May 13-14, 2008 Parents, Students, Afterschool & Community Leaders
Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
Former Education Secretary Richard Riley, Food Network Star Tyler Florence,
Mayors from Across Nation Help Honor Congressional & Other Afterschool Champions
Read about the state champions honored at the Afterschool for All Challenge
Read about the MetLife Afterschool Innovators
May 12, 2008 Parents, Students, Educators to Honor Members of Congress,
Afterschool Champions & Innovators from across Country
May 9, 2008 T-Mobile Sponsors Milwaukie Youth
At Afterschool Alliance Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week Alder Creek Middle School Student to Address Members of Congress on the
Importance of Afterschool Programs
May 9, 2008 Bright House Networks Sponsor Lakeland Youth
At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
May 9, 2008 T-Mobile Sponsors Seattle Youth
At Afterschool Alliance Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
Lake Washington Girls Middle School Student to Address Members of Congress on the Importance of Afterschool Programs
May 9, 2008 Parents, Students, Educators Meet in Nation's Capitol to Tell Congress:
America's Kids, Families Need More Afterschool Programs
May 6, 2008 San Francisco Celebrity Chef Tyler Florence
Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance
April 29, 2008 D.C. Afterschool Program Gets Cooking Celebrity Chef Joey Altman to Conduct Cooking Demonstration
at Local Afterschool Program
February 8, 2008 Leading Children's, Education Advocates to Brief Congress on
Ways Afterschool Programs Support Rural Communities
February 7, 2008 Bush Budget Proposal Would Devastate Federal Afterschool Initiative, Nation's Leading Afterschool Advocate Says
February 1, 2008 President’s Proposed Afterschool Cut is
‘Serious Mistake,’ ‘Disastrous for Afterschool’
January 31, 2008 Afterschool Programs "Vital to Children and Families,"
Women Senators Tell President All 16 Women Senators Issue Joint Call
For Greater Federal Support for Afterschool Programs
January 11, 2008 New Research Shows that Afterschool Programs Work
December 27, 2007 Afterschool Funding Increase Most Welcome & Long Overdue,
Nation's Leading Afterschool Advocate Says
December 19, 2007 Congress Stands Up for Kids
Nation’s Top Afterschool Advocate Praises Increase in Afterschool Budget
November 15, 2007 Orlando’s Reinaldo Llano
Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance Bright House Networks Community Relations Executive
Joins Board of National Advocacy Group
November 13, 2007 Afterschool Leader Deeply Disappointed by Bush Veto Nation's Top Afterschool Advocate Urges Congress to Override
President’s Veto of Education Spending Bill, Preserve Afterschool Increase
October 18, 2007 A Million Americans Join City, State & Federal Lawmakers,
Business & Community Leaders Around Nation
In Rallying for Afterschool Today Empire State Building to be Lit in Yellow for Lights On Afterschool Tonight
Listen to a message from Rhea Perlman, Carla of Cheers fame, and Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance Executive Director, about Lights On Afterschool 2007
October 18, 2007 New Survey: NH Education Leaders See Urgent Need for
More Afterschool Programs, Greater State & Federal Support Older Youth Seen Benefiting From Afterschool
October 16, 2007 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Alabama to Alaska This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community
October 16, 2007 Afterschool Advocates from All Quarters
Speak Out for Afterschool, Join National Rally
October 15, 2007 Military Families Join National Lights On Afterschool Rally
October 12, 2007 Americans Want the Lights On After School for our Children & Youth
Memo to Editorial Page
Writers/Editors
October 9, 2007 For the First Time Ever, the Empire State Building
Will Light Up for Lights On Afterschool
Yellow Lights Will Shine on New York City Landmark
October 18th in Support of Afterschool Programs
October 9, 2007 Torani Chooses Four Winners in National Student Art Contest
Winning Students’ Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
October 8, 2007 Health and Fitness Take Center Stage
At Many Lights On Afterschool Events This Year
October 7, 2007 More than 5,000 Students Expected
As Los Angeles Kicks Off Lights On Afterschool 2007
October 4, 2007 Westlake Student Wins National Student Art Contest Winning Student’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
October 2, 2007 Local OH Winner of National Student Art Contest
To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Thursday
October 1, 2007 Turning the Lights On for Afterschool State-By-State Governors Across the Nation Issue Proclamations Supporting Afterschool Rally
September 2007 22 New Afterschool Ambassadors Announced
September 25, 2007 Woonsocket Student Wins National Student Art Contest
Winning Student's Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels;
Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
