It's the Afterschool For All Challenge! Join us 5/18 to 5/20

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It's the Afterschool For All Challenge! Join us 5/18 to 5/20

By Tierra Easter Posted: May 13, 2022

The Afterschool for All Challenge is back for 2022! Join us starting Wednesday, May 18, as we hold events to encourage Congress to make sustained investments in afterschool and summer programs.

We know that afterschool and summer programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and support their overall well-being. But for every child in an afterschool program, three more are waiting to join. Every family should have access to quality afterschool programming. Help us tell Congress why afterschool works!

Joining the Challenge is simple.

Call or email Congress on May 18 during your lunch break for our Afterschool for All Power Hour. All the tools you need are on our site. If you've never contacted Congress before, there's no need to worry--our action center makes it easy! We help you find your representative and provide sample messaging. After contacting Congress, amplify your action by posting on social media. Encourage others to reach out to Congress and share your message about the value of afterschool and summer programs! Add the Power Hour to your calendar: Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaskan | Hawai?ian
Light up Twitter with #AfterschoolWorks on May 19 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET for our Tweetstorm. Post positive messages about why #AfterschoolWorks. Thank your representatives for investing in afterschool and summer, while reminding them that the need is not yet met. Our site has plug-and-play language for posts and a tool to find the social handles for your members of Congress. Add the Tweetstorm to your calendar!

We’ve attached calendar appointments with links to our tools so you can add these Challenge events right to your schedule, and have all you need at your fingertips when the Power Hour and Tweetstorm begin. On behalf of the 25 million youth waiting to get into an afterschool program, we thank you!