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 Ask
your friends and colleagues to sign on to the
goal of afterschool for all. Send them to www.afterschoolnow.org
, or directly to the Project 2010 web form at
http://www.afterschool2010.org/join.cfm.
As this list of afterschool supporters in the
Project grows, our voice becomes stronger.
One
of the easiest things you can do to support afterschool
programs is to tell others about the issue, and
why your community needs these programs. Public
support and concern can turn afterschool into
a priority for community leaders and policymakers.
When the whole nation demands safe, stimulating
places for kids after school, we can have Afterschool
for All.
Nearly everyone has a stake in afterschool programs:
- Teachers and other parents will want to know that afterschool programs keep kids safe, improve academic achievement, increase school attendance and support young people's positive and healthy development.
- Law enforcement and your neighborhood watch will want to know that afterschool reduces juvenile crime.
- Your co-workers and employer will want to know that afterschool programs can alleviate child care and safety worries of working parents.
Other places to raise the issue of afterschool:
- neighborhood gatherings
- community centers
- parent/teacher organization meetings
- local park
- house of faith
- clubs and civic groups
- business organizations
- neighborhood and resident associations
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