September 25, 2007 Extended School Day Programs Need 'Afterschool Approach'
New Issue Brief Urges Policy Makers Looking at Extending School Day
To Consider Lessons Learned from the Afterschool Experience
September 24, 2007 Communities to Celebrate 8th Annual Lights On Afterschool with
Ballet Folklorico, Poster Contests, Rallies, Recognition Ceremonies
September 21, 2007 Local RI Winner of National Student Art Contest
To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Tuesday
September 17, 2007 Nonprofits, Corporations, Lawmakers Support National Rally for Afterschool
September 14, 2007 Houston Student Wins National Student Art Contest Winning Student’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
September 14, 2007 Los Angeles Student Wins National Student Art Contest
Winning Student’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
September 12, 2007 Local CA Winner of National Student Art Contest to be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Friday
September 12, 2007 Local TX Winner of National Student Art Contest to be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Friday
August 27, 2007 Coming to a Town Near You – Lights On Afterschool 2007
Annual Rally for Afterschool Will Launch Tenth Anniversary
Celebration of Federal Afterschool Initiative
Aug 14, 2007 Tyler Florence and Joey Altman to Host Celebrity Chef
Cook-Off at Jack Falstaff
Four Teams of San Francisco Chefs Face Off in Two Intense Chef Challenges to Benefit the
Afterschool Alliance
July 17, 2007 Mississippi’s Mary Peavey
Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance Principal of Leading Music-Products Corporation
Joins Board of National Advocacy Group
July 17, 2007 Prominent Business Leaders to Discuss Role of Afterschool Programs in
Preparing a Competitive 21st Century Workforce
June 19, 2007 Senate Subcommittee Afterschool Funding Vote
‘A Disappointment,’ Nation’s Top Afterschool Advocate Says
June 7, 2007 House Committee Vote to Increase Afterschool Funding Makes for
‘A Great Day for America’s Families’
May 30, 2007 New Survey: Rhode Island Municipal Leaders See Too Few
Afterschool Programs; Seek More State and Federal Support 'Breakfast of Champions' Honors Providence and Newport Programs;
State to Receive 'Supporting Student Success' Grant from National Groups
May 25, 2007 New Survey Exploring Rhode Island Mayors’ Views on Afterschool
To be Released at Statewide Afterschool Conference Outstanding Rhode Island Afterschool Providers to be Honored at
"Breakfast of Champions," Major New Grant to be Announced
May 17, 2007 San Francisco’s Lisa Lucheta
Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance Principal of Leading Beverage Company Joins Board of National Advocacy Group
April 24, 2007 Increase Afterschool Funding, Parents, Students,
Afterschool & Community Leaders Urge Congress Members of Congress, State Leaders Recognized
As Afterschool Champions at Sixth Annual "Afterschool for All Challenge"
April 20, 2007 Parents, Students, Educators to Tell Congress:
America’s Kids, Families Need More Afterschool Programs
April 19, 2007 Bright House Networks Sponsor Orlando Youth
At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 19, 2007 T-Mobile Sponsors Ypsilanti Youth
At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 19, 2007 T-Mobile Sponsors Seattle Youth
At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 18, 2007 Parents, Students, Educators to Tell Congress:
America’s Kids, Families Need More Afterschool Programs
February 8, 2007 Schoolhouse
Rocks Afterschool Country Blues Rocker
Steve Azar Jams with Students at Irving’s Project
S.A.F.E
February 5, 2007 Children Deserve Better Nation’s Top Afterschool Advocate Urges Congress to Discount President’s Afterschool Budget Proposal & Instead Increase Spending
February 2, 2007 Country
Rocker Steve Azar to Jam at Local Afterschool
Program
January 24, 2007 Leading Afterschool Advocacy Group Praises Governor Blunt’s Strong Support for Afterschool Programs Governor Asks $1 Million for Afterschool Programs Teaching Math, Science
December 11, 2006 Increase Funds for Afterschool Programs,
All 14 Women Senators Tell President Bush Democratic, Republican Women Senators Join Together
To Call for Greater Federal Support for Afterschool Programs
November 30, 2006 San Francisco’s Jaemie Ballesteros Altman
Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance
Restaurant Expert to Join Board of National Advocacy Group
November 13, 2006 Seven in Ten Voters Want New Congress
To Increase Afterschool Funding, Poll Finds
Voters See Afterschool Programs as Necessity for their Communities
SPECIAL: Cheers' Rhea Perlman broadcasts
Lights On Afterschool message. Click
to listen.
October 12, 2006 A
Million Americans Join State & Federal Lawmakers Across
Country Today in Rallying for Afterschool
October 12, 2006 As
a Million Americans Turn the Lights On for Afterschool
Today, Survey Finds Afterschool Funding Lagging; Programs
Forced to Cut Services, Limit Slots, Cut Staff Pay
Click
here to read Press Releases & Reports for select
states.
