2002 - Present Day...
After School Counts! was started as a pilot project, originally called The After School Staff Development Initiative, in 2002 through a collaboration between the City of Columbus Mayor’s Office of Education, United Way of Central Ohio and the Educational Council. Generous funding by The Columbus Foundation in 2003 allowed the project to become a program with a full-time staff person.
The Hannah Dillard Legacy
"I have kept my sights on living a life of integrity, aligning my behavior with my values. I have remained focused on the needs of children, adding volume to their small voices and, I hope, adding quality to their young lives. Today that is my promise to you and my wish for you: dream for others what they cannot dream for themselves.“
The Hannah Dillard Awards were made possible by the family, friends, colleagues, and admirers of Hannah who want to honor and extend her legacy.
2009 Hannah Dillard Award Recipients
- Communities In Schools, Cassady Elementary 21st Century
- Florence Plagenz, Center for Workforce Development @ CSCC for her work at Bending Brook ESL After School
- Anne Smith & Beverly Meyers, Members of Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland for their work at Capital Kids Sullivant
2008 Hannah Dillard Award Recipients
- The Marion Franklin Capital Kids Program
- The YWCA Columbus Family Center KidsClub & Teen Center
- The YMCA of Central Ohio, Southwest Community Center AfterSchool Enrichment Program
- KIDSConnect!, Educational Council Foundation