Join the Celebration!
Join CAN and thousands of communities in celebrating and rallying
for afterschool programs as the Afterschool Alliance organizes
the 23rd annual Lights On Afterschool!
This nationwide event, taking place in October of 2022,
calls attention to the importance of afterschool programs and the
resources required to keep the lights on and the doors open,
especially as programs step up to help students, families, and
communities in the pandemic. We are proud to be
a Lights On Afterschool partner!
Too many children—24.6 million—are missing out on afterschool
opportunities. Participate in Lights On Afterschool and
help call attention to this important issue. Lights On
Afterschool is a project of the Afterschool Alliance, a
nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to
ensure that all children and youth have access to quality
afterschool programs.
Access a Planning
Timeline and start planning ahead!
Why Celebrate?
- Celebrate and call attention to your program and the work in
your community!
- Showcase programming and youth in action to community
leaders!
- Opportunity for Youth, Family, and Community engagement!
- Educate stakeholders and elected officials!
- Build awareness of OST and youth development in your
community!
- Highlight need for resources
- Celebrate and build and nurture