October 12, 2006 Governor Schwarzenegger Leads California
In Turning the "Lights On" for Afterschool Today Governor Speaks at Bakersfield Rally
October 10, 2006 New York Is Turning the "Lights On" for Afterschool
October 10, 2006 New Research on Afterschool in Connecticut: Deepening Funding Shortfalls Take Toll on Connecticut Afterschool; Parents Pleased with Programs, but State Has Too Few to Meet Demand
October 10, 2006 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Falls Church to Fairbanks This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community
October 6, 2006 Afterschool
Programs on Military Bases Join National Lights
On Afterschool Rally
October 6, 2006 New Report on Afterschool in Connecticut to be Released
At State Capitol Event Honoring Speaker Amann Tuesday Research to Describe Scope of Funding Challenges
Facing Afterschool Programs in Connecticut
October 5, 2006 Lights On Afterschool to Kick Off This Weekend With
DC Soccer Fiesta Oct. 7; West Coast Kickoff in L.A. Oct. 8 Thousands of Rallies around the Nation Next Week
September 28, 2006 TiVo Helps Turn the Lights On for Afterschool TiVo and Afterschool Alliance Join Forces to Empower Parents
September 27, 2006 Coming to Your Town: A Lights On Afterschool Giant "Light Bulb" Giant Bulbs Shine Light on Need for More Afterschool Programs
September 21, 2006 California’s Afterschool Funding Measure is Major Victory for State’s Families,
Shining Example for Country, Says Nation’s Top Afterschool Advocate
September 20, 2006 Afterschool Alliance Leader Joins Education Secretary
In Praising Afterschool Programs’ Impact on Literacy Jodi Grant, Secretary Spellings Tour Afterschool Program
In Queens with Middle East and North Africa Ministers
September 15, 2006 Turning the Lights On from Coast-to-Coast Cities Nationwide Gear Up for National Afterschool Rally
September 13, 2006 Afterschool Alliance Names
18 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 12 States
Local Afterschool Leaders Will Work to Expand Afterschool Opportunities
September 13, 2006 Afterschool Programs Help Students
Gain Math, Science Skills, Experts Tell Congress
September 8, 2006 Experts to Discuss How Afterschool Programs
Help Kids Gain Math & Science Skills
September 8, 2006 Support for October 12 Lights On Afterschool
Comes from All Quarters
September 7, 2006 New Survey Finds Afterschool Funding Precarious Fewer Than Half of Afterschool Programs Say Funding Fully Secure for
Next Two Years, Just One in Five Has Secure Funding for Three to Five Years
August 24, 2006 Americans from Coast-to-Coast to Rally for Afterschool Programs
At Lights On Afterschool Events October 12 Message to Lawmakers: Keep Lights On & Doors Open After School for our Kids
June 21, 2006 Dos Jóvenes Latinas de Houston Ganan Concurso Nacional Estudiantil de Arte
Las Obras de Arte Ganadoras estarán en Exhibición en Etiquetas Especiales; Torani Donara un Porcentaje de las Ventas a la Alianza para Después de la Escuela
June 21, 2006 Two Houston Students Win National Student Art Contest
Winning Students' Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
June 19, 2006 Two Local Winners of National Student Art Contest to be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Wednesday
May 30, 2006 One
in Five New England Children Unsupervised in Hours
After School, Says New Report Region’s
Progress on Afterschool Promising, Shows Signs
of National Leadership, But Much Work Remains
May 24, 2006 New Report Examines What Can Be Done to
Keep New England Students Safe, Help Them Succeed "New England After 3PM" to
Assess Afterschool Opportunities in New England
May 24, 2006 Increase Afterschool Funding,
Parents, Students, Afterschool and Community Leaders Urge Congress
Nation’s Mayors Honored at Event Promoting Afterschool for All
Click here to read individual press releases for mayors
May 22, 2006 Members
of Congress, Mayors to Join Parents, Students, Educators
In Urging Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
May 16, 2006 When School Lets Out, City Year and T-Mobile Come In: A New Afterschool Programs Partnership
April 26, 2006 Afterschool Alliance Announces New VP of Development
Alice J. Gallin-Dwyer Takes on Lead Fundraising Role
March 31, 2006 Alliance Middle School Afterschool Director Testifies before Congress Horning Joins Afterschool Alliance in Call for
Full Federal Funding for Afterschool
February 23, 2006 New LA's BEST Evaluation Underscores
That Kids, Communities Gain with Afterschool Programs
February 6, 2006 Bush
Budget Proposal Will Leave Millions of Children Without
the Afterschool Programs They Need
January 3, 2006 All 14 Women Senators Urge President Bush
To Increase Federal Afterschool Funding Bipartisan Group of Women Senators Send Letter to Bush Today
December 21, 2005 Flat Federal Funding Leaves Half the States
Unable to Support New Afterschool Programs in FY '05 Planned Growth of Afterschool Programs at Standstill, Despite Vast Unmet Need
Click
Here to Read Press Releases for Individual States
November 29, 2005 South Carolina Afterschool Alliance Lauds U.S. Representative Spratt for Joining Congressional Afterschool Caucus 5th District Member of Congress First in State to Join Caucus
November 14, 2005 Providence Mayor Cicilline Joins Board of Afterschool Alliance
Mayor is One of Nation's Leading Advocates for Afterschool
October 20, 2005 Actors,
Athletes, State & Federal Lawmakers Join Parents,
Children, Educators at Thousands of Rallies for Afterschool
October 20, 2005 Inspired by Afterschool: Youth Essay Contest Winners
Announced.
September-October, 2005: This year,
Lights On Afterschool includes a Traveling
Light Bulb Tour. A giant inflatable light bulb and
a special mural for children's art are crisscrossing
the country in October. Learn more about it. Click
here.
