The Summer Matters campaign aims to expand and improve summer learning programs for young people in California, with a focus on children who are most in need. This data summary describes the impact of summer learning programs in the communities that have been flagship members of our campaign during our first five years. These communities include: Fresno County Office of Education (COE) at Central Unified School District (USD), Gilroy USD, Glenn COE, LA’s BEST, East Bay Asian Youth Center in Oakland, Sacramento City USD, San Bernardino City USD, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth, and their Families, Think Together, Whittier City School District, Mt. Diablo USD, Oakland USD, and Franklin McKinley USD.
This .pdf summarizes the impact the Summer Matters campaign had as of 2014.
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