AFTERSCHOOL IN

Alabama

Afterschool programs in Alabama keep kids safe, boost student success, and help parents keep their jobs. Kids achieve more, productivity goes up, and risky behaviors go down.

Alabama parents strongly support afterschool:

83%

support public funding for afterschool

80%

say afterschool helps them keep their jobs

57%

say afterschool excites kids about learning

62%

say afterschool reduces the likelihood that kids will engage in risky behavior

The need for programs far exceeds the funding available.

Among Alabama's K-12 students:

104,968

are enrolled in afterschool

274,742

are waiting for an available program

148,052

are alone and unsupervised after school

Learn more about afterschool in Alabama

21st Century Community Learning Centers are the only federally funded before-school, afterschool, and summer learning programs.

TODAY

FY 2018

18,613^*

of kids enrolled in Alabama afterschool attend a 21st CCLC program

$18,613,160

in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide

PROPOSED BUDGET

FY 2019

0

kids served in Alabama

$0

to Alabama

Learn more about 21st Century Community Learning Centers

* This figure is an Afterschool Alliance calculation based on the state-allocated 21st CCLC funding and a program cost of $1,000 per child. The program cost per child is an Afterschool Alliance estimation based on the Department of Education's per-student expenditures for: (1) all students attending 21st CCLC programs and (2) students who regularly attend 21st CCLC programs.

Alabama Contacts

NETWORK

AMBASSADORS

CAUCUS

VISTA

The statewide afterschool network is working to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.

Paul Morin
Alabama Afterschool CommunityNetwork
108 Ramsay Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
(404) 694-0436
tpi.auburn@gmail.com
http://www.alabamaacn.org/

AMBASSADORS work to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.

Ambassador Emeritus
Cherry Penn
Baldwin County School System
2600 A North Hand Avenue
Bay Minette, AL 36507
(251) 972-8518
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Erika Eatmon
Birmingham Regional Empowerment and Deve
P.O. Box 310665
Birmingham, AL 35231
(205) 796-0550
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Michael Wilson
Glen Iris Elementary/B.R.E.A.D.
1115 11th St South
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 231-7442
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Kathi Wales
Jefferson State Community College
2601 Carson Rd
Birmingham, AL 35215-3098
205-856-6047
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Bettye Anne Older
Straughn Elementary 21st CCLC
29324 Straughn School Rd
Andalusia, AL 36421
(334) 427-1311
Send email

Since 2005, members of the Afterschool Caucus in both the Senate and the House of Representatives have been building support and resources for quality afterschool programs.

Caucus members in your state:

Rep Terri Sewell (D-AL)

For the past 7 years, the Afterschool Alliance has been a proud sponsor organization for national AmeriCorps VISTA projects, supporting State Afterschool Networks and STEM Ecosystems to increase the access to and quality of enrichment opportunities for youth.

Currently there are no Afterschool VISTA locations in your state.

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