In America today, 14.3 million children are alone and unsupervised in the hours after school. Afterschool for All: Project 2010 brings together individuals and organizations from across the nation who support the vision that all children and youth deserve access to quality, affordable afterschool programs by the year 2010.
Lights On! Afterschool is October 18, 2007
Have you started planning? Sign up today at Afterschool Alliance so you receive all our planning tips and links to new tools, plus posters to advertise your event and check back here for a listing of Idaho’s Lights On! activities.
T-Mobile’s Huddle Up Program Chooses an Idaho School
T-Mobile recently launched T-Mobile Huddle Up, a new national community outreach program that focuses on addressing the critical need for high-quality afterschool programs by providing a safe, fun place for kids to go after school. Through T-Mobile Huddle Up, they invest resources including employee time and energy in the communities where they do business.
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Did you know?
Afterschool programs are successful in improving youths' feelings of self-confidence and self-esteem, school bonding (positive feelings and attitudes toward school), positive social behaviors, school grades and achievement test scores. They also reduced problem behaviors (e.g., aggression, noncompliance and conduct problems) and drug use. In summary, afterschool programs produced multiple benefits that pertain to youths' personal, social and academic life.