Afterschool Alliance Press Room[Press Contacts: Gretchen Wright, Lisa Lederer, Matthew Freeman, or Johanna Diaz 202/371-1999]
July 28, 2010 Afterschool Leader Urges Lawmakers to Reconsider Diverting Afterschool Funds Statement of Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
July 16, 2010 Lead Guitarist and Founder of Hootie and the Blowfish, Mark Bryan, Joins Afterschool Alliance Leadership Circle Afterschool Alliance's "Leadership Circle" Includes High Profile Afterschool Supporters from Government, Philanthropy, Entertainment
July 15, 2010 Afterschool Leader Praises House Subcommittee For Increasing Afterschool Funding
June 29, 2010 Former Astronaut Joan Higginbotham Joins Afterschool Alliance Board of Directors
June 22, 2010 Anita Krishnamurthi Named Afterschool Alliance’s New ‘STEM’ Policy Director Emphasis on Strengthening Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Education in Afterschool Programs
May 25, 2010 Just 25 Percent of U.S. Children Attend Summer Learning Programs, According to "America After 3PM, Special Report on Summer" Survey of 30,000 Households Finds that the Parents of an Estimated 24 Million Children Say They Are Interested in Enrolling Their Children in Summer Learning Programs
May 25, 2010 Just 35 Percent of American-American Children Attend Summer Learning Programs, Finds "America After 3PM, Special Report on Summer" Survey of 30,000 Households Finds Support Strong among African-American Parents for Public Funding of Summer Learning Programs
May 25, 2010 Just 29 Percent of Hispanic Children Attend Summer Learning Programs, Finds "America After 3PM, Special Report on Summer" Survey of 30,000 Households Finds Support Strong among Hispanic Parents for Public Funding of Summer Learning Programs
May 19, 2010 Diverse Stars Come Out to Support Afterschool Programs Afterschool Alliance's Leadership Circle Includes High Profile Afterschool Supporters from Government, Philanthropy, Entertainment
May 10, 2010 CEO of YMCA of the Northwoods to Testify to Congress Chris Francis to Discuss Funding for Afterschool Programs with Obey Appropriations Panel
April 21, 2010 Afterschool Alliance Board Chair Terry K. Peterson Receives National Award for Dedication to Excellence in Service of Children, Schools and Communities
April 21, 2010 Afterschool Alliance Honors Ten Afterschool Champions From Across the Country State and Local Officials and Afterschool Providers Honored at Ninth Annual Afterschool for All Challenge in Washington, DC
April 21, 2010 Director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County Councilmember-at-Large Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 State Representative Edwin Pacheco Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 American Savings Foundation President and CEO Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 State Director for Pennsylvania Area Council of Boys & Girls Clubs Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 Farmington Hills Mayor Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 President and CEO of United Way of Wyandotte County Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 LA's BEST President & CEO Carla Sanger Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 21, 2010 Assistant Commissioner of New York State Office of Children and Family Services Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital
April 20, 2010 Educators, Parents, Children, Afterschool Advocates Rally for Afterschool on Capitol Lawn, Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Programs
April 20, 2010 Afterschool Alliance to Honor 2010 Afterschool Champions 2010 "Breakfast of Champions" to Feature William S. White Achievement Award Presentation
April 19, 2010 Educators, Parents, Children, Advocates to Rally for Afterschool
April 15, 2010 Afterschool Advocates to Visit Nation's Capital to Urge Support for Afterschool at Ninth Annual Afterschool for All Challenge "CSI: NY's" Hill Harper, Hootie and the Blowfish Guitarist and Founder Mark Bryan, Judge Glenda Hatchett to Join Parents, Students, Educators from Across Country to Show Support for Afterschool Programs for America's Kids
April 14, 2010 Bright House Networks to Sponsor Birmingham Youth At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 14, 2010 Bright House Networks to Sponsor Indianapolis Youth At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
March 23, 2010 Capstone National Partners’ Diane Rogers Joins Afterschool Alliance Board of Directors
February 22, 2010 Nation Needs More Afterschool Programs for Older Youth Briefing Will Explore How Afterschool Partnerships Support Student Success
February 1, 2010 Obama Budget Proposal for Afterschool Will Leave Millions of Youth At-Risk, Grant Warns
January 4 2010 Bright House Networks Launches New Cable Television Program about Afterschool Programs 30-Minute Show Focuses on Afterschool’s Impact in Communities Across the Nation
December 15 2009 $35 Million Increase in Federal Support for Afterschool Programs is ‘Very Good News for America’s Children and Families,’ Expert Says, But Nation Still Has Vast Unmet Need for Afterschool Programs
October 22 2009 Turning the Lights On for Afterschool across the Globe Nationwide Rally for Afterschool Draws One Million Parents, Educators, Students, Policy Makers and Others Today
October 21 2009 Afterschool Alliance Names 19 Afterschool Leaders to 2009-2010 Class of 'Afterschool Ambassadors' Afterschool Providers and Advocates from 15 States Will Work to Expand Afterschool
October 21 2009 From Coast to Coast and Around the Globe, Parents, Students, Educators, Community Leaders and Policy Makers to Rally to Keep the Lights On Afterschool There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community!
