AFTERSCHOOL IN

New Hampshire

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

New Hampshire parents strongly support afterschool:

87%

support public funding for afterschool

84%

say afterschool helps them keep their jobs

62%

say afterschool excites kids about learning

72%

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

The need for programs far exceeds the funding available.

Among New Hampshire's K-12 students:

35,302

are enrolled in afterschool

60,756

are waiting for an available program

46,037

are alone and unsupervised after school

Learn more about afterschool in New Hampshire

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

TODAY

FY 2017

5,839^*

of kids enrolled in New Hampshire afterschool attend a 21st CCLC program

$5,839,198

in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide

PROPOSED BUDGET

FY 2018

0

kids served in New Hampshire

$0

to New Hampshire

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.

New Hampshire Contacts

NETWORK

AMBASSADORS

CAUCUS

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

New Hampshire Afterschool Network
29 Commerce Drive
Bedford, NH 03110
603-496-0994
nhan@seresc.net
http://nhafterschool.org/

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

Ambassador Emeritus
Christine Gingerella
Laconia School District Project EXTRA!
39 Harvard Street
Laconia, NH 3246
(603) 524-5710 x314
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Forrest Carter Jr.
Seabrook Adventure Zone
P.O Box 873
Seabrook, NH 3874
(603) 474-3332 x3
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:

Sen Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Tell Congress to save New Hampshire's afterschool programs!

Sign the petition to support afterschool!

Donate $10 to help 4 kids have afterschool