Welcome to the SC Afterschool Alliance website.  The mission of the Afterschool Alliance is to raise   awareness, help to increase sustainability and promote the importance of quality after school programs in  South Carolina.

 

Afterschool Alliance functions as an intermediary to review existing statewide funding, policies, and to link  after school providers large and small, to resources, technical assistance and training opportunities.

 

The eighth annual Afterschool for All Challenge was held April 27-28, 2009 in Washington , D.C.   After school supporters from across the state of South Carolina returned home last week after meeting with Members of Congress including Senator Jim DeMint, Representative and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Representative Joe Wilson, Representative J. Gresham Barrett and Representative John M. Spratt to ask for more funding for after school programs.  The visit was part of the eight annual Afterschool for All Challenge, sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance. 

 

 

 

 

Join Afterschool for All South Carolina: Project 2010 to show your support for the goal of quality, affordable after school and summer learning opportunities for all of South Carolina's youth and children. The South Carolina Afterschool Alliance has partnered with the Afterschool Alliance, a national public awareness and advocacy organization, to bring together all South Carolinians in support of expanded after school programming to serve all youth and families who need them. After school programs keep our children safe, inspire learning and help working families. By simply adding your name and city to the list of partners, you can help us demonstrate the widespread support that exists for after school in South Carolina. Simply click here to electronically sign on and be recognized as an Afterschool for All partner. Click here for a printable version of the Afterschool for All partnership form.

 

 

 

 State of Afterschool in South Carolina

This profile provides key data and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which includes a range of out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school, on weekends and during summer months. It is designed to serve as a resource for policymakers, administrators and providers.

 

Afterschool Advantage was authored by 16 national leaders from a variety of fields, who have special interest in the potential of afterschool and education for America's future. The book provides a multi-disciplinary view of afterschool- from the arts, technology, sciences, business, education, entrepreneurship, and more- to help foster creativity, innovation, and interpersonal skills to their fullest.