October 18, 2005 Afterschool to Light Up United States Capitol on October 20 Afterschool Students from Across Nation to Give Testimonials
To Members of Congress as Country Celebrates 'Lights On Afterschool'
October 18, 2005 Lights
On Afterschool in New England
October 14, 2005 Lights
On Afterschool Is On Base Afterschool Programs
on Military Bases Join National Rally
October 12, 2005 Actors
Rhea Perlman, Kevin Sorbo Headline Lights On Afterschool!
October 3, 2005 Coming
to Your Town: The Lights On Afterschool "Traveling
Light Bulb" Tour
October 2, 2005 California
Helps Kick Off Lights On Afterschool 2005
Some 7,000 Events to Follow in Every Corner of Nation
September 28, 2005 Seniors, Hip-Hop Artists, Law Enforcement, Others
Join Nation's Top Afterschool Providers in National Rally October 20
September 27, 2005 Dallas ISD's Harry Stone Montessori School to Launch
National Afterschool Traveling Light Bulb Tour
Tour Will Kick-Off Sixth Annual Lights On Afterschool
September 19, 2005 Turning the Lights On from Coast-to-Coast
Cities Nationwide Gear Up for National Afterschool Rally
September 12, 2005 Afterschool Alliance Names 16 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 14 States Local Leaders Will Work to Expand Afterschool Opportunities
September 9, 2005 Traveling Light Bulb and Children's Art Displays
To Headline Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool
Thursday, October 20 is Lights On Afterschool 2005
September 6, 2005 Afterschool a Hit with Pro Sports Leagues MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL Join Afterschool for All: Project 2010
August 26, 2005 Fort
Worth Youth Wins National Student Art Contest
Winning Student's Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition
Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds
to the Afterschool Alliance
August 23, 2005 Tucson
Youth Wins National Student Art Contest Winning
Student's Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition
Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds
to the Afterschool Alliance
August 19, 2005 Major Beverage Company to Honor Local Winner
of National Student Art Contest on Tuesday
August 18, 2005 15
Governors Appear in PSAs Promoting Afterschool Programs
Lawmakers Boost "Something Way Better to Do" Campaign
August 11, 2005 New
Poll Shows Virginians Believe Health, Education and
Safety of Children Should Be Top Priority for Governor Candidates
May 18, 2005 Increase Afterschool Funding,
Parents, Students, Activists, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress
May 18, 2005 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance
Presents Champion Award to Lilburn Elementary School
May 18, 2005 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance Presents Champion Award To Tennessee's Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority
May 18, 2005 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance Presents
Champion Award to Wyoming's Shoshoni Lights On!
May 12, 2005 Jodi Grant Named Afterschool Alliance's
New Executive Director
May 12, 2005 Kevin Sorbo to Serve as Afterschool Alliance Spokesperson, Headline 2005 'Afterschool for All Challenge'
May 12, 2005 U.S. Senators, TV Star to Join Parents, Students, Educators, Activists
In Urging Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
At "Breakfast of Champions" on Wednesday
May 12, 2005 First-Ever
Latino Leadership Summit on Afterschool Yields Community-Wide
Commitment to Improve Afterschool Opportunities
Latino Leaders Share Views on Afterschool's Impact
on Community, Look to Future
April 19, 2005 Final Report from Mathematica Afterschool Study
Offers Dated, Unreliable Information, Afterschool Expert Says
March 28, 2005 Has an Afterschool Program Changed Your Life? Afterschool Alliance & Ad Council Announce New Youth Essay Contest,
Encourage Students to Share Inspiring Stories about Afterschool Programs
March 3, 2005 Alliance Releases Data Showing that Nearly One-Third of
Children in Working Families are Unsupervised in the Afternoons
As Lawmakers Form Bipartisan Afterschool Caucuses in House & Senate
March 3, 2005 YMCA of Greater Erie Wins National Afterschool Public Service Announcement Contest
March 3, 2005 Riverside Students Produce
Winning Public Service Announcement for National Contest
March 3, 2005 Manchester Students Produce
Winning Public Service Announcement for National Contest
March 3, 2005 Fresno Students Produce
Winning Public Service Announcement for National Contest
March 3, 2005 Pawtucket Students Produce
Winning Public Service Announcement for National Contest
March 3, 2005 Lancaster Students Produce
Winning Public Service Announcement for National Contest
March 3, 2005 RAND Review of Afterschool Evaluations
Offers Welcome Insights but Omits Key Studies from 2004
February 25, 2005 Members
of Congress to Launch New Afterschool Caucuses, Recognize
Children's Efforts to Promote Afterschool Afterschool
Alliance to Release New Data Showing that Children
In Working Families Often Unsupervised After School
February 7, 2005 Afterschool Leader Urges Lawmakers
To Honor Commitment to Afterschool Programs
December 20, 2004 In Unusual Bipartisan Move, All 14 Women Senators Urge President Bush to Increase Federal Afterschool Funding Women Senators Send Letter to Bush Today
December 15, 2004 Samelson Resigns, An Era Ends Alliance Will Launch National Search for New Executive Director
December 2, 2004 New Poll Results: Eight in Ten Voters Favor Increased Afterschool Funding Voters See Afterschool Building Safer Communities, Reducing Drop-out Rate, Helping Kids Learn
November 16, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Lauds New Public Agenda Study,
Renews Call for Afterschool for All by the Year 2010
