• Inside the Afterschool Alliance
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• Afterschool for All Challenge
• Afterschool Facts and Research
• Funding Tools and Tips
• What You Can Do for Afterschool
• Lights On Afterschool
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• Federal Policy News
• Afterschool Voices

• Denis Anglim
• Desiree Bolden
• Mark Bryan
• Rivka Burstein-Stern
• Marie Coichy
• Chris D'Agostino
• Diana Delfin
• Steve Fowler
• Alice Gallin-Dwyer
• Jodi Grant
• Ursula Helminski
• Anita Krishnamurthi
• Victor Kwansa
• Steve Lang
• Frank Mazzucco
• Ashley Napier
• Loras Osterhaus
• Erik Peterson
• Jen Rinehart
• Susan Rohwer
• Barbara Seymour
• Elizabeth Stonehill
• Molly Tomlinson

A good snack is an important part of a quality afterschool program. Now is the time to implement a snack program for the upcoming school year! Full text

Yesterday, June 21, was first day of summer and the longest day of the year. And not coincidentally it was also Summer Learning Day: a national advocacy day dedicated to promoting the importance of summer learning programs. Full text

This week forty five mayors affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Mayors sent a letter to Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin and Ranking Member Michael Enzi urging their continued support and expansion of before-school, afterschool and summer learning programs through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. Full text

On May 11 the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force released their report and action plan aimed at "solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation." Full text

On May 12, 2010, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, held a morning hearing that covered fiscal year 2011 program funding. Full text

Not long ago, afterschool programs were largely only available at the elementary school-age level. That began to change last decade and today programs for older youth are becoming more common, offering leadership and service learning opportunities, work experience, academic credits and stipends. Full text

A year end note from Jodi Grant, with reflections on all that happened in 2009. Full text

The documented impact of quality afterschool programs aligns well with the goals of several large education reform initiatives included in ARRA, such as Race to the Top. Full text