Share your insights to keep kids healthy for years to come

The Afterschool Alliance is conducting a survey on afterschool meals to better understand the challenges facing the field—and the health of our nation’s children.

It’s difficult to face the facts about childhood obesity in the United States. Childhood obesity rates have more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, according to the CDC, and more than 1 in 3 kids are currently overweight or obese. Furthermore, close to 16 million children live in households that are considered “food-insecure,” meaning they lack consistent access to food.

While obesity leads to a number of health problems, from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, food insecurity creates systemic obstacles for families and communities by leading children to choose foods that are less nutritious and binge eat when food becomes available.

Afterschool programs play a major role in promoting healthy lifestyles for our children. Many afterschool and summer learning programs offer physical activities, serve healthy snacks and meals, and lead kids through hands-on lessons in nutrition.

Your input leads to better practices

To better understand the obstacles that face programs providing healthy food to their participants, the Afterschool Alliance is partnering with Share Our Strength to survey afterschool providers about the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk Afterschool Meals.

Click here to take the survey—a few minutes of your time could benefit the health of children for years to come. The survey should take no more than 15 to 20 minutes of your time, and your answers will not be attributed to you or your organization.

The Afterschool Alliance's efforts to increase afterschool and summer meal participation are made possible in part by the generous support of the Food Research and Action Center and the ConAgra Foods Foundation.