The delivery of your program—that is, the types of activities you offer, the manner in which the activities are presented, and the staff members you hire and train to provide the activities—will be the most defining component of your overall program plan. Your activities will be the substance and essence of the public’s knowledge and understanding of your program because they are the most fundamental and visible elements. In the section on program design, you began thinking about your vision, theory of change, goals, youth development approach, and programming structure. The purpose of this section is to focus on the implementation of those core elements of youth development practices that should serve as the foundation for any strong afterschool and expanded learning program.
