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Virtual advocacy day earns results for afterschool

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Youth Afterschool Ambassador: "I encourage others to speak up and be heard"
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Afterschool advocates talk 21st CCLC, Higher Education Act, and child nutrition on Capitol Hill
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Congress hears 2,000 voices unite: Keep the Lights On Afterschool!
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Advocates from 42 states visit Capitol Hill & urge Congress to reject Trump administration proposal to end federal afterschool funding

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Join the Afterschool For All Challenge from home

Posted On: 06/10/2019

Led by youth, afterschool pulls out all the stops for Congress

Posted On: 04/20/2018

Support our kids on Capitol Hill!

Posted On: 04/19/2018

3 ways to advocate for afterschool

We’re just two days away from the Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take...

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Weekly Media Roundup: March 28, 2018

Immokalee Teens Earn Scholarship Money Through Mentor/Tutor Program (WJCT, Florida) The nonprofit Guadalupe Center is working to break the cycle of poverty in the Immokalee farmworker community by...

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Get ready for We Love Afterschool 2018!

Mark your calendars — February 14 is We Love Afterschool! Starting now, we’re celebrating the millions of reasons to love America’s afterschool...

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Weekly Media Roundup: December 6, 2017

New Club Allows Urbandale Students to Use Lessons in the Real World (WHO, Iowa) Urbandale High school senior Maya Sims wanted to make a difference in her community, so she created a new...

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Advocacy for all: New tools and resources for afterschool supporters

Earlier this month more than 200 advocates traveled to Washington for our 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge. Here at the Afterschool Alliance, the Challenge often...

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Facts and figures from the 16th annual Afterschool for All Challenge

Thank you to the thousands of friends of afterschool for the hard work this week in Washington and nationwide to send a clear message Congress that afterschool works! More...

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Memorable moments from the Afterschool for All Challenge

We’ve had a whirlwind two days in Washington, D.C., working with afterschool youth, parents, program providers, and concerned community members in anticipation of...

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Congratulations to Columbus State Community College's ESL Afterschool Communities!

Virtual advocacy day earns results for afterschool

On March 17 and 18, dedicated afterschool advocates from 48 states participated in our first all-virtual Afterschool for All Challenge. For many, their advocacy efforts took place amidst the first week of school (and often afterschool) closures in their states. Afterschool advocates were eager to...

BY: Jen Rinehart      03/31/20

Afterschool advocates talk 21st CCLC, Higher Education Act, and child nutrition on Capitol Hill

It has been one week since my favorite days of the year: hundreds of students, parents, providers and other advocates took to Capitol Hill for the Afterschool for All Challenge. The 18th Afterschool for All Challenge featured almost 200 individuals from 41 states in more than 175 meetings with...

BY: Erik Peterson      06/20/19

Congress hears 2,000 voices unite: Keep the Lights On Afterschool!

June 12 marked the 18th Afterschool for All Challenge, and we made our voices heard! Supporters from all across the nation told Congress not to eliminate the quality afterschool and summer learning programs that we rely on to keep children safe, inspire them to learn, and give working parents peace...

BY: Ursula Helminski      06/13/19

Join the Afterschool For All Challenge from home

We’re just two days away from the 2019 Afterschool for All Challenge! Brave kids from across the nation, including our inaugural class of Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, are heading to D.C. to take the case for afterschool direct to their members of Congress. While they’re on Capitol...

BY: Charlotte Steinecke      06/10/19