Your Donations go Directly to Serve Idaho's Children!

Children enrolled in out-of-school programs have better attendance, get higher grades and are more physically active. Studies also reveal that children who attend after school programs are more likely to graduate from high school and go on to higher learning. Out-of-school programs help deter kids from risky activities that can lead to crime, drug abuse or teen pregnancy.  Yet according to the 2014 America After 3 survey of Idaho, only 8% of Idaho's students regularly attend after school program, but 42% would like to.  This is where the Idaho Out-of-School Network can step up. 

Your donation will help fund and support scholarships for students who attend out-of-school (OST) programs across the state. Many programs throughout the state offer scholarships to students who are unable to participate otherwise.

ION will leverage statewide dollars to support local Idaho programs that offer scholarships through a simple mini-grant process.  These grants will be funded by ION through this Idaho Gives fundraiser. Programs that offer scholarships will be able to request scholarship funding and invite more students to participate in their program.  

Idaho's Out-of-School Program providers offer a wide range of activities to our children, - Animal Science, Art, Coding, ESL, Foreign Language Education, Geo Science, Health Science, Homework Support, Making and Tinkering, Reading Support, Robotics, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), STEAM (STEM with Art), tutoring and more.  But best of all they offer a brighter future!