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Mission
To engage public will to increase public and private investment in quality afterschool programs at the national, state, and local levels.
Vision: The Afterschool Alliance works to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Facts:
• More than 14 million school age children are on their own after school.
Among them are more than 40,000 kindergarteners.
• Only 6.5 million K-12 children participate in afterschool programs.
An additional 15 million would participate if a quality program were available in their community.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
National
Target demographics:
All children and youth deserve quality, affordable afterschool programs.
Obstacles:
Lack of resources - nothing shocking here!
What your donation will allow us to do:
Your support helps make sure that all children have access to quality, afforable afterschool programs.
Board Members and Affiliation:
Terry Peterson, Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Resources
Herb Sturz, Trustee, Open Society Institute
Jaemie Ballesterson Altman, Independent Consultant to the food and restaurant industry
Mayor David Cicilline, Mayor, City of Providence
Dr. Lucy Friedman, President, The After-School Corporation
Glenda E. Hood, Former Secretary of State, State of Florida
Donna Klein, President/CEO, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Reinaldo Llano, Director, Corporate Community Relations
Lisa Lucheta, Principal, Torani Syrups and Flavors
Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Former Secretary of Juvenile Justice, State of Maryland
Gilbert Moreno, Senior Relationship Manager, JP Morgan Chase, NA
Mary Peavey, President, Peavey Electronics Corporation
Tyler Florence, TyFood Media, Inc
Past and Current Funders:
C.S. Mott Foundation
The Atlantic Philanthropies
JCPenney Afterschool Fund
William T. Grant Foundation
The After-School Corporation (TASC)
MetLife Foundation
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
T-Mobile USA
Torani Syrups and Flavors
Bright House Networks
The Robert Bowne Foundation
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Open Society Institute (OSI)
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Bank of America
NAMM
National League of Cities (NLC)
Tiger Woods Foundation
Jorden Burt LLP
Key Staff
Jodi Grant, Executive Director
Erika Argersinger, Policy Director
Rivka Burstein-Stern, Field Outreach Coordinator
Alice J. Gallin-Dwyer, Vice President, Partnerships
Shaun Gray, Program Associate
Lorena Lopez, Director of Finance and Administration
Jen Rinehart, Vice President, Research & Policy
Barbara Seymour, Development Associate
Megan Iversen, Research and Policy Associate
Ursula Helminski, Vice President, External Affairs
Marie Coichy, Manager, Afterschool for All
Susan Rohwer, Communications Assistant