Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
Voices for Georgia's Children
- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $225,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2022–September 30, 2026
- Location Atlanta, GA, United States
- Geographic Focus Georgia
About this grant
This grant will support Voices for Georgia’s Children which coordinates the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network to expand access to high-quality afterschool programs for young people. Specific initiatives include efforts to: 1) increase the utilization of youth development quality standards; 2) connect afterschool and summer learning to other education and youth development issues, such as children’s behavioral health programming; 3) incorporate afterschool and summer learning policy priorities at the federal, state and local levels; 4) educate and engage communities, business leaders and other stakeholders around the importance of afterschool and summer programming for young people; and 5) support the promotion and distribution of Mizzen by Mott.