How to Make Afterschool an Election Issue - Survey Questions for State and Local Candidates
Research shows that afterschool programs keep children safe, inspire them to learn and help working families. Do you favor state and local funding for afterschool programs?
Quality, affordable afterschool programs are available to only a small percentage of schoolchildren, parents, and communities that want them. If elected, will you work for a significant increase in state and local funding for afterschool programs, so that more children and families will have quality afterschool programs available to them?
Despite efforts to maximize investments in high schools, afterschool programs for high school students are in especially short supply. This is of particular concern because high school students are especially vulnerable to challenges such as gangs, crime, substance abuse, sexual activity, job readiness and more. Many need the kind of help preparing for college and the work world that afterschool programs can provide. If elected, will you support additional funding for afterschool programs to serve high school students?
Afterschool programs for high school students are in especially short supply, even though these students face particular challenges with gangs, crime, substance abuse, sexual activity, job readiness and more. Many need the kind of help preparing for college and the work world that afterschool programs can provide. If elected, will you support additional funding for afterschool programs to serve high school students?
Afterschool programs need support not just from governments, but from the business and philanthropic communities. If elected, will you work to engage leaders of these communities in efforts to increase support for afterschool programs?
Please describe the ways you would work to make afterschool programs available to all children who need them, if you are elected.
