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2023-24 Annual ReportFor 17 years, Dallas Afterschool has championed the critical role of high-quality Out-of-School-Time programming in shaping the futures of aspiring youth and supporting working parents. Thisyear, our reach expanded to 270 programs, positively impacting 19,000 children in ourcommunity. We were deeply honored to receive national recognition for this vital cause with a$1,000,000 gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call. This generous contribution bothshines a spotlight on the importance of quality programming and propels our agency towardgreater programmatic growth.Yet, challenges persist. For every child enrolled in a program, three are waiting for a spot. Manyprograms face staffing shortages that limit their ability to serve children, while high turnoverrates hinder the quality of programming. Without access to reliable, high-quality programs,parents are forced to make difficult choices that affect their ability to stay in the workforce. We believe we can meet these challenges together. This report showcases the many waysDallas Afterschool has strengthened the Out-of-School-Time sector, providing essential trainingfor educators, resources for youth, and assessments for programs. As the only organizationbuilding capacity for programs on a systems level, we are committed to ensuring all childrenhave access to life-changing opportunities. We hope this report inspires you to continueinvesting in a brighter future for families across Dallas County.John HillBoard ChairMarjorie MuratCEOLETTER FROM OUR CEO & BOARD CHAIRMARJORIE MURATCEOJOHN HILLBoard Chair

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2023-24 Annual Report About Us | Page 3We Believe Passion FuelsImpactWe Believe in thePower of the VillageWe Believe Data DrivesTrusted ActionWe deliver proven,evidence-basedresults that aretrusted to advancethe awareness,development, andfulfillment of ourmission.We infuse ourcollective creativitywith focused passionto mobilize peopleand resourcestowards impactfulchange.We cultivateinclusive, diverse, andequitable connectionsthat lead tomeaningfulrelationships andempoweredcommunities.We Believe in Re-Imagining thePossibilities for Out-of-School-TimeWe proactivelyadvocate foraffordable,innovative,sustainablesolutions to adapt tothe needs of thosewe serve. Our ValuesOur MissionOur VisionTo level the playing field forchildren of all races andeconomic backgrounds byincreasing access to high-qualityOut-of-School-Time programs.To provide impactfullearning beyond theschool day for allchildren.To provide the 400,000 children of Dallas County a safe and enriching place to go beyond school hours.Our PurposeOur Commitment to EquityDallas Afterschool is committed to fostering diverse and inclusiveenvironments where children have equitable access to quality Out-of-School-Time opportunities

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Last year, Dallas Afterschool proudly partnered with the Texas Education Agency andthe City of Dallas to strengthen the afterschool and childcare sectors, investing inchildren to overcome learning loss and build resilience through social-emotionalsupport. Additionally, with support from the City of Dallas, we awarded $10,000 microgrants toseventeen Out-of-School-Time and Early Childhood Education providers deeplyimpacted by the pandemic. These providers committed to improving their quality andsafety, with five grantees earning our prestigious certificate of program quality aftermastering our assessments. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future forafterschool programs in Dallas!“Thanks to our $10,000 grant from Dallas Afterschool, our students enjoyed multiple field trips during a miniSpring Break camp. These outings gave them the chance to step outside their usual environment, explorenew surroundings, and practice social skills with peers from different backgrounds.” -Dallas Afterschool Grantee2023-24 Annual Report Year in Review | Page 4LEADING THE ACADEMIC RECOVERY FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORSthroughout the year. Through pre-program assessments and post-programassessments we were able to measure the direct impact of this service, with over 85%of students showing remarkable reading improvement. As an added benefit, two of thetutors took advantage of our tuition reimbursement program to earn their collegedegrees while working with us!Thanks to federal Covid-relief funding from the Texas EducationAgency, we provided High-Impact Tutoring to over 200 youthwho were reading below grade level. We brought on dedicatedliteracy tutors who worked in small groups with these students

