Founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1992 and headquartered in Los Angeles, After-School All-Stars provides free, year-round enrichment programs and support services for students and their families. The Los Angeles chapter serves more than 20,000 students (grades K-12) annually at more than 90 schools. ASAS LA is the premier K-12 program for schools throughout Los Angeles County and the Lucerne Valley. After-School All-Stars partners with numerous national and local organizations to provide high-quality free programs to the students they serve.
The LA chapter’s program model consists of four key initiatives: academics and homework support; visual and performing arts; health, fitness and nutrition; and youth leadership and community service learning. This curriculum includes programs that promote college and workforce readiness, financial literacy, interpersonal skills, healthy habits, critical thinking skills, and S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics).
Nationally, After-School All-Stars reaches 140,000 students in 78 cities each year. For more than 30 years, the organization has provided critical support and services to low- income students, helping to bridge the opportunity gap and providing young people with a wide range of enrichment activities.
To keep its team strong and inspired, After-School All-Stars formed a culture committee charged with stewarding the values and celebrating employees. From the start, the culture committee led the organization in identifying the organization’s values and through a consensus-building process, developed a values statement, reflecting who an All-Star employee is and how they will approach their work. Whether running programs on school sites, building websites, or recruiting for executive directors, each person’s
role ultimately impacts young lives, and the After-School All-Stars team takes that responsibility seriously.
