America After 3PM
The first-ever national household survey on how kids spend the after school hours finds that 15 million children are unsupervised afterschool. America After 3PM was commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance and sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and was released in October of 2009.
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Afterschool: Supporting Career and College Pathways for Middle School-Age Youth (2011)
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the third of four issue briefs in this series examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This brief focuses on the importance of high school and postsecondary school completion for career readiness, and highlights the opportunities afterschool programs can provide to expose students to higher education options and career paths.
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2008 Election Eve/ Election Day Poll on Voters' Attitudes on Afterschool (2008)
Afterschool Alliance poll finds three in four voters want federal, state and local lawmakers to increase funding for afterschool programs.
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New England After 3 PM (2006)
New England After 3 PM is a series of reports, supported by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and focused on the state of afterschool across the New England region. Collectively, the New England After 3PM reports present a picture of how youth in New England currently spend their time afterschool, how stakeholders throughout the region view afterschool, whats currently happening to help advance afterschool and what next steps remain to be taken to make afterschool for all a reality in New England. Released in May 2006, the first installment, New England After 3 PM, examined afterschool across the region with a special focus on Massachusetts.
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Afterschool: Key to Health and Wellness for Pre-teens and Teens (2010)
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the third of four issue briefs in this series examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This brief addresses the innumerable health issues facing middle school students, and shows how afterschool programs can provide a place for youth to be physically active and teach them to make healthy choices.
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America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns
America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns is a special report that takes a fresh look at data from America After 3PM, the most in-depth study ever to explore how Americas kids spend the after school hours. The new study examines how kids afterschool experiences differ from one community to another. The nearly 30,000 household data set from America After 3PM was divided into three community typesrural, urban and suburbanand analyzed for differences in afterschool participation, access, barriers, satisfaction and more.
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America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns (Oct 2010)
The Afterschool Alliance is proud to present this report as part of the second edition of America After 3PM, which spans five years of household survey data chronicling how children spend the hours between 3 and 6 p.m. This report compares findings for rural, suburban, and urban communities to each other and the nation as a whole.
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Summer: A Season When Learning is Essential (2010)
For some children, summer vacations include a variety of enriching activities. But other children find that when schools close for summer, healthy meals, medical care, and learning activities become out of reach. In fact, each summer an estimated 43 million children in the U.S. miss out on expanded learning opportunities. This brief discusses how summer programs can support children by reducing the summer learning gap, keeping kids healthy, and providing them a safe place during the work day.
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Afterschool: Providing Multiple Benefits to Middle School Students (2010)
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the first of four issue briefs in this series examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This brief discusses the specific needs of middle school youth, the ways afterschool programs can meet these needs, and the barriers to participation that exist among middle school youth.
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America After 3PM Press Room
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