To support elementary school children and their families who are challenged by economic and family situations by providing
   encouragement and assistance with academic and social development
   a mid-afternoon nutritional boost
   support for the students’ families

Specifically, St. Simon’s works with students who are 5 to 9 years of age (Kindergarten through 3rd grade), who’s families qualify for food stamps, and who do not have an adult available to care for them after school. St. Simon’s After School Program has been successfully serving this segment of the Dallas, TX community for over 50 years.

Usually these families live in difficult circumstances in difficult neighborhoods. They are not on welfare, they are the working poor. They are either single parent families or dual income families and can barely make ends meet, much less pay for after-school care. So their children, no matter what their age, end up at home alone.