These provide immediate benefits of recreational activities in that they fill up unsupervised after-school hours, mainly during while parents are still working. After school programs may include such activities as sports, dancing, music, drama, art, and swim. Yoshikawa (1995) reviewed 40 programs and found that early childhood education and family support programs can have long-term positive effects on the prevention of delinquency.3 Students are branded as potential dropouts when they are retained in grade, have a high absentee rate, and exhibit failing grades. Juveniles enrolled in afterschool programs may report higher grades in one or more classes; display improved attendance and grades; improve their relationships with family members; learn new skills and possibly develop a new hobby. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority noted that a deficit in education is associated with many social problems, including crime.1 Rates of delinquency are higher amongst adolescents who drop out than those who stay in school and the association between dropping out and later criminal behavior has been shown to persist into early