Principal Investigator: Julie O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Dr. Julie O’Donnell received funding from the Packard Foundation to develop Afterschool University. This is a program of the YMCA Downtown Community Development Branch. Its mission is to deliver a structured system of training for the afterschool staff to ensure high quality programs throughout Southern California. The Child Welfare Training Centre is assisting program staff to develop standardized, best practices curriculum. It is also developing an evaluation that will assess the impact of the training on the attitudes and behavior of program participants.
