Afterschool for All
Making the Case to Policy Makers, Your
Community, and the Public
Afterschool Alliance
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What We’ll Cover
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Making the Case:
Public Wants & Needs Afterschool
 Afterschool Outcomes
 Benefits to Bottom Line
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Policy Matters: Funding & Resources for
Afterschool
National
 State and Local
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What You Can Do: Events, Media & More
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New America After 3pm Data
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15.1 million of the country’s K-12 youth take care
of themselves after school
3 to 6 p.m. are the most dangerous hours for kids.
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Juvenile crime soars
Peak hours for drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and sex
Lack of physical activity/obesity
Parents of 18 million children, or 38%, would sign
up for an afterschool program – if one were
available
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Demand for Afterschool
Programs
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83% of voters agree – children need a place to
go afterschool that is organized, safe, and
educational
76% - newly elected officials in Congress
should increase funding for afterschool
69% of voters - support tax increase
94% Democrats, 83% Independents, 71%
Republicans – there’s a need for an organized,
safe place for children and teens afterschool
Source: Afterschool Alliance Poll conducted by Lake,
Snell, Perry & Associates, Inc., November 2006 and 2008
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Benefits of Quality
Afterschool Programs
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Improved Test Scores and Grades
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21st CCLC participants nationwide—43% improved reading
scores, 42% improved math scores
In California, higher academic achievement, test scores
In Ohio, higher scores in every subject tested
Oct 2007 study – big gains in test scores, work habits
Improved School Attendance, Engagement in
Learning
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More likely to come to school, stay in school and graduate
In NY, higher daily attendance and credit accumulation
In Chicago, higher class attendance, lower course failure,
higher graduation rates
Los Angeles program reduced drop out rate by 20%
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Benefits of Quality
Afterschool Programs
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Improved Social and Emotional Behavior
Lower truancy, drug use, violence
teen pregnancy
 Greater self-confidence
 Develop leadership, critical thinking,
team-building skills
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Improved Health and Wellness
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Structured physical activities, healthy
snacks help prevent weight gain tied to
inactivity after school and during summer
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Benefits to Bottom Line
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Rose Institute
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Catalyst Study (December 2006)
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Every dollar invested in afterschool programs saves
taxpayers at least $3
New Catalyst Study - $50-$300 billion/year due to lost
productivity
PCAST – Parental Concern about Afterschool Time
Low-income and minority parents are much more likely
than higher-income, white parents to have trouble
finding high-quality, convenient and affordable
programs.
Corporate Voices for Working Families
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“After School For All: A Call To Action From The
Business Community”
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Who’s Doing What
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Federal Afterschool Policy
Federal Funding Picture
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FY
21st Century Community
2002
2003
Learning Centers $35 million
2004
increase for FY10
2005
ESEA (NCLB) authorized
2006
$2.5 billion
2007
2008
Other sources of afterschool
2009
money: CCDBG, OJJDP, SES,
2010
Department of Agriculture
2011
New Initiatives: Rural
Afterschool and Afterschool for
Older Youth
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Amount
Appropriated
$1 billion
Amount
Called for
in NCLB
$1.25 billion
$993.5M
$1.5 billion
$991M
$1.75 billion
$991M
$2 billion
$981M
$2.25 billion
$981M
$2.5 billion
$1.1 B
$2.5 billion
$1.13 B
$2.5 billion
$1.166 B
$2.5 billion
$1.153 B
$2.5 billion
Reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act
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The President’s Budget and ESEA proposal would divert 21st Century
Community Learning Centers program funding away from afterschool
programming toward adding time to the school day, without a clear role
for community partners nor parameters on how the time is used.
21st CCLC funding already can be used to support afterschool
components of full service community schools, however proposed
changes would hinder the movement towards developing a new, large
source of federal community schools funding.
Proposal turns 21st CCLC program into a competitive grant program,
rather than one working by formula. Some states would be left out.
“We need a dedicated funding stream for 21st Century Community
Learning Centers, and we have a strong preference that the funding for
full-service community schools be a distinct funding stream. The
leverage for full-service service community schools will be more
significant if it is grown as a distinct funding stream.”
