Afterschool Alliance Press Room[Press Contacts: Gretchen Wright, Lisa Lederer, Matthew Freeman, or Johanna Diaz 202/371-1999]
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 |