In collaboration with the National Partnership for
Quality Afterschool Learning, NCCE provided training to 138 afterschool
practitioners from the states of Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The training
was held October 4 – 5, at the Black Canyon Conference Center in Phoenix,
Arizona. Plans are currently underway for a regional conference in
Las Vegas to be held in late February 2006. More information will
be posted to this website in mid November.
The annual Lights On! Afterschool Celebration takes place Thursday,
October 20, 2005. Thousands of communities around the nation will
come together to showcase their afterschool programs and to focus
attention on the need for all children to have a safe place to
go afterschool. Statistics report that nearly 15 million children
in the United States are left home alone between the hours
3-6 p.m. For the sixth year in a row, the Afterschool
Alliance is leading the charge to build public will for afterschool,
so that all children in this country will have access to quality
and affordable programs.
A special kickoff for the Lights On! Celebration is happening
in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday, October 12, 2005. Festivities
will occur throughout the day and will culminate with a pre-season
basketball game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Bobcats.
Last year’s game drew a crowd of 15, 000 and the Afterschool
for All message was shouted from the rafters with special presentations
made during a half-time, center-court ceremony.
For more information about Lights On! Afterschool and for stories
about events taking place in your local community, visit www.afterschoolalliance.org |