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2023-24 Annual Report Enrichment | Page 5Dallas Afterschool continued to deliver some of our most cherished activities while alsointroducing innovative lessons that fuse academics, technology, and creativity. Wonder Kits®Our Wonder Kits® spark curiosity through collaborative, hands-on learning. Theseengaging afterschool "lessons in a box" provide fun STEM activities for up to 25 students.With 40 unique kits available, children designed model bridges, raced balloon-poweredcars, and built paper skyscrapers—among many other projects. Over the past year, wedistributed more than 450 Wonder Kits® that benefitted 11,000 students.Calm KitsIn response to repeated requests to provide Trauma Informed Care materials, DallasAfterschool introduced Calm Kits. These resources, which include journaling prompts,fidget toys, stress balls, and reflection activities, are designed to support social-emotionaldevelopment. We also conducted assessments that tracked students’ progress inbuilding character skills. Of the 800 students assessed, 85% showed strong social skills.Virtual Reality Kits Our VR Kits offer students unforgettable learning experiences, allowing them to tour theEgyptian Pyramids, snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef, and even visit real collegecampuses. These immersive lessons ignite students’ imaginations while expanding theirunderstanding of the world.RoboGrow Curriculum - New!A new addition to our resource catalog, RoboGrow engages students in programmingrobots to water plants over a six-week period. This innovative curriculum teaches bothrobotics and plant science. Our pilot program reached seven afterschool sites, involvingover 250 students in this cutting-edge educational experience.“Given the needs of our community, it's essentialthat our program is designed with a trauma-informed perspective. Dallas Afterschool has guidedus in creating an approach centered around social-emotional learning, incorporating best practices toaddress trauma effectively.” - Felisa Conner, VP of Operations atFrazier RevitalizationENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH OURCURATED RESOURCE COLLECTION

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2023-24 Annual Report Workforce | Page 6At Dallas Afterschool, our unique train-the-trainer model equips afterschoolprofessionals with vital skills through expert coaching, classroom training, and programquality assessments across a network of 270 afterschool and summer programs—impacting over 19,000 children. In the past year, 350 educators participated in our trainings, with each educatorattending an average of three sessions. These trainings, covering more than 40 topicslike academic interventions, youth and family engagement, CPR training, andrecognizing signs of child abuse, provide critical career development that equipeducators to close the opportunity gap for students.A milestone for us was the launch of fellowships for afterschool professionals dedicatedto continuous quality improvement. Fellows received training stipends, college tuitionsupport, and retention bonuses. When coupled with our Early Childhood and Out ofSchool Time Workforce Development Program, or ECOST, we were able to offer theseand other benefits to over 100 afterschool and early childhood educators, reducingannual turnover from as high as 70% for the sector to a mere 10% for the ECOST staffand fellows. Remarkably, four educators became first-generation college graduatesthrough this initiative. Highly trained educators such as our ECOST fellows give parents confidence that theyare leaving their children in safe, enriching environments, which in turn allows them tofinish the workday and maintain full-time employment. High quality programs not onlysupport working families but also contribute to the broader economic development ofour community.“ECOST has significantly improved my workefficiency and time management skills. The traininghas been excellent, the facilitators are outstanding,and I couldn’t ask for a more supportive team” - Keira, ECOST Fellow and Literacy TutorDRIVING PROGRAM QUALITY BYINVESTING IN THE WORKFORCE

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Lights on AfterschoolIn October, we proudly joined the nationwide Lights on Afterschool campaign to spotlightthe transformative impact of afterschool programs for students, families, andcommunities. This year, we invited friends and donors on a unique bus tour, showcasingthe incredible work of our program partners.Voter Registration DrivesFebruary marked an exciting milestone as Dallas Afterschool hosted its first voterregistration drive, partnering with parents and families to shape the future of theirneighborhoods.National Community Development Week at City HallIn April, the Dallas City Council recognized National Community Development Week byinviting Dallas Afterschool to discuss the critical role Out-of-School-Time programs play inthe lives of youth and families.Dallas ISD Trustee Candidate ForumIn a historic moment, Dallas Afterschool hosted our first-ever Dallas ISD TrusteeCandidate Forum. Through this forum, we gave our community the chance to hearcandidates’ vision for the future of afterschool programming in the largest school district inNorth Texas.Collaborating with Dallas Park & RecreationDid you know the Dallas Park & Recreation Department is the largest provider ofafterschool and summer programs in the city? In May, we had the privilege of presentingto the Department’s board, where we encouraged board members to continue to allocatefunds to these vital programs. 2023-24 Annual Report Advocacy | Page 7ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS

