Editor s Notes: Youth Development and After-School Time (Gil G. Noam).

Executive Summary.

1. Youth development and afterschool time: Policy and programmingin large cities (Gil G. Noam, Beth M. Miller, Susanna Barry).

2. The long-term sustainability of after-school programs:The After-School Corporation s strategy (Lucy N. Friedman, Mary S. Bleiberg).

3. Positive youth development initiatives in Chicago(Renae Ogletree, Tony Bell, Natasha K. Smith).

4. Schools alone are not enough: After-school programs and educationreform in Boston(Jennifer Davis, David A. Farbman).

5. Building the San Francisco Beacons(Sue Eldredge, Sam Piha, Jodi Levin).

6. San Diego s 6 to 6: A community s commitment to out-of-schooltime (Deborah Ferrin, Steven Amick).

7. Out-of-school-time programs: At a critical juncture(Joyce Shortt).

8. The various roles of municipal leaders(Mark Ouellette, John E. Kyle).

9. Ensuring quality and sustainability in after-school programs(An-Me Chung, Adriana A. de Kanter, Robert M. Stonehill).

Index.