Arkansas Ranked 44th in Recent Assets and Opportunities Scorecard
  The Corporation for Enterprise Development released their Assets and Opportunities Scorecard recently, and the news is not great for Arkansas. On balance...


Get Tickets While They Last!
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More Kids Covered by Health Insurance but Challenges Linger
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AACF Hires New Communications Director
Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (AACF) is excited to announce it has hired a new communications director.  He is Gerard Matthews,...


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Out-of-School Opportunities

After-school and summer programs are essential to keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and support working families.

Publications

Afterschool is Key!

Enriching Arkansas Children's Lives Through High-Quality Out-Of-School Activities (pdf) (August 2009)

The Demand for After-School Programs in Arkansas (July 2009)

Half of 3,700 Arkansas children recently surveyed said they were unsupervised after school on a regular basis, according to a new report by students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.

The report on the demand for after-school programs in Arkansas public schools also found that a majority of the children surveyed would consider attending an after-school program if their school offered one.

After School Opportunities in Arkansas: A Solution Whose Time Has Come (June 2006)

Resources

Arkansas-specific resources and information are available at the Arkansas Out-of-School Network site www.aosn.org.

Free immunizations and school supplies for Central Arkansas children in August 2010.

 

Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Union Station - 1400 West Markham Suite 306 - Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: (501) 371-9678 - Fax: (501) 371-9681 - Email: info@aradvocates.org