Afterschool Alliance

Field development - building relationships and partnerships with national, state, and local organizations and individuals who are working in the Afterschool and summer learning field, and supporting their efforts to promote Afterschool and summer learning programming. Tracking and disseminating information on state and local level Afterschool and summer learning developments. Training Afterschool and summer learning supporters on communication, marketing and sustainability, and developing materials for the Afterschool and summer learning fields in these areas.

Research - program development - conducting research, gathering information and developing fact sheets, and informational meterials on the aftershcool and summer learning issues. Sharing information via briefings, testimony, and meetings with national leaders, lawmakers, and public agencies. Tracking policy development related to Afterschool and summer learning programs.

Public awareness - educating the public, leaders, and media on the benefits of Afterschool and summer learning programs, and the demand and supply of programs nationwide.