AFTERSCHOOL SNACK

STEM

Afterschool Challenge

News Roundup

Lights On Afterschool

Afterschool Challenge
Afterschool Alliance

Get ready for We Love Afterschool 2018!

READ FULL STORY

Get ready for We Love Afterschool 2018!

By Charlotte Steinecke Posted: Feb 06, 2018

Mark your calendars — February 14 is We Love Afterschool! Starting now, we’re celebrating the millions of reasons to love America’s afterschool programs, and we want to see why you and your students love afterschool!

Joining in can make for an easy and fun activity for your program in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. We've prepared a printable for participants to decorate with the reasons they love afterschool, plus some customizable social media samples to share your story.

Taking part is simple. All you have to do is:

  1. Download the toolkit.
  2. Make copies of the included We Love Afterschool sign.
  3. Ask students (and parents!) to fill them out.
  4. Snap photos of the finished product and share them on social media with the hashtags #AfterschoolWorks and #IHeartAfterschool! (You'll also find ready-to-use graphics, a Facebook frame, and .gifs to share on social media!)

Ready to get started? Download the toolkit now.

Support our kids on Capitol Hill!

Today is the Afterschool for All Challenge! Right now, brave kids—including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors—are on Capitol Hill with afterschool professionals,...

3 ways to advocate for afterschool

We’re just two days away from the Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take...

Afterschool Challenge

Weekly Media Roundup: March 28, 2018

Immokalee Teens Earn Scholarship Money Through Mentor/Tutor Program (WJCT, Florida) The nonprofit Guadalupe Center is working to break the cycle of poverty in the Immokalee farmworker community by...

Afterschool Challenge

Get ready for We Love Afterschool 2018!

Mark your calendars — February 14 is We Love Afterschool! Starting now, we’re celebrating the millions of reasons to love America’s afterschool programs, and we want to...

Afterschool Challenge

Weekly Media Roundup: December 6, 2017

New Club Allows Urbandale Students to Use Lessons in the Real World (WHO, Iowa) Urbandale High school senior Maya Sims wanted to make a difference in her community, so she created a new...

Led by youth, afterschool pulls out all the stops for Congress

April 18 and 19 marked the 17th annual Afterschool for All Challenge, when afterschool supporters from around the country join together to remind our nation’s leaders why afterschool programs are so critical for youth, families, and communities. In one day, we met face-to-face with...

BY: Ursula Helminski      04/20/18

Support our kids on Capitol Hill!

Today is the Afterschool for All Challenge! Right now, brave kids—including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors—are on Capitol Hill with afterschool professionals, supporters, parents, and community members to tell Congress: Afterschool keeps kids safe, inspires them to...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/19/18

3 ways to advocate for afterschool

We’re just two days away from the Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take the case for afterschool direct to their members of Congress. While they’re on Capitol Hill,...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/17/18

Advocacy for all: New tools and resources for afterschool supporters

Earlier this month more than 200 advocates traveled to Washington for our 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Here at the Afterschool Alliance, the Challenge often feels like a culmination of the hard work we put in to create the tools and resources afterschool advocates need to make the...

BY: Leah Silverberg      06/26/17

Facts and figures from the 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge

Thank you to the thousands of friends of afterschool for the hard work this week in Washington and nationwide to send a clear message Congress that afterschool works! More than 200 attendees were in Washington DC this week for the 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Advocates...

BY: Erik Peterson      06/12/17

Memorable moments from the Afterschool for All Challenge

We’ve had a whirlwind two days in Washington, D.C., working with afterschool youth, parents, program providers, and concerned community members in anticipation of meetings with members of Congress. The Afterschool for All Challenge kicked off with a day of workshops and sessions, followed by...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      06/08/17

Congratulations to Columbus State Community College's ESL Afterschool Communities!

We are proud to announce that this year’s Dollar General Afterschool Literacy Award winner is Columbus State Community College’s ESL Afterschool Communities (ESLAsC)! Thanks to the generous support of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the Ohio program is the recipient of the...

BY: Nikki Yamashiro      06/07/17

Support our kids on Capitol Hill!

Today is the Afterschool for All Challenge! Right now, brave kids—including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors—are on Capitol Hill with afterschool professionals, supporters, parents, and community members to tell Congress: Afterschool keeps kids safe, inspires them to...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/19/18

3 ways to advocate for afterschool

We’re just two days away from the Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take the case for afterschool direct to their members of Congress. While they’re on Capitol Hill,...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/17/18

Advocacy for all: New tools and resources for afterschool supporters

Earlier this month more than 200 advocates traveled to Washington for our 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Here at the Afterschool Alliance, the Challenge often feels like a culmination of the hard work we put in to create the tools and resources afterschool advocates need to make the...

BY: Leah Silverberg      06/26/17

Facts and figures from the 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge

Thank you to the thousands of friends of afterschool for the hard work this week in Washington and nationwide to send a clear message Congress that afterschool works! More than 200 attendees were in Washington DC this week for the 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Advocates...

BY: Erik Peterson      06/12/17

Memorable moments from the Afterschool for All Challenge

We’ve had a whirlwind two days in Washington, D.C., working with afterschool youth, parents, program providers, and concerned community members in anticipation of meetings with members of Congress. The Afterschool for All Challenge kicked off with a day of workshops and sessions, followed by...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      06/08/17

Led by youth, afterschool pulls out all the stops for Congress

April 18 and 19 marked the 17th annual Afterschool for All Challenge, when afterschool supporters from around the country join together to remind our nation’s leaders why afterschool programs are so critical for youth, families, and communities. In one day, we met face-to-face with...

BY: Ursula Helminski      04/20/18

Support our kids on Capitol Hill!

Today is the Afterschool for All Challenge! Right now, brave kids—including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors—are on Capitol Hill with afterschool professionals, supporters, parents, and community members to tell Congress: Afterschool keeps kids safe, inspires them to...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/19/18

3 ways to advocate for afterschool

We’re just two days away from the Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take the case for afterschool direct to their members of Congress. While they’re on Capitol Hill,...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      04/17/18

Advocacy for all: New tools and resources for afterschool supporters

Earlier this month more than 200 advocates traveled to Washington for our 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Here at the Afterschool Alliance, the Challenge often feels like a culmination of the hard work we put in to create the tools and resources afterschool advocates need to make the...

BY: Leah Silverberg      06/26/17

Memorable moments from the Afterschool for All Challenge

We’ve had a whirlwind two days in Washington, D.C., working with afterschool youth, parents, program providers, and concerned community members in anticipation of meetings with members of Congress. The Afterschool for All Challenge kicked off with a day of workshops and sessions, followed by...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      06/08/17