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Fabionar  \nScholars in many fields have documented that the sharp population increase among Latinx people in the U.S. has been accompanied by myriad social challenges (Suárez-Orozco & Suárez-Orozco, 2009) . Both established populations and new arrivals struggle to obtain quality education, adequate healthcare, and employment that pays a living wage; they also deal with various forms of discrimination. Analyses repeatedly indicate that these and other issues often shape the daily lives and developmental trajectories of Latinx youth. These social issues also undermine Latinx participation in out-of-school time (OST) programs, which hold potential to promote youth well-being (Guzman-Rocha, McLeod, & Bohnert, 2017) .  \nIncreasingly, leaders of youth-serving organizations voice concern about low Latinx participation (Borden et al. , 2006), often recognizing that poor participation reflects a need to develop new capacities and inclusive practices (Perkins et al. , 2007) .  \nAs youth development practitioners and researchers, we are often asked to support community efforts to improve inclusion and equity. Recently we were asked to summarize the scholarship on Latinx participation in youth development programs and recommend ways to promote meaningful and sustained participation. This article presents key elements of this research synthesis. Our goal is to help OST programs develop concrete, research-based, context-responsive approaches to improving Latinx participation. First, we elaborate on the importance of Latinx youth participation in OST activities and present the framework that guided our analysis of the literature. After outlining our methodology, we then summarize the key themes in the literature and articulate strategies for developing high-quality OST programs with sustained high Latinx participation. The conclusion poses questions for OST  \nNANCY ERBSTEIN, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Human Ecology and is academic assistant to the vice provost and associate chancellor, GlobalAffairs, atthe University of California, Davis. JAMES O. FABIONAR, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching at the University of San Diego.  \npractitioners to facilitate critical reflection and thoughtful planning for inclusion of Latinx youth.  \nWhy Latinx Participation in OST Matters  \nLatinx youth development is an emerging area of study. Most of the earliest empirical works we uncovered were published after 2004. Since that time, scholars have pleaded for greater attention to the needs of Latinx youth (Williams, Tolan, Durkee, Francois, & Anderson, 2012) . They insist on a critical need for better engagement strategies to address not only Latinx population increases but also the structural inadequacies of public institutions to address the unique needs of Latinx youth and their families. Analyses of census data portray a generation of Latinx youth whose developmental needs are largely going unmet (Suárez-Orozco & Suárez-Orozco, 2009) . Of specific concern are underresourced schools, poorly developed or nonexistent youth support infrastructures, and high incarceration rates (Borden et al. , 2006; Yosso, 2005) .  \nAdding to these concerns, reports on Latinx youth repeatedly show low participation in OST programs at a time when evidence links participation to positive developmental outcomes (Little & Harris, 2003) . Programs aiming to connect with Latinx youth face many obstacles. In some  \nFigure 1. Conceptual Framework  \ncommunities, a large proportion of Latinx youth are growing up with a single parent, and a significant number of families are experiencing severe poverty (Krogstad & Lopez, 2014) . Latinx people are settling in areas with no established Latinx communities, raising new social challenges (Fry, 2008) . Low academic achievement among one of the country’s largest youth popul","cbCaimEI4ssZHiGF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimEI4ssZHiGF","pdf",303450,11,"English","# Why Latinx Participation in OST Matters\n## Research Questions and Methods\n## Key Findings in the Literature","[{\"question\":\"Why does Latinx participation in OST programs matter?\",\"answer\":\"The synthesis argues that low participation and unmet developmental needs limit opportunities for positive outcomes. 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