AFTERSCHOOL IN

Arizona

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

Arizona parents strongly support afterschool:

84%

support public funding for afterschool

73%

say afterschool helps them keep their jobs

72%

say afterschool excites kids about learning

69%

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

The need for programs far exceeds the funding available.

Among Arizona's K-12 students:

178,554

are enrolled in afterschool

318,223

are waiting for an available program

214,043

are alone and unsupervised after school

Learn more about afterschool in Arizona

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

TODAY

FY 2019

26,854^*

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

$26,853,985

in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide

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.

Arizona 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.

Courtney Sullivan
Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence
3205 S. Rural Road
Tempe, AZ 85282
480-730-7126
csullivan@azafterschool.org
http://azafterschool.org/

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

Ambassador for 2016-17
Mike Cassidy
City of Surprise Youth Services
16000 N Civic Center Plaza
Surprise, AZ 85374
623-222-1033
Send email

Ambassador for 2016-17
Eva Harlow
Deer Valley Unified School District
20402 N. 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85027
623-445-5005
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Jeremy King
City of Tempe-Kid Zone Enrichment Program
3340 E. Rural Rd
Tempe, AZ 85282
(480) 350-5487
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Martha Petty
Flowing Wells ext. Programs, Inc
1444 W. Prince Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 887-2600
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 Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)

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.

Tell Congress to save Arizona's afterschool programs!

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The Afterschool Alliance is working to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Afterschool programs are critical to children and families today, yet the need for programs is far from being met. Learn more