November 5, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Praises National Hispanic Leadership Agenda
October 25, 2004 Afterschool Alliance and Running USA Team Up
To Fight Childhood Obesity New 'Running Rocks' Initiative to Involve
Thousands of Youth Running Events Annually
October 14, 2004 House & Senate Declare October 14 Lights On Afterschool Day,
As Americans Rally from Coast to Coast for Afterschool Programs
October 14, 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rhea Perlman, Athletes, Lawmakers
Join Parents, Children, Educators for Largest Afterschool Rally Ever
October 12, 2004 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Atlanta to Anchorage This Week There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community
October 11, 2004 Military Families Nationwide and Overseas
Help Organize Lights On Afterschool
October 8, 2004 4-H & Junior Achievement Programs, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs Nationwide Help Organize Lights On Afterschool
October 6, 2004 More of the Same Phase Two of Mathematica Afterschool Study Yields Little Information
That is Reliable or New, Afterschool Expert Says
October 5, 2004 Afterschool Programs Poised to Help Battle Childhood Obesity Many Lights On Afterschool Rallies This Month Will Stress Fitness, Nutrition
October 3, 2004 California
Kicks Off Lights On Afterschool 2004 More than
6,000 Events to Follow in Every Corner of Nation
October 1, 2004 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actress Rhea Perlman
To Headline Fifth Annual Lights On Afterschool!
September 23, 2004 Nation's Mayors Join Nationwide Rally
To Keep the Lights On Afterschool
September 17, 2004 Afterschool
Programs Coast-to-Coast to Rally for Afterschool
Lights On Afterschool 2004 Will Take Place in Museums
and JCPenney Stores, In Schools & on Baseball Fields
on October 14
September 13, 2004 Have You Seen This Poster?
September 2, 2004 Afterschool
Program Directors, Parents, Kids across Nation Gear
Up for Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool October
14 is Lights On Afterschool 2004
September 1, 2004 Afterschool
Alliance Names 23 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 21
States Local Leaders Promote Afterschool During
2004-05 School Year
August 4, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Lauds Convention Speakers
For Embracing Afterschool Programs
July 14, 2004 Mayors throughout Nation Call for Full Funding of Afterschool
July 14, 2004 Senator Dole Called a "Champion for Children"
For Urging More Federal Funding for Afterschool Programs
July 14, 2004 Leading Afterschool Group Applauds Providence After-School Alliance
July 8, 2004 As House Appropriations Committee Recommends Flat Funding,
Expert Warns that Nation Urgently Needs More Afterschool Programs
July 6, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Commends Corporate Voices
July 6, 2004 California Representatives Call for
Increased Funding for Afterschool Programs
July 6, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Lauds National PTA Resolution
June 30, 2004 Terry Peterson to Chair Board of Afterschool Alliance Former U.S. Department of Education Official,
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation Senior Fellow
Brings 'Wealth of Experience'
June 28, 2004 "Things
Can Get Pretty Ugly When You're Bored" New
PSAs Encourage Afterschool Program Participation,
Direct Kids to New Web Site Featuring Materials from
Afterschool Youth
June 17, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Applauds Kerry Support for Afterschool
June 15, 2004 22 Percent of Latino Children Care for Themselves
After the School Day Ends, Study Finds
June 15, 2004 One in Four African American Students Care for Themselves After the School Day Ends, Study Finds
May 20, 2004 Fully Fund Afterschool Programs,
Parents, Students, Educators, Concerned Americans Tell Congress Afterschool Programs in Kansas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Nortel Networks & Time Warner, Inc. Honored at "Breakfast of Champions"
May 20, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Presents Time Warner
With Afterschool Champion Award at Congressional Ceremony
May 20, 2004 Afterschool Alliance Presents Nortel Networks With Afterschool Champion Award at Congressional Ceremony
May 20, 2004 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance Presents Champion Award to South Carolina's Richland County School District One After School Programs
May 20, 2004 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance Presents Champion Award to Farrell and Sharon School Districts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
May 20, 2004 At Congressional Ceremony, Afterschool Alliance Presents Champion Award To Geary County, Kansas Afterschool Program that Serves Military Families
May 19, 2004 15 Million Youth Need Afterschool Programs, Demand High for Middle School Students, New Study Finds Powerful New Initiative Will Help Make Afterschool a National Priority
May 18, 2004 Parents,
Students, Educators, Afterschool Supporters To Urge
Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding At "Breakfast
of Champions" on Thursday Time Warner, Nortel
Networks and Afterschool Programs In Kansas, Pennsylvania
and South Carolina to Receive Awards
May 14, 2004 America After 3 PM:
First-Ever National Household Survey On How Kids Spend the After School Hours to be Released
April 27, 2004 First Annual Afterschool Summit
To Bring North Carolina Together for Change
March 18, 2004 Bush
Budget Proposal Would Shortchange Latino Kids
Flat Budget Undermines Children's Safety, Academic
Success, Samelson Says
March 18, 2004 Bush
Budget Proposal Would Shortchange African American
Kids Flat Budget Undermines Children's Safety,
Academic Success, Samelson Says
Afterschool Budget Analysis, Fiscal Year 2005.