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State and Local funding
Statewide Afterschool Networks
 Creative and Diverse Ways to Fund
Afterschool
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CA – $550 million to K-8 programs – ASES
 GA – $14 million to school- and communitybased afterschool programs through TANF,
renewed for FY09, plus $20.3 million in onetime funds
 TN – $12.5 million unclaimed lottery funds
(LEAP)
 Local community foundations
 Mayoral/Citywide Initiatives
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Roadmap to Afterschool for All
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On average parents pay 76% of the cost of afterschool
through tuition and fees
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54% in low income communities
Currently the federal government contributes only 11% of
the cost of afterschool
State contribute 3.1% of cost
The Roadmap calls for a total federal investment of just
under $18 billion ($17,935,775,000) – would reduce the
burden on low-income families while providing 5.6
million low-income youth with access to
afterschool programs
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What You Can Do
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Afterschool as a Platform
for…Everything!
Health Care
 Workforce prep
 Nutrition/Physical Health
 Service learning/Community
Engagement
 Academic Skills
 Family Involvement in Schools
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October 21, 2010
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Lights On Afterschool!
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Annual nationwide event
Brings attention to the need for afterschool
programs and resources
 8,000+ events and 1 million Americans
nationwide
 National Chair Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger; Kevin Sorbo and Rhea
Perlman as spokespeople
 Thousands of newspaper & TV stories
 Build relationships w/ business community,
neighborhood leaders, elected officials
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Group Activity
Using a Lights On Afterschool event as
your framework, brainstorm community
outreach techniques and strategies for
effective messaging.
Presenter will pass out detailed
instructions.
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Arrange a Site Visit
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Ask your Members of Congress, local policy makers and
media to visit your afterschool program: Help your elected
officials and your community establish a personal connection to
afterschool by inviting them to visit a program and see firsthand
how it is helping kids and families
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Find the home district address and phone number for
your elected officials.
Identify a few dates during the next Congressional
recess when you could host a tour of your program.
Call the district office.
Before the visit: Identify youth, parents, program staff,
school officials and community partners who would be
convincing spokespeople for your program.
What to do the day of the visit.
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Ten Steps to Media Coverage
Create a Media List.
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Invite the Public.
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Identify your 2-3 key messages.
Structure events with media in mind.
Appeal to the press, build relationships.
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Issue news releases.
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Develop press kits.
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Manage media at your events.
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Event management.
10. Reap the benefits of your work!
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Contact Congress
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Call, write or email
Meet district staff
Afterschool for All Challenge
 Joint
conference with NAA this year, April
19-21, Washington, DC
 Honoring leaders in Congress and in the
States
 Let Members of Congress hear from
you and your youth about afterschool
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Messages for Congress
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These are tough economic times and now is not the time to cause additional
pain to working families.
15 million children are unsupervised after school every day – we need to
work together to increase opportunities afterschool – and to insure that the
exciting partnerships that bring extended learning opportunities to our
children continue to build in scope and quality.
The afterschool community embraces reform –merely adding more time is
not the answer –in communities that choose a longer school day it is
imperative to focus on content and delivery.
We believe that if community partners work with schools to shape a longer
school day/year and are true partners in the delivery (and receipt of funding)
then these programs have a higher likelihood of success.
Innovative school reform that embraces these partnerships should have its
own funding stream.
There is very little data on a longer school day so we should proceed with
caution and move slowly.
Other states, show promising models of extending the school day. In Rhode
Island and New York community partners have been working with the
school districts to develop and implement plans.
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Afterschool for All
 Show
your support for afterschool
programs and what they do for our children,
families and communities
 Register your support & be recognized by
Afterschool for All campaign
 Thousands
of leaders, organizations and
businesses already on board
 Sign up at
http://www.afterschool2010.org/a4aJoin.cfm
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Nominate a Program to win
MetLife Award and $5000
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MetLife Foundation and Afterschool Alliance
Awards of $5000 and featured in issue brief
Middle School Programs in 4 areas
Overall high quality MS programs
 STEM
 Health & Wellness
 Prep for College & Careers
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Stay in touch!
Rivka Burstein-Stern
Field Outreach Coordinator
Afterschool Alliance
(202) 347-2030
rburstein@afterschoolalliance.org
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