The Afterschool Alliance is the nation's leading voice for afterschool programs. 14.3 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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New Show from Afterschool Radio: Feeding Children During Summer Break. Jodi Grant interviews Jim Weill, President of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).
FRAC is the leading anti-hunger public policy group in America, using research, lobbying, coalition-building and public education to combat hunger. Click on the link below to listen:
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Afterschool Alliance Got Science? After-School Discovery Made Easy: TASC highlights afterschool programs that focus on science:
Source: www.tascorp.org
"After-school is the greatest opportunity to get kids engaged in science or anything else," Eric Jolly, president of the Science Museum of Minnesota, said at a recent institute TASC organized for New York science and education leaders, with support from the Noyce Foundation. ...


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Dept of Ed's “News Parents Can Use” program: An-Me Chung and the National Center for Summer Learning's Ron Fairchild joined other distinguished guests for a presentation dedicated to "Summer Learning Programs: Preventing the Slide, Promoting Achievement."
Click on the link below to check out the broadcast:
Source: www.connectlive.com


Afterschool Alliance On May 28th, 2009, officials from Akron Public Schools and the Ohio After School Network released an Ohio State University report on the effectiveness of Akron's after-school programs. Check out this video of it's release:
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On May 28th, 2009, officials from Akron Public Schools and the Ohio After School Network released an Ohio State University report on the effectiveness of Akron's after-school programs. As noted in the ...


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Society today seems more likely than ever to accept the idea of holistic solutions to educational and community problems. Each day, foundations are created to reach out to populations that are unable and unprepared to empower themselves. ...


Source: www.edutopia.org
At age seventeen, Chom Pasidparchya can do something most boys his age cannot: He can cook -- really cook -- whipping up gourmet dishes and decadent desserts that belie his youthful, round face, and slight adolescent frame.


Afterschool Alliance Afterschool advocacy important now more than ever: New Survey Uncertain Times 2009 finds Recession Hurting Afterschool Programs & the Children & Families They Serve
Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
Uncertain Times 2009: Recession Imperiling Afterschool Programs and the Children They Serve, a recent survey of afterschool programs, finds that afterschool programs are serving a high need population, ...


Afterschool Alliance Check out this article in the NY Times about an afterschool program in Harlem.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Joining a small but growing movement, 150 students in Harlem participate in an athletics program that’s heavy on academics to prepare them for higher education.


Afterschool Alliance You Can Help Fight Childhood Hunger by Supporting Afterschool Suppers: Call on your Senators to Cosponsor the AFTERschool Meal Act of 2009
Source: capwiz.com
Senators Stabenow (D-MI) and Lugar (R-IN) recently introduced the AFTERschool Meal Act of 2009 (S. 990), co-sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Carl Levin (D-MI). This bill would expand the ...


Afterschool Alliance more reason to support afterschool programs during these tough economic times: they keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families.
Source: www.npr.org
Today, we looked at how the recession is taking it's toll on children in communities across the U.S. Our discussion was inspired by a new report that warns that the current economic down could set back many of the gains made over the past 35 years to improve the lives of children. ...


Afterschool Alliance in these tough economic times afterschool programs can feed kids who can't get food at home.
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
The budding tennis players at an after-school program in Southeast Washington used to be picky eaters, discarding their fruit or complaining if their sandwiches had strawberry jelly instead of grape.




Afterschool Alliance We've posted pictures in our Afterschool for All Challenge photo gallery, check them out:


Afterschool Alliance You can still see highlights from the "Breakfast of Champions." Check out Judge Hatchett and U.S. Secretary of Ed Duncan on our YouTube channel:
Source: www.youtube.com
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit working to ensure that all children have access to quality, affordable afterschool programs.Afterschool programs keeps kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families. ...


Afterschool Alliance President’s Budget Calls for No New Afterschool Investments: Take Action NOW!


Afterschool Alliance View U.S. Secretary of Education's Speech on the importance of afterschool at the "Breakfast of Chapmions" on our website!
Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
: Congress passed FY09 budget with vital increases for afterschool. Thank your Members of Congress.American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes significant resources for afterschool. Questions about the bill? See the Economic Recovery Act Wiki.


Afterschool Alliance Check out a highlight from the Afterschool for All Challenge:
Source: thebigserve.usta.com
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Chicago's First Lady Maggie Daley and Judge Glenda Hatchett joined parents, children, educators and policy makers from around the country on April 27 and 28 to discuss ways to ensure that all children and families have access to quality after-school programs....


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we've updated our Afterschool & Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Act webpages. Check them out for info on how to tap into Economic Recovery Funds for Afterschool:
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/polic yEconRecovery.cfm
Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported ...


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Don’t forget to complete the Afterschool Alliance’s web-based survey on how the economy is affecting afterschool:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Jz Bj_2bILvXWwihj46Z0_2fo0Q_3d_3d
Source: www.surveymonkey.com
Welcome to the Afterschool Alliance Uncertain Times 2009 Survey. The survey consists of 4 parts related to basic information about your afterschool program, your funding and the accessibility of funding sources. ...


Afterschool Alliance U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Chicago's Maggie Daley and Judge Glenda Hatchett joined hundreds of afterschool advocates from around the country to discuss ways to ensure that all children and families have access to quality afterschool programs at the Afterschool for All Challenge!
Source: afterschoolalliance.org
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported ...


Afterschool Alliance Check Out Judge Glenda Hatchett Featured in 1st Afterschool Alliance Radio Show
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Afterschool Alliance The deadline is approaching for our short survey: we would like to know how the economy may be changing the demand for afterschool and we need your help to find out.
Source: www.surveymonkey.com
Welcome to the Afterschool Alliance Uncertain Times 2009 Survey. The survey consists of 4 parts related to basic information about your afterschool program, your funding and the accessibility of funding sources. ...


Afterschool Alliance We would like to know how the economy may be changing the demand for afterschool and we need your help to find out. Please take this short survey:
Source: www.surveymonkey.com
Welcome to the Afterschool Alliance Uncertain Times 2009 Survey. The survey consists of 4 parts related to basic information about your afterschool program, your funding and the accessibility of funding sources. ...


Afterschool Alliance Check out this article featuring one of our Afterschool Ambassador's programs: http://www.ohio.com/news/42481197.html


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Check out all the aftershool e-news in the Afterschool Advocate: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/advoc ate.cfm Then sign up to get the enewsletter: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/join. cfm


Afterschool Alliance Urge Members of Congress to increase funding for afterschool...http://capwiz.com/afterschool/home/


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thinks you should take the Afterschool for All Challenge, learn more: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/chall enge.cfm


Afterschool Alliance Congress passed the fiscal year 2009 budget and it includes important increases for afterschool programs. Read all about it at www.afterschoolalliance.org
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Afterschool Alliance Read success stories from states all over the country successfully tapping into economic recovery funds for afterschool.