Thu, October 24, 2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Centennial Square & Great Lawn

100 N. Clematis Street

West Palm Beach , FL 33411

Lights On Afterschool – Palm Beach County

Join Prime Time to rally for afterschool programs as part of Lights On Afterschool, which celebrates the achievements of afterschool students and draws attention to the need for more afterschool programs to serve the millions of children nationwide who are unsupervised each weekday afternoon. It is one of approximately 8,000 Lights On Afterschool events taking place across the nation this month to emphasize the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open after school.

This special event is part of the City of West Palm Beach annual Clematis by Fright.  

Some 24.7 million U.S. children not in an afterschool program would be enrolled, if a program were available to them, according to a survey of nearly 1,500 parents commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance and conducted by Edge Research in May and June of 2022. That is the highest number ever recorded. Unmet demand for afterschool programs is significantly higher among Latino and Black children (at 60% and 54% respectively) than children overall (49%). Cost is the top barrier to enroll, cited by 57% of parents as a reason for not enrolling their child. Ninety percent of parents rate the quality of the program their child attends as excellent (51%) or very good (39%).

BIG NEWS: Usher-Lights-On-Afterschool-Announcement-NR-091124.pdf (afterschoolalliance.org)

Lights On Afterschool is organized by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children have access to quality afterschool programs. More information on the Afterschool Alliance and Lights On Afterschool is available at www.afterschoolalliance.org.

PRINT INVITES FOR FAMILIES AT YOUR PROGRAM!
Print invitations inviting families to a night of fun! We made is easy on you. The invitation can be printed on 8.5 x 11 paper and cut in half.