Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is the nation's leading voice for afterschool programs. 15.1 million children are on their own after school. The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to quality, affordable afterschool.
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Weekly News Roundup - Nov. 4, 2009
4 Nov 2009, 12:00 am
Weekly News Roundup - Oct. 29, 2009
29 Oct 2009, 1:00 am
Special News Roundup: America After 3PM/Lights on Afterschool
27 Oct 2009, 1:00 am
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Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Check out more photos in our Lights On Afterschool photo gallery. New pics added every day! Have something to add? Send it to us: lightson@afterschoolalliance.org

Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
At the Haitian-American Organization for Women, Inc. in Homestead, FL participants carried student decorated signs during a march and Rally for Lights On Afterschool.
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Wow! We've hit 400+ followers on Twitter! Are you one of them? Learn the latest on afterschool happenings, now:

Source: twitter.com
The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Congrats to our friends the Sitar Arts Center for winning the 2009 Coming Up Taller Award by President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities! Michelle Obama on Coming Up Taller winners - "You ask young people to dream, and give them the tools to fulfill them."

Source: www.sitarartscenter.org
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Meet Lisette Abad and read her remarkable story in America's Afterschool Storybook:

Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
I was fighting for the gold and he was fighting for his life, I know my father would have wanted me to be at the tournament.
Shay Olivarria
Shay Olivarria
I think I'll share this with the folks at the STEP UP High School Summit for afterschool in San Diego. Thanks!
November 5 at 8:03am
Afterschool Alliance
Afterschool Alliance
Great Shay! Take a look at all of the other stories too, and if you have one to share make sure you do!
-Susan
Afterschool Alliance
7 hours ago
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Check out more photos in our Lights On Afterschool photo gallery. New pics added every day! Have something to add? Send it to us: lightson@afterschoolalliance.org

Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
New Jersey After 3 Communities in Schools afterschool program celebrated Lights On Afterschool with Jon Bon Jovi, more than 200 attendees and a revitalization project of their school playground.
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Judith Warner cites America After 3PM findings in her blog post about how the recession is affecting kids and working families:

Source: warner.blogs.nytimes.com
Children and teenagers are suffering from the recession, much as they did during the Great Depression. One difference is, back in the 1930s, greater efforts were made to help them.
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance We're posting photos in our Lights On Afterschool online gallery. Have photos you want to share? Send them to: lightson@afterschoolalliance.org and we'll post them on our website!

Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
Three cheers for Lights On Afterschool! Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Mike Boylson, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, JCPenney, and Member of the Board of Directors, JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Check out After the School Bell Rings 2, now available here or on our youtube channel:

Source: www.youtube.com
he Walls family depends on free afterschool care for Hunter, 8 years old, and Jenna, 10 years old. Its the only way the family is able to make ends meet. Hunter and Jenna attend the Genesis Program, an afterschool program run by the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. ...
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Check out this article on the "After the School Bell Rings 2" premiere party in Farmington, MI on Lights On Afterschool! Party celebrates documentary co-starring Farmington's after-school program http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20091025/LIFE/910250449

Source: www.hometownlife.com
Lauren Savage and Lauryn Johnson, both 13, walked the red carpet and received an “Emmy” at a preview party for a documentary they appear in at the Costick Center in Farmington Hills Tuesday.
Darlene Knappick Vega
Darlene Knappick Vega
Lights on For After School!!!
October 26 at 6:38pm
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance And the Lights On Afterschool celebration continues! Share your stories from yesterday below! Senator Dodd (Conn.) released a news release yesterday as well celebrating afterschool programs and Lights On! See http://dodd.senate.gov/?q=node/5285

October 23 at 7:58am
Sandy Turnbow- Downing
Sandy Turnbow- Downing
It went really well!
October 23 at 8:54am
Cindy Booker
Cindy Booker
Our event at Discovery Land Preschool was WONDERFUL! The kids all seem to have a really good time! Thanks Mr. Hatley for being our guest speaker!
October 23 at 11:00am
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Check out this documentary, made by Bright House Networks and the Aftershcool Alliance that shares the stories of youth & families from coast to coast & how their lives are affected by afterschool:

Source: www.brighthouse.com
Last year, Bright House Networks partnered with the Afterschool Alliance, the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association, and the Florida Afterschool Network to produced After the School Bell Rings—a ...
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance We are Tweeting all day long using hashtag #LightsOnAfterschool for those of you who want to join the virtual afterschool celebration on Twitter! Go to http://twitter.com/afterschool4all to follow us!

Source: twitter.com
The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Alan Rohwer
Alan Rohwer
Ooooo, I don't tweet. Sorry
October 22 at 6:43pm
Afterschool Alliance
Afterschool Alliance
That's ok...you joined us for our **virtual** event! Happy Lights On!
October 22 at 7:25pm
Christine Jewell Robere
Christine Jewell Robere
Thanks for all you are doing.... we had a good day of volunteering
October 22 at 7:55pm
Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Alliance Take action on Lights on Afterschool by calling or emailing your Member of Congress today and asking them to co-sponsor House Concurrent Resolution 194 recognizing Lights on Afterschool and afterschool programs! The Senate passed the resolution last night in a bipartisan fashion with 18 co-sponsors! Click here to email Congress: http://bit.ly/1IWsDP

Source: bit.ly
Support Lights On Afterschool!
Kathy Adams Ciociola
Kathy Adams Ciociola
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes, in Vermont held our event last evening (October 21,) because school is closed on the 22nd and 23rd. We had a Games Tournament that was well attended.
October 22 at 12:20pm
Susan A. Rohwer
Susan A. Rohwer
Awesome Kathy! Thanks to all for the updates. Happy Lights On!
October 22 at 5:08pm
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