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Chief Learning Services Officer, iCivicsMya BakerBOARD OF DIRECTORSPrincipal, Dallas Independent School DistrictKatie BenningfieldLaw Offices of Justin A. Bynum PPLCJustin Bynum, J.D.Vice President of Policy &Advocacy, United Way ofMetropolitan DallasHillary Evans, J.D.Assurance Partner, EYEva HevronExecutive Director, Bachman Lake TogetherOlga Martinez Hickman, Ph.D.Asset Funders NetworkDena Jackson, Ph.D.President, North Texas Region, TruistDeVon LangDirector of Communications, The Beck GroupCrystal Cantu LermanDallas AfterschoolJanet MockovciakMental Health Therapist & Mental Performance CoachTrillion Small, Ph.D.Executive Director, GirlstartShane WoodsChief People Officer,CaylentKristi EricksonDirector of CommunityRelations, Trinity ParkConservancyJohn HillAuthor & SpeakerEllen Miller OUR ADVISORYCOUNCILPeggy AllisonJulie BagleyEmy Lou BaldridgeJohn BlaufussKathi ChildAnne ConnerJeanne CulverSandra EstessChristina K. HangerSusan HoffForrest & Sally HoglundEric L. JohnsonSarah LosingerAnn MargolinLynn McBeeKit SawersAimee SheahanCo-FounderBoard ChairTreasurerPartner RepresentativePartner Representative2023-24 Annual Report Our Board | Page 11

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AFTERSCHOOL PARTNERSAfter-School All-Stars North TexasAfter-School Opportunity LabAIDS Services of DallasBehind Every DoorBig ThoughtBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater DallasBridge BuildersBrother Bill’s Helping HandC5 Youth Foundation of TexasClayton Youth Enrichment ServicesCommunities in Schools Dallas RegionDallas Community FellowshipDallas Independent School DistrictDallas Park and Recreation DepartmentDallas Prestige GroupEducation Service Center Region 12Forerunner Mentoring ProgramFoundation CommunitiesFrazier Revitalization, Inc.Girl Scouts of Northeast TexasGirls Inc. of Metropolitan DallasGirlstartHeart House DallasJubilee Park and Community CenterKids-UNew Horizons of North TexasProject TransformationReaders 2 LeadersSociety of St. Vincent de Paul of DallasSt. Philip’s School and Community CenterT.R. HooverThe StewpotVoice of HopeVox at Young Men’s Leadership AcademyWe Are Her Leadership AcademyWesley-Rankin Community CenterWize Computing AcademyYMCA of Metropolitan DallasCOMMUNITY PARTNERSAberg Center for Literacy | After-School All-Stars Cleveland | Afterschool Youth Engagement ProgramAnthem Strong Families | bc Workshop | Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star | Bird BakeryBonham ISD | Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier | Boys and Girls Club of Wharton | Buckner InternationalCamp Fire | Camp Fire First Texas | Camp Fire Heartland | Child Care Group | Children at RiskChildren’s Medical Center | Christ’s Foundry Methodist Church | City of Dallas, Park and RecreationCity Year | Code Stream Studios | Commit! Partnership | Communities in Schools of the South PlainsCommunity Council of Greater Dallas | Community Youth Development | Crossroads Community Services Dallas Comedy House, LLC | Dallas ISD Early Learning | Dallas Police DepartmentDallas Public Library | Dallas Zoo | Deep Vellum Publishing | Dickerson Center for Civic ResponsibilityEducation Opens Doors | Educational First Steps | Executives in Action | Family Place ShelterFirst Three Years | Fort Worth Parks and Recreation | Girl Scouts of Northeast TexasGreater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Hispanic Families Network | Incarnation HouseKERA | Launchability | Leadership ISD | Lemonade Day Dallas | Lift TexasLucille Gorham Intergenerational Community Center | Mommies in Need | My PossibilitiesNorth Texas Alliance to Reduce Teen Pregnancy | Northwest Community Action Center | Orange CompassPark Cities Dad’s Club, Inc. | Partnership for Afterschool Education | Pastoral Counseling CenterPerot Museum | Promising Youth Alliance | Reading Partners | Reasoning MindRecovery Resource Council | Right At School | Ronald McDonald House of Dallas | Science SafariSeeds to Stem | Serve West Dallas | Services of Hope, Inc. | SMU | SMU, the Center on Research and Evaluation (CORE) State Fair of Texas | Teach for America | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension | Texas PTATexPREP | The Budd Center / The School Zone | The Concilio | The Salvation Army Boys and Girls ClubsThe Smart Project | UT Southwestern Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities2023-24 Annual Report Our Partners | Page 13

