After-School Programs
21st Century Community Learning Centers
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program is authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. The purpose of the 21st CCLC program is to provide federal funds to establish or expand community learning centers that operate during out-of-school (before or after-school) hours with three specific purposes:
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Provide opportunities for academic enrichment, including providing tutorial services to help students (particularly students in high poverty areas and those who attend low-performing schools) meet state and local student performance standards in core academic subjects such as reading, mathematics and science.
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Offer students a broad array of additional services, programs, and activities, such as: youth development activities; service learning; nutrition and health education; counseling programs; arts, music, physical fitness and wellness programs; technology education programs; financial literacy programs; environmental literacy programs; mathematics, science, career and technical programs; internship or apprenticeship programs; and other ties to an in-demand industry sector or occupation for high school students that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students.
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Offer families of students served by 21st CCLCs opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children’s education, including opportunities for literacy and related educational development.
Nash County Public Schools, in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region, received a Cohort 17 21st CCLC grant serving Nashville Elementary, Bailey Elementary, Spring Hope Elementary, and Middlesex Elementary schools. We are currently (2026-27) entering our 3rd and final year of the grant.