AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE
Description: We work to ensure that all children have access to quality afterschool programs.
Target demographics: All children and youth deserve quality, affordable afterschool programs.
Geographic areas served: National
Board Members and Affiliation: Terry Peterson, Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Resources
Herb Sturz, Trustee, Open Society Institute
Jaemie Ballesterson Altman, Independent Consultant to the food and restaurant industry
Mayor David Cicilline, Mayor, City of Providence
Dr. Lucy Friedman, President, The After-School Corporation
Glenda E. Hood, Former Secretary of State, State of Florida
Donna Klein, President/CEO, Corporate Voices for Working Families
Reinaldo Llano, Director, Corporate Community Relations
Lisa Lucheta, Principal, Torani Syrups and Flavors
Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Former Secretary of Juvenile Justice, State of Maryland
Gilbert Moreno, Senior Relationship Manager, JP Morgan Chase, NA
Mary Peavey, President, Peavey Electronics Corporation
Tyler Florence, TyFood Media, Inc
Vision: The Afterschool Alliance works to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.
Facts:
• More than 14 million school age children are on their own after school.
Among them are more than 40,000 kindergarteners.
• Only 6.5 million K-12 children participate in afterschool programs.
An additional 15 million would participate if a quality program were available in their community.
