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Federal Legislators To find out who represents you in congress, visit the Afterschool Alliance site and enter your ZIP code in the "Contact Congress" box at left. Or, visit Project Vote Smart for a complete list of your community’s elected officials.
Legislative Update by the Afterschool Alliance On February 6, 2006, President Bush announced his proposed federal budget for FY 2007, leaving funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program at FY 2006 levels. While No Child Left Behind authorizes $2.5 billion for 21st CCLC in FY 2007, the President proposed just $981.166 million. That is approximately $20 million less than the funding height of $1 billion for 21st CCLC in FY 2002. In addition, the Child Care Development Block Grant, another federal funding stream for afterschool programs, was also funded at the same levels appropriated in FY 2006, $2.1 billion. The No Child Left Behind Act established a multi-year roadmap for slow but steady growth in afterschool funding, reflecting a national consensus that afterschool programs should be expanded. If Congress agrees to the President's proposal for next year, none of the increases authorized in No Child Left Behind will be realized, reflecting the loss of opportunities after school for thousands of children around the country. While not the final budget, the President's budget proposal acts like a roadmap; congressional appropriators use the funding levels in this budget to develop a budget that will eventually go to the President's desk for his signature. Contact your Members of Congress and tell them how important these critical afterschool federal funds are to you and your community. For more information on what the difference between the 21st CCLC authorized level of funding ($2.5 billion) and the requested level ($981 million) means for afterschool programs in your state, click here.
Federal Organizations U.S. Department of Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers is a site that provides key information on the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, a major federal funding source for afterschool programs. Afterschool Alliance, Policy News is a regularly updated section of the Afterschool Alliance’s federal policy advocacy work.
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