Teens can apply to more than 400 programs offered across the city this fall through After School Matters®. Program opportunities are available to teens in the arts, communications and leadership, sports, and STEM. The 11-week fall session begins the week of September 23 and all participants earn a stipend. Interested teens can apply by visiting afterschoolmatters.org. After School Matters offers opportunities aimed at providing a safe, enriching environment where teens can engage with their peers in educational, creative, and skill-building activities that contribute to their personal and academic development. A few of the exciting programs offered this fall include: 

Advanced Visual Arts  
Teens learn and build artistic skills while developing relationships with their peers through painting projects.   

Culinary Arts  
Teens learn new culinary skills and perfect their basic cooking techniques. Participants receive the training necessary to obtain jobs in the culinary and hospitality industry or simply to prepare healthy and sustainable meals for themselves and their families.  

Design.Build.Grow.Eat.
Teens learn about nutrition, the community, and the environment through hands-on lessons in school gardens. Participants plant, harvest, and eat the produce they’ve grown. 
 
Teens can search and apply for fall 2024 programs at afterschoolmatters.org. For questions about programs and applications, call 312-742-4182 or email applications@afterschoolmatters.org. 

  
Photo Credit: After School Matters