Analysis of the effect that flat funding of the federal
afterschool initiative, known as the 21st Century
Community Learning Centers, in fiscal year 2005 will
have on children and communities in every state. (March
2004)
Click here
to read state by state press releases with budget
analysis
February 2, 2004 Afterschool Leader Says Failure to Increase Federal Afterschool Budget
Will Undermine Children's Safety, Academic Success
December 22, 2003 Women Senators Call on President to Grow Federal Afterschool Funding Senate's 14 Women Members Join in Historic Letter to Bush
November 13, 2003 African Americans Highly Supportive of Afterschool Programs, More Likely to Vote Against Candidates Who Would Cut Funding, New Poll Finds
October 29, 2003 Americans Want Children Safe, Supervised,
With Opportunities to Learn after School Day Ends More than Three in Four Voters Concerned that No New Federal Funds Will Mean Afterschool Programs Cut Services, Close their Doors
Go to: Poll
Summary Summary
PDF Poll
Survey Pollster's
Analysis
October 27, 2003 New
Poll on Afterschool Programs to be Released Poll
Gauges Public Views on Washington's Commitment to
Afterschool
October 17, 2003 San
Francisco Afterschool Program Recognized in National
Contest on 'Sustainability' 'After School
Enrichment Program' Founder Wins Trip to World Series
October 9, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rhea Perlman, Governors, Mayors, State Legislators Join Parents, Childen and Educators For Nation's Largest Afterschool Rally Ever
October 8, 2003 National Rally for Afterschool to Go Online Kidz Online Teams Up with Afterschool Alliance for Lights On Afterschool! Webcast
October 8, 2003 Houston
Afterschool Program Recognized in National Contest
on 'Sustainability' 'Aspiring Youth After-School
Program' Founder Wins Trip to Baseball's NLCS in Miami
October 6, 2003 Americans Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool From Maine to Alaska This Week
October 5, 2003 California
and Texas Kick Off Lights On Afterschool! 2003
Weekend Events in Los Angeles and Austin Launch
Nationwide Rally for Afterschool; Events Feature Afterschool
Champion Arnold Schwarzenegger, Members of Congress,
Sheriffs, Judges, Business Leaders
September 30, 2003 Helicopter
Demonstration, Pajama/Reading Night, Mile of Nickels,
'Storytime with the Mayor' to be Among Diverse, Educational
Lights On Afterschool! Events This Year
September 15, 2003 Have You Seen This Poster?
September 12, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Names 25 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 20
States Local Leaders will Promote Afterschool
during 2003-04 School Year
September 4, 2003 After-School Leaders Decry Funding Cuts At "Voices For Americorps" Event
September 4, 2003 Afterschool
Programs Plan Unique, Diverse Events for Lights
On Afterschool! on October 9
Individual State News Releases on Federal Funding Cuts for Afterschool Programs
August 28, 2003 Five Distinguished Public Servants Join Board of Afterschool Alliance
August 27, 2003 Afterschool Program Directors, Parents, Kids Across the Nation
Gear Up for Largest-Ever Rally for Afterschool
August 22, 2003 Afterschool Radio PSA Wins National Award
July 15, 2003 Nation's Top Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Support AmeriCorps
July 11, 2003 Iowa
All STARS Afterschool Project Director Wins Trip to
Baseball All Star Game
June 25, 2003 Afterschool Leader Lauds Congressman Regula for
Rejecting Federal Afterschool Budget Cut
June 25, 2003 Afterschool Leader Lauds Senator Specter for
Rejecting Federal Afterschool Budget Cut
June 11, 2003 Free Spanish-Language Guide Provides Information on Locating,
Supporting & Starting Afterschool Programs
May 14, 2003 Fully
Fund Afterschool Programs, Parents, Students, Educators,
Concerned Americans Tell Congress
May 14, 2003 Afterschool Alliance
Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Greater Las
Vegas Inner-City Games Co-Chair Elaine Wynn In Congressional
Ceremony
May 14, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Anchorage
School Board Member Mary Marks in Congressional Ceremony
May 14, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Betsy
Bradley in Congressional Ceremony
May 14, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Chief
William Fenniman, Jr. in Congressional Ceremony
May 14, 2003
Afterschool Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion
Award to Danville/Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
in Congressional Ceremony
May 14, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Stark
Community Foundation in Congressional Ceremony
May 14, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Presents Afterschool Champion Award to Abbott
Laboratories in Congressional Ceremony
May 12, 2003 Parents, Students, Educators & Afterschool Supporters
To Urge Congress to More Adequately Fund Afterschool Programs
At "Breakfast of Champions"
May 2003 Afterschool
Alliance's Samelson Honors JCPenney Afterschool Fund
Chair JCPenney Afterschool Fund Gala Dinner
Raises $2 Million; Samelson Honors Afterschool Fund
Chair Gary Davis
April 21, 2003 JCPenney Afterschool Fund Contributes $1.3 Million to Afterschool Alliance JCPenney Afterschool Fund Helps Alliance Expand Efforts
April 11, 2003 Afterschool
Alliance Lauds 'Yes I Can!' Winner From Highland,
New York Award-Winner Michael Mitchel, Tillson
School Student, Recognized for Achievements during
Afterschool Program
April 6, 2003 Open Society Institute Contributes $1.25 Million to Afterschool Alliance to Help Counter Cuts in Afterschool Programs
March 13, 2003 New
Data: Federal Funding Shortfall Leaves 75 Percent
of Afterschool Needs Unmet President's Proposed
Afterschool Budget Cut Would Worsen Matters by Denying
Afterschool to 561,000 More Children
March 1, 2003 Free Guide Provides Information on Locating, Supporting & Starting Afterschool Programs
February 14, 2003 Bush Administration Ignored Benefits to African Americans and Hispanics Documented in New Study of Afterschool Programs,
Afterschool Alliance Charges
February 6, 2003 Statement of Christopher Cross,
education expert, on the Mathematica 21st Century Evaluation.
