Operation Shoestring in Jackson announced Monday it received a $225,000 grant to help create a statewide afterschool network in Mississippi.

The three-year grant comes from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

“Afterschool programs not only help kids do better in school and stay on the path to graduation – they also provide an important opportunity for bringing school and community together in partnership to ensure our children’s success,” said Robert Langford, executive director of Operation Shoestring. “We are honored to help lead and strengthen such efforts in our state.”

The funds will be used to create a statewide network to support afterschool programs.

During the three years, the network will “(1) identify and map out-of-school-time programs in Mississippi; (2) establish a representative and durable structure of governance for the network; and (3) develop quality standards to advance out-of-school time programs in the state,” the press release stated.

The Mott Foundation is a private philanthropy that supports projects in four areas: civil society, education, environment and Flint, Mich. area.

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Nonprofit receives grant for statewide afterschool network

by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today
November 29, 2016

<h1>Nonprofit receives grant for statewide afterschool network</h1> <p class="byline">by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today <br />November 29, 2016</p> <p>Operation Shoestring in Jackson announced Monday it received a $225,000 grant to help create a statewide afterschool network in Mississippi.</p> <p>The three-year grant comes from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.</p> <p>“Afterschool programs not only help kids do better in school and stay on the path to graduation – they also provide an important opportunity for bringing school and community together in partnership to ensure our children’s success,” said Robert Langford, executive director of Operation Shoestring. “We are honored to help lead and strengthen such efforts in our state.”</p> <p>The funds will be used to create a statewide network to support afterschool programs.</p> <p>During the three years, the network will “(1) identify and map out-of-school-time programs in Mississippi; (2) establish a representative and durable structure of governance for the network; and (3) develop quality standards to advance out-of-school time programs in the state,” the press release stated.</p> <p>The Mott Foundation is a private philanthropy&nbsp;that supports projects in four areas: civil society, education, environment and Flint, Mich. area.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2016/11/29/nonprofit-receives-grant-for-statewide-afterschool-network/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=36483&ga=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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