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News Flash: The President has called for a $300M cut to afterschool. Contact Congress today!

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Shining a Bright Light on Afterschool (October, 2008)

Education Department Study Calls Attention to Benefits of Afterschool (October, 2008)

Legislation Would Aid Rural Programs (October, 2008)

Community Involvement Improves Schools (October, 2008)

2008/2009 'Afterschool Ambassadors' Named (October, 2008)

RSVP for 1st-Ever Facebook Online Rally for Lights On Afterschool! (October, 2008)

The Facts and Research are clear: afterschool benefits kids, working families and communities.

Find all you need to make the case for afterschool to elected officials, business, media and others, from evaluations to afterschool demand to afterschool's many benefits.

New: Updated Summary of Afterschool Evaluations
Summer: A Season When Learning is Essential

Fact Sheets | Issue Briefs | America After 3 PM

Put our tools to work for your afterschool program, from finding funding to building relationships with policy makers, to raising the profile of afterschool issues and your program.

Online tutorial: marketing afterschool

Funding database

Arrange a site visit for policy makers

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Sign on to the national Afterschool for All petition and ask your friends to join you!

Join the 20,000 organizations, elected officials, parents, corporations and concerned citizens who are Afterschool for All partners.

Help us reach "28in08".

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