Congressional recesses are just around the corner -- invite your policymakers for a site visit! Remind Congress of the importance of afterschool ahead of the coming budget process.
ADVOCACY RESOURCES
Afterschool Alliance* *Comprehensive resources to help you learn, act and share the message today!
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Our Vision: We see Indiana as a place where all K-12 youth have access to high quality learning experiences beyond the school day that prepare them for success in school, college, careers, and life.
ACTION: Host a Successful Site Visit
We expect afterschool funding to be back on the chopping block this year. Let's get ahead of the curve and make our message to Congress loud and clear: we can't afford cuts to afterschool programs!
Inviting a lawmaker to tour your afterschool program is one of the best ways to show him or her firsthand the impact of afterschool programming on students and families in their district and/or state.
Last year, dedicated advocates and afterschool champions on Capitol Hill saved afterschool programs across the country from shuttering due to lack of federal funding. The government is back open, but the appropriations process rages on - even as a new budget from the White House is primed to be released in early February.
Use the Afterschool Alliance website to familiarize yourself with all things afterschool in their short and to-the-point fact sheets that cover everything from figures on participation in afterschool to outcomes associated with afterschool.
