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For afterschool participation and funding levels in Pennsylvania, refer to the Afterschool in Pennsylvania Fact Sheet.
Explore America After 3PM for even more research on afterschool programs in Pennsylvania.
Afterschool Champion state Rep. Jake Wheatley sponsored House Resolution (H.R.) 824 in 2008, which called on the joint Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) to prepare a report on the availability and affordability of afterschool programs in the commonwealth. The 2009 LBFC Report on Afterschool Programs in Pennsylvania recommended the creation of a Statewide Afterschool Coordinating Council to study and propose policy recommendations to improve access to affordable, high-quality afterschool programs. The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) is reaching out to Gov. Tom Corbett to create the council through executive order.
Check out the State Policy section of our website for state-specific data and ideas for developing and advancing afterschool policy at the state level.
See Policy News for the latest on afterschool legislation from Washington, D.C.
Interested in running an afterschool tutoring program?
Find information on the application process and selection criteria for Supplemental Educational Services (SES) providers in your state here.
Pennsylvania received $141 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the ARRA-School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. ARRA-SIG grants are part of the $3.5 billion that were made available to states from money set aside in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the FY 2010 federal budget.
Additionally, two Pennsylvania-based nonprofits, ASSET Inc. and Children Literacy Initiative garnered Invest in Innovation (i3) validation grants. ASSET Inc and Children Literacy each secured respectively, $22.3 million and $21 million in combined i3 grants and matching funds.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 offers numerous opportunities to support extended learning-time including afterschool, before school and summer programs. See more on afterschool and the Recovery here.
Your statewide afterschool network has a webpage with useful resources and policy updates: http://www.psaydn.org/
What's the word on afterschool in your state? News clippings, noteworthy quotes and feel good stories highlight Pennsylvania's afterschool cause.
What leaders are saying in Pennsylvania:
I established [additional funding] for extended daily hours and summer programs so that working parents can have high quality options for their children in the afterschool hours and summer. Children should not suffer low quality care because their parents have to work.
Bob Casey
U.S. Senate
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America's Afterschool Storybook tells the stories of people and communities transformed by afterschool programs. Read more inspiring stories from America's Afterschool Storybook from people across the country.
From Cheryl O'Rourke's Afterschool Story:
SHINE was a Godsend. As a result of the program, my son began to try harder in class, do better in school and feel better about himself.
One day, the director of the program, Jeannie Miller, spoke to the program parents about pursuing higher education. She said she wanted us show our kids that we could get college degrees, feel better about ourselves and pursue our dreams. I took her message to heart...
From Stefon Reed's Afterschool Story:
I wanted to give back to a program like the one I had attended as a middle schooler. Without that program... I don't want to think about the kind of trouble I might have gotten into.
I was happy to support the kids and the program...from assisting with robotics projects to office support to working winter sweater drives.
From Aracely Garcia's Afterschool Story:
This youth advocate created this pamphlet at the Afterschool for All Challenge to communicate a personal advocacy message across platforms. It was originally designed to be used as a leave-behind during meetings with Members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.
From Ana Cosio's Afterschool Story:
This youth advocate created this pamphlet at the Afterschool for All Challenge to communicate a personal advocacy message across platforms. It was originally designed to be used as a leave-behind during meetings with Members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.
From Sinhue Johnson's Afterschool Story:
This youth advocate created this pamphlet at the Afterschool for All Challenge to communicate a personal advocacy message across platforms. It was originally designed to be used as a leave-behind during meetings with Members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.
From Mario Garcia's Afterschool Story:
This youth advocate created this pamphlet at the Afterschool for All Challenge to communicate a personal advocacy message across platforms. It was originally designed to be used as a leave-behind during meetings with Members of Congress and their staff on Capitol Hill.
Pennsylvania has champions across the state leading the fight to ensure that all children have access to safe and enriching afterschool programs.
On March 3, 2005, members of Congress established the first-ever Afterschool Caucus in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in order to build support for afterschool programs and increase resources for quality afterschool care. The following elected officials from Pennsylvania participate in their chamber's Afterschool Caucus:
House Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Senate Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
Afterschool for All brings together individuals and organizations from across the nation who support the vision that all children and youth deserve access to quality, affordable afterschool programs. Here's a list of some prominent Afterschool for All participants in Pennsylvania:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Philadelphia, PA
Bryn Mawr College, PA
Governor Edward G. Rendell, Pennsylvania
United Way of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
West Chestnut Street Educational Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Selected from some of the most effective afterschool programs and advocacy organizations in the nation, the Afterschool Ambassadors work every day to help keep kids safe, inspire children to learn and help working families. They know firsthand the barriers and benefits that communities face in making afterschool available to all children and are a great resource for programs throughout Pennsylvania. Here is a list of past and present ambassadors in your state:
Ambassador Emeritus:
LOLA ROONEY
YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
2000 Market St. Suite 750
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-3700x3791
lrooney@philaymca.org
Ambassador Emeritus:
MOLLY QUINN PHILBIN
The EarthBox
1300 Meylert Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
1-800-821-8838
molly.philbin@laminations.com
Ambassador Emeritus:
JEANNE MILLER
SHINE Program
Lehigh Carbon Community College
24 East Locust Street
c/o Jeanne Miller
Nesquehoning, PA 18240
610-799-1972
jmiller@lcc.edu
Ambassador Emeritus:
ALANA KULESA
3 Rivers Connect
425 Sixth Avenue
Suite 1310
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-392-1006
akulesa@3rc.org
Ambassador Emeritus:
DONNA FRISBY-GREENWOOD
Office of College and Career Awareness
School District of Philadelphia
40 East High Street
Suite 178
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-400-4130
dafrizz@aol.com
Ambassador Emeritus:
ROBIN FOLTZ
St. Johns Childhood Center
P.O. Box 439
Millheim, PA 16854
814-349-5611
director4stjohns@verizon.net
Ambassador Emeritus:
KACY CONLEY
Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSAYDN)
275 Grandview Avenue, Suite #200
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-763-1661x210
kconley@csc.csiu.org kacyconley@verizon.net
Kacy Conley
Director
PA Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network
275 Grandview Avenue
Suite 200
Camp Hill, PA 17011
717-763-1661
kconley@csc.csiu.org
http://www.psaydn.org/
