Alabama Statewide Afterschool Network
VOICES for Alabama’s Children
- Program Education
- Program Area Advancing Afterschool
- Grant Amount $225,000
- Grant Period October 1, 2024–September 30, 2029
- Location Montgomery, AL, United States
- Geographic Focus Alabama
About this grant
This grant increase will support the VOICES for Alabama’s Children which coordinates the Alabama Statewide Afterschool Network to leverage opportunities to expand access to high-quality afterschool programs for young people. With this increase and extension, the grantee will continue to: 1) increase sustainability for high-quality afterschool programs, including through increased STEM partnerships; 2) expand tailored training for afterschool providers on state quality standards and best practices, particularly in STEM learning; 3) enhance data collection to capture the impact on and outcomes for youth in afterschool programs; and 4) increase statewide communications efforts with a focus on parent voice.