History

The City of Pasadena, the Pasadena Unified School District, and a number of non-profit agencies providing after school programs convened The Partnership for School-Age Childcare (The Partnership) in 1989.  It grew out of the work of the City’s Commission on Children and Youth, and the Child Care Project. 

In the early years, The Partnership assisted with quality enhancements for playground recreation programs, facilitated the placement of licensed child-care centers on or near school sites, and the City provided staff to the Partnership.  The collaborative efforts of The Partnership led to community planning for grants that have brought PasadenaLEARNs to 23 PUSD elementary and middle school sites.  Subsequently, in 1999 the City and PUSD shared funding support for a part-time coordinator and assistant for The Partnership.

The Partnership broadened its mission in 2003 to more fully address the needs of children and youth from ages 0 – 18 and changed their name to the Partnership for Children, Youth and Families.  This was done to absorb some of the work and mission of Pasadena’s Family Community Council, a former important collaborative body addressing a broader range of services for children, youth, and families in this community.  With budget cutbacks in recent years, funding for the work of The Partnership has been severely curtailed.  Only the City of Pasadena continues to fund some of the work of The Partnership.   The unique strength of The Partnership is that it works as a coalition of non-profit and public agencies. The Partnership is NOT a 501c3 and does not compete with other agencies for funding.