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we need to save afterschool and our non-profits

3/24/2020

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By Sam Piha

​We can't stop educating the public and policy makers on the value of afterschool.

SAVE OUR NON-PROFITS: Congress has ignored the non-profit sector as they consider the COVID-19 Stimulus Package. Read more.
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Source: Council of Non-profits
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR AFTERSCHOOL: Once again, the current Presidential administration is proposing a federal budget calling for the elimination of funds for afterschool and summer learning programs for 1.7 million young people. Policymakers in the House and Senate have the power to decide whether local afterschool and summer learning programs will receive the funds they need to remain open.
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Tell your members of Congress to protect the programs America's children and families rely on, and invite a policy maker to visit an afterschool program. Also, participate in the next Lights On Afterschool event.
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Source: www.afterschoolnetwork.org
Below are some resources to learn more:
  • Statewide Afterschool Networks 
  • The Afterschool Alliance
  • Save Afterschool
Below are some resources for California programs:
  • California Afterschool Network Policy Newsletter
  • California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance ​
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    Sam Piha is the founder and principal of Temescal Associates, a consulting group dedicated to building the capacity of leaders and organizations in education and youth development.

    Sam began his career in 1974 as an afterschool worker, an experience that led to 10 years of classroom teaching, and later work as a child and family counselor and school social worker. 

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