Schools Out Washington

School's out washington's professional development and program quality supports contribute to a thriving expanded learning workforce, a cornerstone for sustainable programs and positive youth outcomes. Our wide range of training and coaching supports help providers define what quality looks like, understand where they're at today, and pursue continuous improvements that make their programs more effective and joyful.

For over 30 years, sowa has been supporting an equitable ecosystem of expanded learning programs for washington's youth by helping after-school, summer, and child care programs become more robust and accessible. In addition to our grant making and professional learning programs, sowa advocates for the youth development sector, convenes community advocates and system leaders to advance collective impact, and showcases the data and stories from youth program providers, highlighting the strengths and needs of washington's expanded learning programs and young people, ages 5 to 24. Our efforts benefit communities throughout the state by prioritizing youth most impacted by systemic inequity.