The report makes many recommendations for OST intermediaries on the one hand and funders and policymakers on the other. 

For OSTI’s, some of the recommendations are:

• Develop policy and advocacy arms to sustain or increase local funding for OST programming
• Maintain or reestablish partnerships that use the coordinating entity and the OST system to distribute resources to families.These include food, health, mental health, and educational resources.
• Expand and deepen partnerships between school districts and the OST coordinating entities. Use the OST coordinators to connect with families and offer young people academic and social-emotional support.
• Expand the network of programs in the OST system to include grassroots organizations and enhance their ability to secure public funding
• Adjust funding to support OST providers in serving older youth and youth with greater needs.

For policymakers and funders, recommendations include:

• Engage OSTI’s and their OST systems in addressing emerging community needs
• Fund OST intermediaries to do local and state-level advocacy work on behalf of their OST systems
• Prioritize living wage salaries for OST staff members when funding OST organizations
• Work with OST intermediaries to develop systems to support career pipelines for OST staff members
• Work with OST intermediaries to create more equitable funding that can support smaller, grassroots OST organizations.