Resources
• 2019 Registration – New Site Summer Food Program
• Site Information Sheet 2019
• Summer Food Service Program
  • Update – Workshops Announced

Making the Most of Summer Learning

• Enhancement Programs
• Observe Art Everywhere 
• Research Brief from the National Summer Learning Association
• Philanthropy Books
• Summertime Favorites 
• Summer Reading List for College-Bound Students 
• PBS Kids
• Indianapolis Marion County Public Library Summer Camps
• Marian University’s Summer Learning Institute 

Supporting Students with Challenges

• A Framework for Supporting Students with Challenges
• Positive Behavior Supports for All
• Skills for Supporting Students with Anxiety
• Suicide and Self-Injury in Youth: Awareness, Screening and Interventions
• Mental Health Training
• Positive School Discipline Resources 2018-2
• Positive School Discipline Handout 2018-19

Engaging, Equipping and Empowering Families

• Parent Engagement PowerPoint
• Parenting Changes Across Developmental Spectrum
• Jump IN for Healthy Kids
  
• Indy Parks Pools & Aquatic Safety
• Indy Sports Corp
• 2019 Kids Count Data Book

Marion County School Calendars

• 2019-2020 School Calendars

Assessment and Improvement

• Youth Program Quality Assessment and Improvement Process

Other Links

• Indiana Afterschool Network Standards & Resources
• Indiana Youth Institute
• MCCOY Inc.
• Indiana Youth Services Association 
• National Summer Learning Association
• IUPUI Office of Community Engagement: Family, School and Neighborhood Engagement
• GenerationOn
• Summer By The Numbers
• Summer Slide