Our mission is to engage public will to increase public and private investment in quality afterschool program initiatives at the national, state, and local levels. As the national voice of afterschool and the main organizing body of the afterschool movement, we provide supports to all members of the field, from national allies to state leaders to local programs, seeking to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.

Children & Youth , Education , Educational Services , Youth Development

Field development - building relationships and partnerships with national, state, and local organizations and individuals who are working in the afterschool field, and supporting their efforts to promote afterschool programming. Tracking and disseminating information on state and local level afterschool developments. Training afterschool supporters on communication, marketing and sustainability, and developing materials for the afterschool field in these areas. public awareness - educating the public, leaders, and media on the benefits of afterschool programs, and the demand and supply of programs nationwide. research - program development - conducting research, gathering information and developing fact sheets, and informational materials on the afterschool issues. Sharing information via briefings, testimony, and meetings with national leaders, lawmakers, and public agencies. Tracking policy developments related to afterschool programs.

Nationwide