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Iowa Afterschool Alliance

Address
515-243-2000
  
Contact
Ms. Britney Samuelson
  
County
Activities Statewide
Polk
  
Organization Type
Advocacy
Community Based
Educational/School
 

Description:

The Iowa Afterschool Alliance supports high quality programs that serve students outside of the traditional school day. They work to ensure that all Iowa children, youth, and families have access to quality out-of-school time opportunities in their community by:

  • Developing policies and partnerships that build capacity at the state and local levels for high-quality afterschool programming,
  • Connecting local providers with the resources and tools necessary to provide high-quality afterschool programming, and;
  • Communicating critical data on the need and impact of afterschool programming to the public, partners, and other vital stakeholders.

The Iowa Afterschool Alliance maintains a network of before school, after school, and summer programs across Iowa. Many of these afterschool opportunities alleviate hunger in the short-term by providing free meals and healthy snacks to participating children and reduce hunger over the long term by improving educational and career outcomes for the children they serve.

How to Help:

Afterschool programs often depend on the valuable contributions of members of the community. Afterschool program providers and allied organizations can support the mission of the Iowa Afterschool Alliance by joining as members or as funding partners. Individuals can support this work by becoming advocates for afterschool educational programming, volunteering at an afterschool program in their community, or becoming a mentor through the Iowa Mentoring Partnership.

Individuals and organizations are encouraged to email Ms. Samuelson to learn more about the work of the Iowa Afterschool Alliance and to become involved.

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