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After-school in Massachusetts

Updated 2026-06-13

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1,922
public schools
952K
students enrolled
$21.4M
federal 21st CCLC
22K
youth served (funded)
kids in unmet demand
Massachusetts needs more after-school seats. You could open a program.

A step-by-step guide for Massachusetts — local demand, 21st CCLC funding, licensing, and how to launch.

How to start a program in Massachusetts →

Federal funding (21st CCLC)

FY2026 $21,421,986
22,458 youth
Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Afterschool Alliance — Massachusetts state facts →

State funding streams

Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Grant (ASOST)
Recurring · est. 2007
MA state budget line items 7061-9814 & 7061-9611
Massachusetts DESE — ASOST →

Who's in charge

Statewide after-school network
Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership
Patrick Stanton · Boston
https://www.massafterschool.org →
Education & after-school conferences (39 — click to expand) Browse & filter all →
Statewide
Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership
🗓 See network site for current events
Statewide afterschool & expanded-learning field
National Afterschool
National AfterSchool Association
🗓 Annual (spring)
Afterschool & out-of-school-time professionals
National Out-of-school time
BOOST Collaborative
🗓 Annual (spring, Palm Springs, CA)
OST leaders & practitioners
National Expanded learning
Foundations, Inc.
🗓 Annual (winter)
Afterschool & expanded-learning educators
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual
Summer & out-of-school-time field
National Advocacy
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual (Washington, D.C.)
Afterschool advocates & program leaders
National Awareness
Afterschool Alliance
🗓 Annual — every October
Nationwide rally for afterschool programs
National Out-of-school time
How Kids Learn Foundation / Temescal Associates
🗓 Annual
OST & youth-development staff
National Program quality
The After School Institute
🗓 Annual
Afterschool program staff & directors
National Camp & summer
American Camp Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Camp & summer program professionals
National Parks & rec youth programs
National Recreation and Park Association
🗓 Annual (fall)
Parks, recreation & out-of-school-time staff
National Social-emotional learning
CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning)
🗓 Annual
Educators & OST staff focused on SEL
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
STEM learning ecosystem leaders
National Youth development
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
🗓 Annual
Club professionals & youth-development staff
National Youth development
National 4-H Council
🗓 Annual
4-H & youth-development educators
National Youth systems
Forum for Youth Investment
🗓 Periodic
Youth-serving systems & intermediaries
National OST systems & intermediaries
Every Hour Counts
🗓 Periodic
Citywide OST system leaders
National Statewide networks
Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network
🗓 Annual
State afterschool network leaders
National Education innovation
🗓 Annual (March, Austin, TX)
Education & OST innovators
National Education innovation
ASU+GSV
🗓 Annual (spring)
Education leaders & funders
National Education philanthropy
Grantmakers for Education
🗓 Annual (fall)
Education & youth funders
National K-12 ed-tech
Future of Educational Technology Conference
🗓 January 26-29, 2027, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, tech directors, district leaders
National K-12 ed-tech leadership
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
🗓 April 13-15, 2026, Chicago, IL
K-12 edtech leaders, CIOs/CTOs, superintendents
National K-12 ed-tech & instructional strategies
ISTE+ASCD
🗓 June 28 - July 1, 2026, Orlando, FL
K-12 educators, instructional leaders, edtech professionals
National School/district leadership
AASA, The School Superintendents Association
🗓 February 12-14, 2026, Nashville, TN
Superintendents and district administrators
National School leadership
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
🗓 July 13-15, 2026, Orlando, FL
Elementary & middle-level principals and assistant principals
National School leadership
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
🗓 February 6-9, 2027, Tampa, FL
Secondary school principals and assistant principals
National STEM in OST
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
🗓 Annual
Afterschool and out-of-school-time STEM leaders
National Summer learning
National Summer Learning Association
🗓 Annual (winter)
Summer & expanded-learning leaders
National Youth mentoring
MENTOR National
🗓 January 28-29, 2027, Washington, DC (annual, end of National Mentoring Month)
Mentoring practitioners, researchers, funders, youth leaders, government & civic leaders
National Youth advocacy & resilience
Georgia Southern University
🗓 Annual (early March), Savannah, GA
Teachers, principals, counselors, social workers, youth-serving professionals & community leaders
National Summer camp & youth development
American Camp Association, NY & NJ
🗓 March 9-11, 2027, Atlantic City, NJ
Camp directors & camp professionals nationwide
National Federal education programs (ESEA/Title I)
National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
🗓 February 23-25, 2027, Louisville, KY & online
Federal program administrators, Title I educators & school leaders
National Professional learning
Learning Forward
🗓 Annual — every December
District administrators, principals, instructional coaches & teacher leaders
National Science & STEM education
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
🗓 Twice yearly — November 4-7, 2026, Indianapolis, IN; March 17-20, 2027, Boston, MA
K-12 science teachers, STEM educators & science supervisors
National Early childhood & school-age education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
🗓 December 5-8, 2026, Washington, DC (centennial); Dec 4-7, 2027, Chicago, IL
Early childhood educators, program leaders & school-age care professionals
National Middle level education
Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
🗓 November 4-7, 2026, Nashville, TN
Middle school educators & leaders
National Community schools & family engagement
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) / Coalition for Community Schools
🗓 Annual (late spring)
Community school coordinators, district leaders, OST & family engagement practitioners
National School counseling & student support
American School Counselor Association
🗓 July 11-14, 2026, New Orleans, LA
K-12 school counselors & student support staff