October 20 2009 The Lights are On for Afterschool At Military Bases Worldwide This Week
October 19 2009 Four Million Hispanic Children Need – But Don’t Have – Afterschool Programs, According to New ‘America After 3PM’ Study Survey of 30,000 Households, Sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, Finds One in Five Hispanic Children Lacks Adult Supervision After School Day Ends
October 19 2009 Innovative Afterschool Program Using Verizon Thinkfinity.org Resources Showcased At Kick-Off for Nationwide Rally for Afterschool in Washington, DC
October 19 2009 Four Million African-American Children Need – But Don’t Have – Afterschool Programs, According to New ‘America After 3PM’ Study Survey of 30,000 Households, Sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, Finds One in Four African-American Children Lacks Adult Supervision After School Day Ends
October 15 2009 America After 3PM State Level Data Released Survey of 30,000 Households, Sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, Shows Marked Increase in Demand for Afterschool and More Children Unsupervised in the Afternoons Now than in 2004
October 9 2009 Afterschool Means Art, Cooking, Science, Reading, Dodgeball and More – and So Does Lights On Afterschool Events to Celebrate Nationwide Rally for Afterschool Programs Highlight Range of Activities
October 6 2009 18 Million Children Need - But Don't Have - Afterschool Programs, According to New "America After 3PM" Study Survey of 30,000 Households, Sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund, Shows Marked Increase in Demand for Afterschool and More Children Unsupervised in the Afternoons Now than in 2004
Listen to the Afterschool Alliance's Jodi Grant and the JCPenney Afterschool Fund's Jodi Gibson talk about the new America After 3 PM findings.
October 5 2009 Supporters of 10th Annual Nationwide Rally for Afterschool Reflect Diverse Activities Programs Offer
October 1 2009 What Are America’s Children Doing After School? Afterschool Alliance, JCPenney Afterschool Fund to Release Results of National "America After 3 PM" Survey On Supply and Demand of Afterschool Programs
September 28 2009 Historic Landmarks in New York City, Los Angeles Will Light Up for Afterschool on October 22nd Empire State Building, L.A. City Hall’s Lindbergh Beacon To Be Lit for 10th Annual Lights On Afterschool
September 22 2009 New Poster Celebrates Ten Years of Lights On Afterschool Georgia Third, Fourth & Fifth Graders Designed Poster For Nationwide Rally for Afterschool Programs
September 17 2009 Ten Years of Lights On Afterschool! Rallies All Across Nation to Focus on New State Data Exploring How America’s Children Spend their Afternoons, From Study Supported by JCPenney Afterschool Fund
September 4 2009 Parma Student Wins National Student Art Contest Teen’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
September 2 2009 Local Winner of National Student Art Contest To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Saturday
September 2 2009 Farmington Student Wins National Student Art ContestTeen's Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
August 31 2009 Local Winner of National Student Art Contest To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Wednesday
July 10 2009 Afterschool Leader Calls House Subcommittee Vote To Increase Afterschool Funding a "Hopeful Sign"
July 1 2009 Hunger After the School Bell A Briefing on the Congressional Reauthorization Of the Afterschool and Summer Child Nutrition Programs
June 30 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Rural Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Struggling Students & Fewer Resources for Rural Programs to Use to Help
June 18 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Missouri's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 18 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Georgia's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 18 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Pennsylvania's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 17 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting New York’s Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 17 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Florida's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 17 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Maryland's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 17 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Kentucky's Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
June 9 2009 New Survey: Recession Hurting Afterschool Programs And the Children & Families They Serve More Hungry, Homeless Students & Fewer Resources for Programs to Use to Help
May 29 2009 Stacey Gillis Weber Joins Afterschool Alliance Board
May 7 2009 Afterschool Community Deeply Disappointed In President Obama’s Budget Proposal
April 28 2009 State Representative Tracy Maxwell Heard Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 Milledgeville Principal Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 New York Deputy Secretary of Education Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 Montgomery County Executive Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 Jefferson Community and Technical College Associate Professor Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation’s Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 THINK Together Afterschool Program Founder and CEO Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 28 2009 After School Matters Chair Maggie Daley Honored as Champion for Youth in Nation's Capital Presented with the "Afterschool for All" Champion award for her work with Chicago's youth
