New York State administers the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, the largest federal funding stream for after-school programs. TASC successfully advocated for the launch and recent expansion of the state's Advantage After School program, and two other statewide after-school initiatives.
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AT A GLANCE About three-fourths of all kids who attend New York State programs live in families that struggle financially. Kids get a third square meal each day from programs that serve supper, while they also learn about healthy eating and the benefits of being active. |
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About a million kids in New York State still lack access to daily, comprehensive after-school programs. Recently the Afterschool Alliance discovered through a survey of program directors that six in ten programs had lost funding due to the recession, with one in ten reporting a significant loss that will cause cutbacks to programs or cause one or more sites to close. While after-school addresses kids’ developmental needs and their parents' need for child cares, other urgent needs go unaddressed in neighborhoods with too few programs.
Many programs have long lists of kids waiting to enroll, as well as local college students, teaching artists and parents eager to find work in their communities.
As the preeminent statewide after-school advocacy organization, TASC leads the efforts of numerous coalitions to strengthen and grow statewide funding for after-school and youth development. Over the past five years, TASC has secured an increase of $38 million for the field. This year TASC and NYSAN led the way to establish a governor's working group on expanded and summer learning. This entity will help bring together various state agencies to move toward a unified system of after-school for the state.
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