On the local level, there are a variety of common sources of public funding for afterschool. A county or city governing body may allocate general funds toward afterschool or may add afterschool programs into the budgets of local agencies, such as a park and recreation department. A local funding source can also be created by establishing a special dedicated revenue source generated from narrowly based taxes, licensing fees, user fees, or other special fees. For example, Washington state uses the revenues from a special tax on alcohol, tobacco and soda pop syrup to fund family support and other violence prevention activities.

Below are some of the local sources and the people in your community you should contact to pursue funding:

Funding Sources Who to Contact in Your Community:

School district or county office of education	School Principal, Superintendent, School Board Members
County or city general funds	Mayor, City Council, County Board of Supervisors, City Manager
County or city parks and recreation departments	Head of the Parks and Recreation Department, Mayor, City Council, County Board of Supervisors
County or city youth service bureaus	Head of the Youth Service Bureau, Mayor, City Council, County Board of Supervisors
County or city social services departments	Head of the Human Services Department, Mayor, City Council, County Board of Supervisors
Dedicated revenue sources (such as a garbage collection tax)	Mayor, City Council, County Board of Supervisors, City Manager

To see successful examples of afterschool programs that have pieced together funding from local, as well as other sources, check out the profiles on the Finance Project's website: www.financeproject.org.