Article: LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

Article: Afterschool Programs Save Taxpayers Money, New ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Newswire/ -- Every dollar invested in afterschool programs will save taxpayers approximately ... Rose Institute study concludes that afterschool programs are cost-effective. Using data ... 3.22 for every dollar spent on afterschool programs. The return to crime victims ranges ...

Article: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Expanding Afterschool ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... voters support expanding afterschool programs in their communities ... Seven in ten voters want afterschool programs to be available to all ... nationwide rally in support of afterschool programs. Lights On Afterschool ...

Article: 15 Million Youth Need Afterschool Programs, Demand ...
U.S. Newswire;  May 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... just 6.5 million children are in afterschool programs -- but the parents of another 15 ... percent of middle schoolers are in afterschool programs; another 34 percent of America ... the afternoons. "The absence of afterschool programs in many communities forces parents ...

Article: New Poll: Voters See Afterschool Programs As Key to ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... voters overwhelmingly support the afterschool programs that keep kids safe and healthy ... academic achievement. They see afterschool programs as key to keeping children safe ... to "not increase funding for afterschool programs beyond their current level." The ...

Article: JCPenney Customers "Round-Up" to Support Afterschool ...
Business Wire;  October 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... demonstrating that availability of afterschool programs is not keeping pace with rising ... with access to life-enriching afterschool programs in their communities. Sponsored ... the current supply and demand of afterschool programs, as well as the public's attitude ...

Article: Florida Named a Top 10 State for Afterschool ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... But Also Vast Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire ... Comparatively strong participation in afterschool programs by Florida youth, along with high ... Florida schoolchildren are enrolled in afterschool programs, up from 17 percent in 2004 ...

Article: Gore Releases New Information Confirming Importance of ...
U.S. Newswire;  September 14, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... information showing that Americans believe afterschool programs benefit working families by keeping ... Penney, showed that adults see afterschool programs as very important for keeping kids ... working families as the top benefit of afterschool programs. The Vice President also ...