Join us on social media to highlight the role of afterschool and summer programs for children and families across California.

In light of the COVID-19 crisis and the Governor’s proposed cuts to afterschool funding, this fact sheet details the need for afterschool programs to support children and families and help California rebuild its economy.

Join us on social media to promote the importance of afterschool and summer programs for children and families across California.

This fact sheet provides an overview for policymakers about the benefits of afterschool programs and the threats to programs across the state. Afterschool programs are essential to reducing California’s educational disparities and are critical for working families. We need to preserve and expand afterschool and summer programs across California.

Parents with children in ASES programs were surveyed to learn what the program means to their family, with results demonstrating the critical importance of these programs.

In December 2017, we asked after school providers to tell us the impact of the recent funding increase, as well as what will happen without additional funding to accommodate further increases in the state minimum wage and other program costs.

With 370 responses from ASES providers, representing more than 200 school districts across California, here are the results.

Read all of our frequently asked questions.

The funding doesn’t add up: the minimum wage continues to rise, as does the cost of doing business, while ASES funding has remained relatively stagnant in comparison. This detailed three-page document breaks down the math and includes a sample program budget to demonstrate the deficit faced by individual programs.

This one-page fact sheet explains why providing quality afterschool programs is the state’s responsibility, and why the local control funding formula (LCFF) is not the answer.