The Childrens Aid Society

Programs: Early childhoodthe early childhood division prepares young children for school success through physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Core services include early head start (ages 0-3) and head start and early learn day care (ages 3-5).

school age the school age division focuses on ages 5-13 (kindergarten through 8th grade), and promotes physical, social and emotional well-being as key factors for high school graduation and college success. School age programs operate in children's aid locations and in full-service community school partnerships, and engage children, families, schools and communities through an integrated focus on academics, services, supports, and opportunities. Core services include out-of-school time programs in children's aid community centers and schools; summer camps; athletic programming; and the national center for community schools, which provides technical assistance to develop the community school model nationally and internationally.

adolescence the adolescence division works with adolescents and young adults to enhance young people's physical, social, and emotional competencies, improve their academic performance, and prepare them for successful careers and financial independence. Core services include the carrera-adolescent pregnancy prevention program, which meets the top tier evidence of effectiveness standards by the coalition for evidence-based policy; the excel college support program providing assistance to help young people enter and complete college; the hope leadership academy, which provides wrap-around supports and develops leadership through a peer education model; and teen employment services such as americorps internships, summer youth employment program, and the new york times employment program.