The Quality Counts Initiative (2007-2009) helped communities and states improve the quality and reach of their youth services by providing them with tools and resources for planning.
Quality Counts guided communities and states to:
Assess their capacity to improve those services.
Create a plan to increase program quality and staff skills.
Make more information available about out-of-school time opportunities.
Create a leadership agenda for quality improvement.
Quality Counts Communities
Georgetown Divide, Calf.
Columbus, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
St. Louis, Mo.
Nashville, Tenn.
Austin, Texas
Quality Counts States
Iowa
Kentucky
New York
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Washington
An overview of the lessons learned from the Quality Counts initiative is available here.