Allegheny Partners for Out-Of- School Time Apost

In its first full year of operations as a nonprofit organization, Apost has built organizational infrastructure in the areas of board development, human resources, finance, operations, and advocacy, while also laying the foundation to be an effective intermediary for out-of-school Time organizations in our region. The statement of functional expenses, the high percentage of management and general expenses is atypical and should be considered an anomaly specific ot the organization's first year as an independent entity. It does not reflect the expected long-term allocation of expenses, where programmatic and service-related costs will represent a larger portion of the budget. Programmatic accomplishments from 2023 include the following. In 2023, Apost delivered 6 youth work methods training sessions to ost providers in Allegheny county and held one networking event for ost providers. Apost worked with local and statewide Partners to highlight the importance of out-of-school Time programs and the need for state funding for these programs. Apost worked with a+ schools to bring almost 70 adults and young people from western Pennsylvania to advocacy day in harrisburg in may 2023 to meet with legislative staff and advocate for ost program support. Apost distributed 7,000 to 13 ost organizations to host lights on afterschool events that were attended by over 800 young people and their families. In 2023, Apost provided funding for 4 local youth development staff to participate in national training on youth work methods and social emotional learning to lead professional development for out-of-school Time (ost) providers in Allegheny county in upcoming years.