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School's Out Washington's
Best Starts for Kids Initiative
Overview
While at Public Profit, Cheralynn worked with School’s Out Washington, an intermediary funder in King County, Washington that supports small organizations to provide high-quality out-of-school time programming for youth.
She helped School’s Out to evaluate their Best Starts for Kids initiative by looking at their role as a grantor and a technical assistance provider.
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Results
Through our work together with Schools Out, we:
Illuminated how grantees are expanding access to programming and improving quality
Shared quick feedback on what is going well for grantees and what challenges are emerging
Helped Schools Out Washington plan the second round of the initiative