Afterschool programs in Texas keep kids safe, inspire learning, and give working parents peace of mind. Kids discover who they are and what they love to do, make smart choices, and avoid risky behaviors.
In 2019, 1,080,255 children (20%) would have been enrolled in a summer program if one were available to them.
Kids in afterschool enjoy a wide range of benefits, and parents and families benefit too:
Keeping kids safe and out of trouble
Giving working parents peace of mind
Engaging kids in STEM learning
Helping kids
build
life skills
Providing kids physical activity
of parents support public funding for afterschool
of kids enrolled in Texas afterschool attend a 21st CCLC program
in federal funds supports 21st CCLC programs statewide
kids served in Texas
to Texas
The statewide afterschool network is working to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.
Jenna Courtney
Texas Partnership for Out of School Time
8509 FM 969 Bldg 509
Austin, TX 78724
512-800-1152
jenna@txpost.org
http://www.txpost.org/
AMBASSADORS work to ensure that all kids have access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs.
Ambassador Emeritus
Johanna L. Friedel, M.Ed.
Afterschool Center of Education at Greenville ISD
9315 Jack Finney Blvd.
Greenville, TX 75402
512-585-8082
friedelj@greenvilleisd.com
Ambassador Emeritus
Jack Garcia
P.O. Box 1625
Olmito, TX 78575
(956) 893-9516
jlg5353@sbcglobal.net
Ambassador Emeritus
Barbara Dunnam
Camp Fire Central Texas
Box 303040
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 349-2111
bdeschner@camp-fire.org
Ambassador Emeritus
Shannon Bishop
Children's Museum of Houston
1500 Binz Street
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 522-1138
bishop_shannon@yahoo.com
Ambassador Emeritus
Sue Matkin
Nonprofit Management at NS & RD Consulting
Grand Prairie, TX 214-564-4623
smatkin@sbcglobal.net
Ambassador Emeritus
Kate Woodward Young
Texas Director
11500 Jollyville Rd, #3024
Austin, TX 78759
(512) 347-9658
kate@texasdirector.org
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 Al Green (D-TX)
Rep Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Rep Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Rep Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
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.