The Region 8 Technical Assistance office works with After School Education & Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grantees. Region 8 serves approximately 246 programs 48 districts across Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Kern Counties. The programs receive roughly $28,588,790 in federal and state funding with a capacity of serving 21,184 students. After School Programs provide a safe place for students to engage in a variety of activities including physical education, enrichments, interventions and homework assistance.
The Region 8 office plans and facilitates regional workshops, meetings and activities to help build capacity for growth within programs. Our goal is to improve student achievement by focusing on the implementation of foundational systems that support successful after school programs by concentrating on three pillars we have found to be critical: Accountibilty, Collaboration, and Alignment. Providing support for districts and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to improve program quality and service for students is our priority.
Our Mission
To use after school programs as a means to close the achievement gap by providing children with opportunities to develop skills, competency, and efficacy in an environment that values children, the love of learning, and achievement.