Breaking the Cycle

Changing lives through academic support and social-emotional learning.

For over 25 years, AYD has used out-of-school-time programs to help highly at-risk students break a cycle of failure and despair. 

 

1 year in AYD’s after-school programs gets highly at-risk students back on track academically.

 

86% of AYD stay active in the program until graduation.

 

96% of AYD alumni graduated high school.

 

92% of AYD alumni are employed, serve in the military or are full-time students.

 

88% of AYD alumni who are fathers report that they are "very active" in their children's lives.