Junior Giants
www.jrgiants.org

Junior Giants, the flagship program of the Giants Community Fund, is a free, non-competitive and innovative baseball program for boys and girls ages 5-18 years old.

In 1994, the Fund sought a program that would give at-risk kids a meaningful partnership with community-based organizations and provide an alternative to drugs, gangs and crime. The Junior Giants Program was therefore established and now serves 15,000 children in 80 leagues across California and into Nevada and Oregon. The Community Fund provides all of the uniforms, equipment, and training necessary to run a league as well as tickets to select Giants games so the youth can experience a Major League Baseball game.

But more important than the fundamentals of baseball, Junior Giants focuses on the four bases of character development: Confidence, Integrity, Leadership and Teamwork. This framework is integrated into the Junior Giants handbook distributed to all of the kids and parents.

This program, presented by Bank of America, welcomes kids from all backgrounds and encourages them to live healthy and productive lives by getting outside and playing baseball!

Santa Clara County After School Collaborative
http://sccasc.org/wordpress2/#

The Santa Clara County After School Collaborative (SCCASC), formed in 2004, is a capacity building collaborative of community based organizations (CBOs), school district and site staff, local government, and concerned citizens who work, or have a stake in, public and privately funded after school programs.  The Bay Area After-School All-Stars is a proud member of this collaborative effort to see afterschool programming thrive in the Santa Clara County.

Monterey County Office of Education, Region 5 Afterschool Partnership
http://www.region5afterschool.org/

Monterey County Office of Education is the lead office for afterschool programs in Region 5.  This partnership provides customized trainings, technical consultations, and social networking opportunities for afterschool programs within the region.  As a provider in this region, The Bay Area After-School All-Stars collaborates with each partner district in seeking assistance through regional consultants and the California Department of Education.

Second Harvest Food Bank
http://www.shfb.org/Page.aspx?pid=191

Second Harvest Food Bank is the primary source of donated, surplus, and purchased food for nonprofit agencies in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.  We utilize this food bank to help support the communities our afterschool programs serve.  Within two of our districts and in eight of our program sites, Second Harvest Food Bank provides monthly Produce Mobiles for the community.  Produce Mobiles consist of fresh produce and often canned foods that families can take away for free.  As our program educates students on the importance of health and wellness, this collaboration provides the children and families we serve  access to the foods to build a strong, healthy diet at home.

United States Tennis Association, Northern California 

www.norcal.usta.com

The United States Tennis Association of Northern California has been promoting, servicing, and administering tennis programs since 1953. With their volunteer board of directors, staff of over 30 skilled individuals, and hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers, USTA Northern California is devoted to promoting and developing the growth of tennis. This fall, USTA Northern California will share their love for the game with select All-Stars sites in a partnership that will introduce students to the fun and active world of tennis, a sport they may not otherwise have had a chance to explore.

Knight Foundation
www.knightfoundation.org

Created in 1950 by brothers John S. and James L. Knight, The Knight Foundation aims to increase the ability of individuals to engage in change. Knight fosters initiatives that develop in people a strong sense of belonging and caring, timely access to relevant information, the ability to understand that information, and the motivation, opportunity and skills to take sustainable action on a range of issues throughout their lives.

This coming January, The Knight Foundation will bring their mission to 7th and 8th grade All-Stars to keep them informed and engaged through a digital literacy program piloted by Shmoop.com. In this program, students will learn how to use the web as a source of credible information; a skill that will prove to be crucial in high school and beyond.

Shmoop
www.shmoop.com

Shmoop.com is leading a revolution to make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. The articles found on Shmoop focus on literature, history, math and science, and are written in a way that engages and entertains students. With content written by teachers and professors, students using Shmoop can get even more out of the subject matter they learn during the core school day. The Bay Area After-School All-Stars are lucky enough to have Shmoop contribute to our program to teach our kids about how to further use the internet as a study tool.

San José State University
www.sjsu.edu

As the premier metropolitan university of the Silicon Valley, San José State University is deeply invested in fostering the academic development of the area's youth. Since 2010, San Jose State University has been supporting the CampUs program offered by After-School All-Stars. This program offers 8th grade students the opportunity to live in college dorms for a weekend and participate daily in classes on high school preparation and study skills, college and the application process, leadership, and youth development. CampUs provides students with a priceless experience that will ready them for high school and beyond.