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Afterschool for All brings
together individuals and organizations across
the nation who support the vision that all children
and youth deserve access to quality, affordable
afterschool programs. Afterschool for All was created to harness the diverse voices
that support afterschool to deliver a united and
powerful message about the importance of afterschool
programs in the lives of children, families and
communities. The mission of Afterschool for All is to
ensure that all children and youth have access
to quality, safe and enriching afterschool programs.
Afterschool for All
evolved out of several 2003 convenings and
discussions among afterschool supporters,
including Exploring Afterschool in 2010:
Creativity, Improvisation, Innovation, held
in February at the Getty Center in Los Angeles;
the US Department of Education's After School
Summit held in Washington, DC in June; and
Advancing Afterschool 2010: Creating a Roadmap
for the Future, held in July at the Cantigny
Conference Center in Illinois. At the Cantigny
meeting, participants expressed interest
in advancing a vision of afterschool for
all, and developed a set of principles about
afterschool.
Afterschool for All Partners agree that
afterschool programs:
- Provide safe, challenging, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills.
- Work in collaboration with schools and community resources to offer children and youth an array of accessible and diverse services and opportunities.
- Promote positive relationships among children, youth, families and adults.
- Engage children, youth, families, schools and community partners in ongoing design, implementation and evaluation of activities.
- Invest in diverse, skilled and committed staff.
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