CASE for Kids 2025-2026 PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

The Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids, or CASE for Kids, is a division of Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) that was formed in 1999. The vision of CASE for Kids is to ensure that every child in Harris County will have access to high-quality, expanded learning opportunities. CASE for Kids believes a quality out-of-school time program provides avenues for opportunities for youth to excel, explore and expand their horizons before school, after school, on weekends and during the summer. A quality program provides a safe and inclusive environment, diverse learning opportunities, effective administrative strategies, collaborative relationships, and intentional program promotion.

Partnership Project’s goal is to provide supplemental funding for comprehensive

afterschool programs to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) skills, increase support of numeracy and

literacy development for economically disadvantaged students between the ages of 4 and 12 or up to the age

of 19 with a documented disability.

The CASE for Kids Partnership Project is the result of collaboration between HCDE, the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and awarded sites. HCDE commits local funds to supplement comprehensive afterschool programming. Both HCDE and the site matched dollars activate a commitment of federal childcare funds for quality improvement for school-age-youth through TWC. This allows HCDE to provide a variety of resources to selected sites such as: site visits, training, and access to curriculum and materials through a free lending library.