San Mateo County Strong
Out of School Grant Program
City Council Meeting
October 26, 2022
OUT OF SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM
• SMC approved use of ARPA funds to create the Out-ofSchool Care Grant Program • Goal: expand access to existing after school programs • Low-income families
• Historically marginalized + underrepresented groups
• Students with special needs
• English language learners
OUT OF SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM
• Support the social and emotional well-being of youth
• Provide opportunities to reinspire learning to combat the learning losses attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning
OUT OF SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM
• Funding proportional to the number of youth served:
• Program sites currently serving less than 100 youth
had the potential to earn $50,000
• Sites serving 100 or more youth had the potential to
earn $75,000
OUT OF SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM
• City submitted three applications
• Los Cerritos REAL Program awarded $50,000
• Additional staff
• Staff recruitment incentives
• Student scholarships
• Three additional part-time staff members, reducing
teacher to student ratio from 1:20 to 1:10