February 4, 2003 Federal Afterschool Study Compromised By Negative Bias, Methodological Flaws & Small Sample, Afterschool Leader Says
February 3, 2003 Statement
of Judy Y. Samelson, Executive Director of the Afterschool
Alliance In response to President Bush's Proposed
Budget for Fiscal Year 2004
January 28, 2003 New London Afterschool Volunteer Wins Trip to National Hockey League All-Star Game 21-Year-Old AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Afterschool Program
December 16, 2002 Afterschool
Alliance Announces New Staff Jen Rinehart
to be Associate Director; Della Cronin to Serve as
Program Director
November 15, 2002 Speech
delivered by Judy Y. Samelson, Afterschool Alliance
Executive Director, to attendees of the National Community
Education Association Conference, Friday, November
15, 2002
November 5, 2002 Afterschool Leader Lauds Passage
Of California's Proposition 49
October 28, 2002 Afterschool Programs: Ignore Them and They'll Go Away: New Campaign Uses Humor to Warn that Afterschool Programs are in Peril
October 28, 2002 Afterschool Programs Save Taxpayers Money, New Study Concludes: California's Proposition 49 Would Save Taxpayers $3 for Every $1 Spent
October 25, 2002 Afterschool
Alliance Backgrounder: Formal Evaluations of Afterschool
Programs
October 10, 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miss America, Governors, Mayors, Legislators
Join Parents, Kids & Educators in Nationwide Rallies for Afterschool
Coast-to-Coast Rallies Highlight Widespread Public Support,
Unmet Need for Afterschool Programs
October 9, 2002 New
Poll: Voters See Afterschool Programs As Key to Keeping
Kids Safe, Helping Them Learn Voters Disagree
with Bush Plan for No Increase in Federal Afterschool
Funds
October 9, 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miss America, Governors and Mayors To Lead Rallies for Afterschool from Coast to Coast Thursday
October 7, 2002 Governors, Mayors, Federal and State Legislators
To Participate in Nationwide Rallies for Afterschool on Thursday
September 26, 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger Encourages Americans to
"Keep the Lights on for Afterschool" in New Public Service Announcement
September 19, 2002 Afterschool Programs Nationwide Gear Up
for Lights On Afterschool!
September 19, 2002 Afterschool Alliance Names 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from 19 States Local Leaders to Promote Afterschool during 2002-03 School Year
September 12, 2002 Schwarzenegger
Named Honorary Chair of Afterschool Alliance Former
Education Secretary Riley, Mott Foundation President
White Welcome Actor to Organization Working for Afterschool
for All Americans
September 9, 2002 Governors
Across the Country Support Lights On Afterschool!
Rallies on October 10
August 30, 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger to Lead Nationwide Rallies
For Afterschool on October 10
August 28, 2002 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Contributes
$1 Million to Afterschool Alliance: Funds Will Promote Public Education Campaign,
Quality Afterschool Programs for All Children
July 5, 2002 San Antonio Sixth Grader Wins Trip to Baseball All Star Game: Essay on Importance of Afterschool Programs Wins National Contest
May 15, 2002 Afterschool Alliance Launches Drive to Convince Congress
To Fully Fund Federal Afterschool Program
May 10, 2002 Parents, Students, Educators & Afterschool Supporters From 30 States to Honor More than a Dozen Senators and Representatives At "Breakfast of Champions" Wednesday
April 15, 2002 JCPenney Afterschool Contributes $1.2 Million to Afterschool Alliance
To Promote High Quality Afterschool Programs for All Children
February 26, 2002 Judy Y. Samelson Named Afterschool Alliance's
First Executive Director
February 21, 2002 STATEMENT OF JUDY Y. SAMELSON (Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance)In Support of the
After School Education
and Safety Program Act of 2002
December 20, 2001 STATEMENT OF JUDY Y. SAMELSON (Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance) On Passage of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
November 22, 2001 The JCPenney Afterschool Program Gives 'First Gift' to
Promote Afterschool Programs Around Nation
October 22, 2001 New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Expanding Afterschool Programs for Kids
October 11, 2001 Benefits of Afterschool Programs Celebrated at Over 3,500 Sites Across the Nation on October 11 as Part of Lights On Afterschool!
