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Financing After School Programs

  • Afterschool Alliance Impossible Choices
    Demand for afterschool programs remains unmet due to federal funding restrictions. The Afterschool Alliance's Impossible Choices report found that 26 states could not fund any new afterschool programs in 2005 with their federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers money, because of the failure to realize the increases authorized by No Child Left Behind.
    Download: Afterschool Alliance Impossible Choices [117k pdf file]
  • Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time: Opportunities for Afterschool Programs
    This strategy brief describes how six major funding streams included in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) can support extended learning opportunities. The brief provides important context for those seeking to access these funding streams, and includes a discussion of strategies, considerations and tips for accessing each source. The brief can be purchased or downloaded as a PDF here:
    http://www.ccsso.org/publications/details.cfm?
    PublicationID=272
  • Financing Afterschool Programs
    Despite the recent increase in after-school programs nationwide, many communities don't have the funds needed to finance and sustain quality programs. This website lists numerous resources to address financing and sustainability issues for after school programs. The Out-of-School Time clearinghouse brings The Finance Project's resources together with resources developed by other organizations focused on building better after-school programs.
    http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/funding.cfm

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