April 28 2009 State Senator Bill Hardiman Honored as an Afterschool Champion in Nation's Capital Parents, Educators, Students, Afterschool Leaders Urge Congress to Increase Afterschool Funding
April 27-28 2009 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Joins Parents, Students, Educators from Across Country When they Tell Congress: Nation’s Kids and Families Urgently Need More Afterschool Programs Afterschool Alliance Releases Roadmap for Expanding Afterschool At Eighth Annual ‘Afterschool for All Challenge’
April 27, 2009 New ‘Roadmap to Afterschool for All’ Charts Course to Expand Quality Afterschool Programs Study Finds Parents Pay 76% of Afterschool Costs, Federal Government Just 11%
April 24, 2009 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Parents, Students, Educators to Honor Afterschool Champions from across Country
April 22, 2009 Bright House Networks to Sponsor Bakersfield Youth At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 22, 2009 Bright House Networks to Sponsor Farmington Hills Youth At Afterschool Event in Washington, D.C. Next Week
April 22, 2009 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Join Parents, Students, Educators from Across Country When they Tell Congress: Nation’s Kids, Families Urgently Need More Afterschool Programs Afterschool Alliance to Release Roadmap for Expanding Afterschool At Eighth Annual ‘Afterschool for All Challenge’ Next Week
January 14, 2009 Afterschool Leader Praises Education Secretary Designate’s Support for Afterschool Programs
November 19, 2008 Three in Four Voters Want Federal, State and Local Lawmakers to Increase Funding for Afterschool Programs Poll Finds Afterschool Support Crosses All Demographic & Party Lines
November 5, 2008 San Francisco Student Wins Torani National Student Art Contest 10-Year-Old’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
November 3, 2008 Local Winner of National Student Art Contest To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Wednesday
October 16, 2008 America Rallies for Afterschool Programs Lights On Afterschool Events Draw One Million Parents, Educators, Students, Policy Makers and Others Today
October 15, 2008 After the School Bell Rings... Are the Lights On Afterschool for Florida's kids? Cable to Air Show on National Lights On Afterschool Day! Thursday, October 16th at 8 AM on Suns Sports Network (Statewide in FL)
October 14, 2008 From Coast to Coast and Overseas, Parents, Students, Educators, Community Leaders and Policy Makers Rally to Keep the Lights On Afterschool There's a Lights On Afterschool Event in Your Community
October 10, 2008 The Story of Afterschool! New Online Storybook Highlights the Many Ways Afterschool Programs Have Transformed Lives, Improved Communities
Listen to a message from Rhea Perlman, Carla of Cheers fame, and Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance Executive Director, about Lights On Afterschool 2008
October 9, 2008 A Salute to Afterschool Programs Military Bases Join National Rally for Afterschool
October 3, 2008 National Rally for Afterschool to Highlight Ways Programs Teach Science & Math, Improve Children’s Health, Expose Youth to Arts, Help Them Become More Engaged Citizens
October 2, 2008 Afterschool Leader Applauds Governor Schwarzenegger For Safeguarding Afterschool Funding Statement of Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance
October 1, 2008 Newport News Student Wins National Student Art Contest 6-Year-Old’s Artwork is Displayed on Limited-Edition Beverage Labels; Torani to Donate Percentage of Proceeds to the Afterschool Alliance
September 30, 2008 Local Winner of National Student Art Contest To be Honored by Major Beverage Company on Wednesday
September 26, 2008 New Afterschool Ambassadors Announced
September 26, 2008 Seniors’ Groups, Physical Fitness Advocates, Fine Arts Institutions Join Nonprofits, Corporations and Policy Makers In Supporting National Rally for Afterschool
September 24, 2008 Remarks of Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant at the Launch of the Community Agenda for America’s Public Schools.
September 18, 2008 Up In the Sky: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane! No. It’s the Lights On Afterschool Light Bulb! Giant Lights On Afterschool Light Bulb to Travel U.S. In October
September 8, 2008 Cities Coast to Coast to Celebrate Lights On Afterschool This October
August 27, 2008 Empire State Building Will Light Up for Lights On Afterschool Yellow Lights Will Shine on New York City Landmark October 16 in Support of Afterschool Programs
August 20, 2008 Lights On Afterschool Goes Green! A Million Americans Expected to Join Ninth Annual Rally for Afterschool on Thursday, October 16
June 26, 2008 New Research on Afterschool in Maine: Inadequate Funding Prevents State from Meeting Demand for Afterschool, Summer Programs
June 24, 2008 Summer Program Blues Report on Summer Programs Describing Scope of Need, Funding Challenges to Be Released
June 23, 2008 Summer Learning Programs Can Help Low-Income Students Succeed in School New Issue Brief Provides Data, Case Studies Highlighting the Many Ways Summer Programs Inspire Learning, Keep Children Safe and Healthy
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 |
