With the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and an international reckoning around social and racial inequity, youth have experienced an immense amount of collective trauma and disconnectedness from school, workforce, and other educational pipelines.
A new book—Resilient Futures: Addressing Collective Trauma and Marginalization in Out-of-School Time Spaces (Emerald, 2026)—explores how, in this tumultuous time, out-of-school time spaces have served and will continue to serve as an important nurturing and protective space for youth development and voice.
Written for practitioners, leaders, and scholars alike, the book offers new and expansive ways to both think about and implement programs in out-of-school time spaces.
The book is co-authored by Ryan Heath, Associate Professor of Social Work in Syracuse University’s School of Education, an expert on how out-of-school time and community schools promote the healthy development of students from under-resourced backgrounds, students of color, and other historically marginalized youth.
Joining Heath are Jaynemarie Enyonam Angbah, a youth development professional and systems change leader, and Traciz L. Geraldo, a leader in youth development and nonprofit management.
The ninth book in Emerald’s series on Issues in Out-of-School Time, Resilient Futures examines how youth and practitioners are addressing the collective trauma and opportunity facing the current generation of young people, including:
- Current evolution and adaptations of out-of-school time spaces
- Achieving impact through systems-level interventions in out-of-school time spaces
- Novel, transformative practices in out-of-school time spaces
- Youth and practitioner reflections on the current state of out-of-school time spaces in the world