ASAP Initiatives and Accomplishments 2009-2010
In 2009-10 ASAP served more than 6,500 at-risk youth (K-12) in 540 clubs,
including 53 summer clubs, at schools, recreation centers, libraries and other
community sites in Philadelphia. ASAP clubs expose youth to a variety of enrichment
activities, forming the following citywide initiatives:
- The Philadelphia Youth Chess Challenge:
A chess community of 4,230 students (1st-12th grades) playing weekly in more than 282 clubs across the city, with tournaments at local universities and cultural institutions.
- The Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League:
The competitive arm of the Chess Challenge with 69 teams – the largest youth league in the School District of Philadelphia.
- Philly Girls Play Chess: Increased the number of girls (a cohort that
usually drops off at middle school) in the Chess Challenge by 20% with an all-girl tournament at Drexel University.
- The Philadelphia Scholastic Debate League:
20 debate teams in public high schools citywide.
- Philly Plays Scrabble: A citywide literacy campaign with 71 clubs and 860 students playing weekly.
- Philly Dance: 50 clubs in hip hop, ballet, jazz, and modern dance with an annual performance at Piazza at Schmidts.
- Yoga Youth: 26 clubs and an annual Community Yoga Night.
- Theater Works: 16 clubs to increase drama opportunities and outlets for performance.
In 2009-2010, ASAP has achieved the following:
- served 6,500 at-risk Philadelphia youth;
- organized 540 clubs, of which 267 are in public schools and 65 are in charter schools;
- recruited 104 volunteer club leaders offering 3,120 volunteer hours;
- facilitated more than 50 club leader trainings per year, 20 of which are for chess;
- held more than 30 special events and tournaments
for youth annually;
- published an annual supplement to the Philadelphia
Daily News - a comprehensive after school enrichment directory,
featuring more than 1,000 sites for parents and caregivers;
- maintained an online directory of after school
programs searchable by zip code.