AFTERSCHOOL IN

New Jersey

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

New Jersey parents strongly support afterschool:

82%

support public funding for afterschool

73%

say afterschool helps them keep their jobs

59%

say afterschool excites kids about learning

74%

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

The need for programs far exceeds the funding available.

Among New Jersey's K-12 students:

231,279

are enrolled in afterschool

422,067

are waiting for an available program

267,945

are alone and unsupervised after school

Learn more about afterschool in New Jersey

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

TODAY

FY 2017

26,737^*

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

$26,737,300

in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide

PROPOSED BUDGET

FY 2018

0

kids served in New Jersey

$0

to New Jersey

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 Jersey 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.

Lee McDermott-Schaefer
New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition
231 North Avenue West
Westfield, NJ 07090
http://www.njsacc.org

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

Ambassador for 2016-17
Sarah Cruz
Newark Public Schools
230 broadway
Newark, NJ 07052
(973) 412-1910
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Denise Sellers
Haddonfield Child Care
PO Box 107
Haddonfield, NJ 08033-0191
856-429-1603
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Keith Pressey
Orange Extended School Day Program
29 North Day Street
Orange, NJ 07050-3608
(973)266-4047
Send email

Ambassador Emeritus
Elnardo Webster
Roselle Borough Public Schools
710 Locust Street
Roselle, NJ 07203
(908) 298-2040
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 Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

Tell Congress to save New Jersey'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

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