Afterschool Facts

Use these fact sheets and research resources as handouts for guests, to fill media kits, or as talking points during your event.

LOA Fact Sheet

This fact sheet includes a quick history of Lights On Afterschool and emphasizes the scope of this powerful nationwide celebration to show your guests that they're part of a movement.

Afterschool Research Essentials

This curated collection of resources, selected by our research team, provides key facts and research highlighting the need for afterschool programs.

Afterschool Outcomes Fact Sheet

This fact sheet details how afterschool programs improve school attendance, boost grades and test scores, help working families, and keep kids safe and healthy.

Additional Resources

America After 3PM resources

America After 3PM spans a decade of data chronicling how children spend the hours between 3 and 6 p.m. It highlights the trends of afterschool program participation, documents the benefits associated with participation in afterschool programs, and measures public support for afterschool programs. Download the newest edition of America After 3PM, learn about special topics on afterschool, or share eye-catching infographics.

About 21st Century Community Learning Centers

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to before-school, afterschool, and summer learning programs. This resource covers everything from the state of 21st CCLC funding to the demographics of students served by 21st CCLC to the positive outcomes for 21st CCLC participants.