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Act 4 After School Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help you reach
out to members of your community, including teachers, parents,
principals and business leaders, to gain their support and
persuade them to take action to bring state funding to their
school or district. These tools include background material,
facts, stories and sample materials to help you make your
case for after-school programs. (For a PDF of the complete
toolkit, click
here.)
- Creating Buzz: How to Use This
Toolkit
Tips on using the resources below.
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- Ten Reasons ...
Brief summaries of why high school students need after-school
and why community-based organizations should apply for
state funding.
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- What Californians Are Saying
About After-School Programs
From the governor down to the program participants, Californians
know that after-school programs are essential.
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- After-School in California
This section provides some information on the supply and
demand for after-school programs throughout the state,
especially among working families. (For a list of unfunded
high-need schools near you, go to the California Afterschool
Network’s Locating
Afterschool in California.)
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- Why _________ Should Care About
After-School Programs
These issue briefs from the Afterschool Alliance will
help you find ways to persuade various constituencies
to take action on behalf of after-school, including parents,
school administrators and business leaders.
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- Language Samples
These sample drafts of an op-ed and meeting request letter
will help you help other advocates form partnerships to
provide after-school programs in your community. Modify
them to suit your needs.
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“…After-school programs keep kids safe in the afternoon hours, a time of day when they are far more likely to be either the victims or perpetrators of crime. That's among the reasons an overwhelming majority of California voters supported Proposition 49's requirement that a small portion of the state budget be directed toward after-school.”
John Poch, After-School All-Stars — Greater San Jose
Letter to the editor, San Jose Mercury News
March 3, 2006
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