Specific dates and venues change each year — visit each organizer for the current schedule.

By category

General after-school125
Academic & enrichment125

By operator

School district85
Nonprofit37
Boys & Girls Club3

By cost

Free125
After-school service providers & vendors (2,838)

Organizations that run or supply Massachusetts after-school programs — state-funded operators and enrichment vendors.

Operators are organizations awarded state/federal after-school funding; vendors are licensed providers servicing after-school. Each card links to its source.

Program directory

125 programs on record

Program Contact Operator Cost Award yr Award $

Massachusetts schools — breakdowns

Schools serving each grade

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Count of schools whose grade span includes each grade.

Schools by level

High 429
Middle 219

Browse Massachusetts schools by district (395)

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Boston122 Springfield63 Worcester47 Lowell27 Lynn27 Lawrence26 New Bedford25 Brockton23 Newton23 Quincy19 Cambridge18 Chicopee18 Fall River17 Haverhill17 Framingham14 Plymouth14 Wachusett13 Brookline13 Taunton12 Attleboro12 Leominster12 Somerville12 Weymouth12 Holyoke12 Arlington12 Pittsfield12 Westfield11 Franklin11 Revere11 Chelsea10 West Springfield10 Waltham10 Acton-Boxborough10 Andover10 North Andover10 Stoughton10 Braintree10 Wellesley10 Lexington10 Peabody10 Woburn10 Everett10 Salem10 Westford9 Shrewsbury9 Reading9 Billerica9 Barnstable9 Beverly8 North Attleborough8 Pentucket8 Dedham8 Chelmsford8 Needham8 Walpole8 Wilmington8 Medford8 Fitchburg8 Dudley-Charlton Reg8 Winchendon8 Bridgewater-Raynham8 Burlington8 Norwood8 Agawam8 Westwood8 Whitman-Hanson8 Melrose8 Natick8 Malden8 Gloucester8 Wakefield7 Norton7 Westborough7 Marblehead7 Randolph7 Scituate7 Tewksbury7 Bellingham7 Falmouth7 Swansea7 Winchester7 Dartmouth7 North Middlesex7 Danvers7 Quabbin7 Marshfield7 Dracut6 Hampden-Wilbraham6 Milford6 Southbridge6 Nashoba6 Dighton-Rehoboth6 Rockland6 Canton6 Marlborough6 Grafton6 Middleborough6 Amesbury6 Longmeadow6 Greenfield6 Sharon6 East Longmeadow6 Easton6 Pembroke6 Hopkinton6 Milton6 Easthampton6 Hingham6 Belmont6 Dennis-Yarmouth6 Gill-Montague6 Saugus6 Northborough6 Ashburnham-Westminster6 Spencer-E Brookfield6 Northampton6 Lynnfield5 Wareham5 Weston5 Medfield5 Institutional Schools5 Watertown5 Stoneham5 Central Berkshire5 Mansfield5 Hudson5 Ashland5 Gardner5 North Reading5 Swampscott5 Ludlow5 Blackstone-Millville5 Nantucket5 Freetown-Lakeville5 Groton-Dunstable5 Belchertown5 Mohawk Trail5 Wayland5 Athol-Royalston5 Hamilton-Wenham5 Sudbury5 Triton5 Auburn5 Abington5 Foxborough5 Lunenburg5 Methuen5 Southern Berkshire4 West Bridgewater4 Somerset4 Norwell4 Tantasqua4 Douglas4 Newburyport4 Concord4 Littleton4 Millis4 Oxford4 Duxbury4 Georgetown4 South Hadley4 Rockport4 Sutton4 Holliston4 Southborough4 Cohasset4 Ayer Shirley School District4 Gateway4 Fairhaven4 Leicester4 Hanover4 North Adams4 Bedford4 Winthrop4 Ipswich4 Bourne4 Uxbridge4 Sandwich4 Monomoy Regional School District4 Seekonk4 Manchester Essex Regional4 Mashpee4 Northbridge4 Quaboag Regional4 Pioneer Valley4 Medway4 Mendon-Upton4 Hopedale3 East Bridgewater3 Lincoln3 Monson3 Palmer3 Kingston3 Brewster3 Ware3 Granby3 Mount Greylock3 Berlin-Boylston3 Hoosac Valley Regional3 Narragansett3 Maynard3 Tyngsborough3 Berkshire Hills3 Millbury3 Amherst3 Hull3 Webster3 Nauset3 Westport3 Clinton3 Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District3 Rising Tide Charter Public (District)2 Masconomet2 North Brookfield2 Harvard2 Wrentham2 Gosnold2 Plainville2 Mattapoisett2 Westhampton2 Acushnet2 Holbrook2 Topsfield2 South Shore Regional Vocational Technical2 Boxford2 Amherst-Pelham2 Middleton2 Frontier2 Norfolk2 Orange2 Carver2 Marion2 Silver Lake2 Hatfield2 Lee2 Berkley2 Dover-Sherborn2 Lenox2 City on a Hill Charter Public School (District)2 West Boylston2 Avon2 Brimfield2 King Philip2 Hadley2 Old Rochester2 Salem Academy Charter (District)2 Up-Island Regional2 Southampton1 Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (Di1 Petersham1 Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)1 Brooke Charter School (District)1 Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical1 Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)1 Learning First Charter Public School (District)1 Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)1 Sherborn1 Greater Commonwealth Virtual District1 Libertas Academy Charter School (District)1 Global Learning Charter Public (District)1 Map Academy Charter School (District)1 Conway1 MATCH Charter Public School (District)1 Holyoke Community Charter (District)1 Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)1 Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical1 Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical1 Boston Collegiate Charter (District)1 Pioneer Charter School of Science II (District)1 Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)1 Brookfield1 Hampshire1 Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District)1 Halifax1 River Valley Charter (District)1 New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District)1 Dover1 Farmington River Reg1 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical1 Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)1 Savoy1 Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)1 Foxborough Regional Charter (District)1 Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District)1 Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)1 TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District1 Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical1 Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical1 Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)1 Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)1 Shutesbury1 Plympton1 Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)1 Leverett1 Carlisle1 Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical1 Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)1 Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural1 Ma Academy for Math and Science1 Oak Bluffs1 Florida1 Community Day Charter Public School (District)1 South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical1 Martha's Vineyard1 KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)1 Lowell Community Charter Public (District)1 Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (Distric1 Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)1 Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)1 Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)1 Rochester1 Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District)1 Wales1 Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)1 Pelham1 Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)1 Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical1 Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical1 Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence (Distric1 Whittier Regional Vocational Technical1 KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)1 Wellfleet1 Whately1 Concord-Carlisle1 Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)1 Alma del Mar Charter School (District)1 Northboro-Southboro1 Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical1 Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)1 Deerfield1 Excel Academy Charter (District)1 Rowe1 Innovation Academy Charter (District)1 Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical1 Chesterfield-Goshen1 Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)1 Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)1 Sunderland1 Somerset Berkley Regional School District1 Atlantis Charter (District)1 Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)1 Bristol County Agricultural1 Nahant1 Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District)1 Four Rivers Charter Public (District)1 Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District)1 Bridge Boston Charter School (District)1 New Salem-Wendell1 Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District1 Provincetown1 Edgartown1 Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)1 Eastham1 Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District)1 Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District1 Clarksburg1 Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dist1 Springfield International Charter (District)1 Sturgis Charter Public (District)1 UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District)1 Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)1 Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)1 Erving1 Neighborhood House Charter (District)1 Codman Academy Charter Public (District)1 Worthington1 Conservatory Lab Charter (District)1 Ralph C Mahar1 Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)1 South Shore Charter Public (District)1 UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)1 Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)1 Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School Chelsea (District1 Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)1 Hancock1 Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)1 Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District)1 Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical1 Hawlemont1 Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical1 Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)1 Lincoln-Sudbury1 Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical1 Orleans1 Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)1 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch1 Sturbridge1 Richmond1 Williamsburg1 Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)1 Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical1 Holland1 Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical1 Truro1 Tisbury1

Public schools (click to collapse)

1,922 schools on record · 952,058 students · 385 cities · 14 counties

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