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OUR SUPPORTERSFOUNDATIONSThe Addy FoundationAmerican Endowment FoundationAmerican Fundraising FoundationAnonymous Foundations (x3)Baird FoundationThe Baldridge FoundationBank of America Charitable FoundationBright FundsByrne Family FoundationThe W.W. Caruth Jr., Fund, at the Communities Foundation of TexasCommunities Foundation of TexasCharities Aid Foundation of AmericaThe Dallas FoundationDallas Jewish Community FoundationThe Eugene McDermott FoundationEvery Page FoundationFidelity CharitableHarold Simmons FoundationHarry W. Bass, Jr. FoundationInsurance Industry Charitable FoundationKahn Education FoundationW.P. & Bulah Luse FoundationW.W. Kellogg FoundationLever for ChangeLyda Hill PhilanthropiesMatejek Family FoundationThe Rees-Jones FoundationT.D. Jakes FoundationTexas Women's FoundationThe United Way of Greater AtlantaThe United Way of Metropolitan DallasThe United Way of the MidlandsINDIVIDUALS($1K TO $4,999)INDIVIDUALS($5K AND UP)Emy Lou & Jerald BaldridgeEdward Boshell, Jr.Anne & Terry ConnerJeanne CulverHilde & Ivan DariusKaleta A. DoolinChristina Hanger & Lyndon CakericeRegen HorchowEllen & Steve MillerJanet & John MockovciakMacKenzie ScottRosemary DomeckiFroswa’ Booker-DrewKristi & Brian EricksonEva & Parker HevronNikky & Kasey JollyRoger & Michelle MetzBarb & Rodney OlsenCesar Reyna & Ben LealLaura & Steve SobolevitchMark & Christina StevanovicKendall SpenceJere ThompsonAndrew WilsonCORPORATIONSAnother RoundRobert W. Baird & Co.Bank of America, N.A.Donate 2 ImpactErnst & Young, LLPHaynes & Boone, LLPKendra ScottMarkelMorgan StanleyPepsiCoPNC BankTargetTruistUWorldVizientYour Cause2024 Annual Report Our Supporters | Page 14 GOVERNMENT AGENCIESTexas Education Agency (TEA)City of Dallas

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INDIVIDUALS(UNDER $1K)2023-24 Annual Report Our Supporters | Page 15 Peggy & Richard AllisonJeanne Athos-Adler & Mike AdlerVictor AvesAndrew BacaScott and Julie BagleyNathan BeboLela Bell WesleyKimberly BenavidesNancy BerkmanDani BethuneJonathan BlumAustin BowyerJarie BradleyNikkie Brandon-HeadHelen Buchanan DavisKim CabezaMac CarrollEboni ChoppJeff & Jenny ClaeysRoscoe Compton-KellyCaylin CraigCary & Cathye DavisDiana DavisLisa de la GarzaBreon DennisSarah DominguezLenita DunlapSarah and Clifton ElliottDiana EppardStephanie EppsSandra EstessScott and Sheila EwingEvonne JenkinsJamey FarrowErrika Flood-MoultrieKyle & Jenny FrancisLeah FrazierAngela & Mark FrederiksenAlbert GarzaAmanda GielowOlga GonzalezBen Hamid-Khani & Yanela MontoyaMarsha HarringtonSepedeh Hazrati & Alex ThompsonJennifer HeckendornShannon HendricksJohn HillKim HoangKatherine HomanJanie HoyLeslie HoyEmily HydeDr. Dena Jackson & Bob KerseyEvonne JenkinsDionne KirbyDeVon LangMia LengemanCrystal Cantu LermanColleen & Patrick LillisJennifer LindAmelia LivelyReyn LonginoCarol & Ed MaierLiz MarsanSusan MauldinKeleigh McAuliffeEleanor McGuireGarrett McWilliamsDebbie & Duane MeagherToni MeierDomonique MendozaAngela MeredithDestinee MeridaDustin MetcalfNancy MontgomeryKelly MorganBrandy & Bill MorrisonMarjorie MuratBetty NelsonMarcus OladellNancy Oppenheimer-MarksTimothy PattersonMichael PerimanSherry PerryPaul PesekDarcy PoenAngelica PortilloMisha PruittGillian RojasAnna RolKiersten RoodDr. Summer RoseAnn RosenzweigVickie RuizCindy SantillanCarla & Richard SayklayDiana SearsKent SholarsAndy SmithJT SmithJosephine SmithAngie SommersKirsten SpacekDana Stoltz GrayDione Terrell & Duron WilsonAmani ThomasArlene Thompson-BrantleyJaniece UpshawLisa VolpittoZach & Jessie von BargenDavid & Kathryn WaldrepGenai WalkerLeslie WanicHolly WebsterKyla WilliamsAllison WoodsRim Yahia

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