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For more information about Afterschool Alliance, please contact: Afterschool Alliance |
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The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of after-school programs and advocating for safe, quality programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to after-school programs by 2010.
The Alliance grew from public awareness efforts undertaken by the Mott Foundation through an unprecedented, public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of Education to expand after-school programs through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program. The federal government provided grants to local communities for after-school programs, while the Mott Foundation funded training, evaluation and public awareness activities. The Foundation and the department's efforts caught the attention of several outside entities with a shared interest in achieving after-school for all. These groups came together in September 1999 to create the Afterschool Alliance.
Today, the Alliance works with a broad range of organizations and supporters, including policymakers and policymaker associations, advocacy groups, after-school coalitions and providers at every level, business and philanthropic leaders, technical assistance organizations and leaders representing a variety of interests, each with a stake in after-school.