October 9, 2001 Arnold Schwarzenegger Named Lights On Afterschool! National Chair; Afterschool Rallies To Be Held Across U.S. Thursday
October 9, 2001 Voters
Overwhelmingly Support Expanding Afterschool Programs,
Finds Poll Released on Eve of National Rally for Afterschool; Arnold Schwarzenegger Named National Chair Of "Lights
On Afterschool!"
October 3, 2001 Lights On Afterschool! Events Nationwide Set for October 11, Include Tributes to Heroes of 9/11 and Community Service
September 6, 2001 Afterschool Alliance Names 25 'Afterschool Ambassadors' from Communities around the Country
June
15, 2001 New
Afterschool Programs Will Benefit Families Nationwide,
But Funding Still Not Nearly Sufficient to Meet Need
January 22, 2001 NEW
STATEWIDE POLL OF VOTERS FINDS OVERWHELMING BI-PARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
January 16, 2001 Afterschool
Hero of the Year Named: IMPACT Director from Phoenix
Wins National Honor From Afterschool Alliance & American
Isuzu Motors
December 20, 2000 Kansas Junior High School Group to Perform at White House: 'Music Mentors' from Lawrence Afterschool Program
Will Entertain December 28
December 15, 2000 HELPING KIDS FIND THE HERO WITHIN: Afterschool Programs Celebrated in New PSAs
October 6, 2000 Lights On Afterschool! Events Across the Country to Spotlight Critical Need for Afterschool Programs for All Children
Octubre 3, 2000 ISUZU ANUNCIA LA BUSQUEDA DEL HEROE NACIONAL DEL AÑO DE LOS PROGRAMAS EXTRAESCOLARES: ISUZU DONARA $ 1 MILLON EN CONJUNCION CON EL EVENTO DE VENTAS DE DISCO DURO PARA ASEGURAR QUE LAS ESCUELAS DE AMERICA ESTEN LISTAS PARA LA LLEGADA DEL SIGLO XXI.
October 3, 2000 ISUZU ANNOUNCES ITS SEARCH FOR THE NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL HERO OF THE YEAR: ISUZU WILL DONATE $1 MILLION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HARD DRIVE SALES EVENT TO ENSURE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ARE READY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
Octubre 2, 2000 ISUZU
ANUNCIA EL EVENTO DE VENTAS DE UNIDADES DE DISCO DURO
Y UNA SOCIEDAD ESTRATEGICA DE INCENTIVO CON GATEWAY
TM, INC.
Octubre 1, 2000 FREE SPANISH-LANGUAGE ACTION KIT OFFERS TIPS ON FINDING, ASSESSING AND CREATING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
September 28, 2000 AFTERSCHOOL ON CAPITOL HILL: KIDS FROM DC PROGRAMS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT ACTIVITIES
September 19, 2000 NEW POLL ON AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS TO BE TOPIC OF TWO CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS THIS WEEK
August 16, 2000 On October 12, 2000, in thousands of communities across the country, Lights On Afterschool! activities will illustrate where lights are on for kids after school, and pinpoint the dark places where we still need safe and stimulating activities for kids.
July 26, 2000 CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 CONNECTICUT ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 DELAWARE ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 FLORIDA ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 ILLINOIS ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 MARYLAND ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 MISSISSIPPI ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 STATE ADVOCATES MOBILIZE INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS
TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 NEW YORK ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 26, 2000 SOUTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES MOBILIZE EFFORTS TOWARD PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
FOR ALL STATE CHILDREN
July 18, 2000 NEW NATIONAL POLL OF VOTERS FINDS OVERWHELMING BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
July 1, 2000 FREE ACTION KIT OFFERS TIPS ON FINDING, ASSESSING AND CREATING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
March 22, 2000 Zany Brainy, Inc. Joins Entertainment Industry to Launch
Major Commitment to Afterschool Programs
February 21, 2000 NEWLY NAMED AFTERSCHOOL "AMBASSADORS" TO ATTEND SECRETARY RILEY'S STATE OF EDUCATION SPEECH
September 14, 1999 Afterschool Alliance Responds to the Public's Desire to
Marshal Resources to Promote the Importance of
Extended Learning Opportunities
September 1, 1999 NEW NATIONAL AFTERSCHOOL INITIATIVE UNVEILED: JCPenney CAN DO Afterschool Responds To
Need For Afterschool Programs
