From Afterschool Alliance:A new assessment of states’ progress toward offering afterschool programs to all children who need them finds that Michigan is making real progress, but has more work to do to fully meet the need. Michigan was one of just nine states to earn a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 in the new report.
In 2009, the Afterschool Alliance released America After 3PM, sponsored by jcpenney, providing the most comprehensive and accurate picture to date of what this nation's youth are doing each day after school. Read national news release here.
In order to understand the fuller context of the America After 3PM study, the Afterschool Alliance and jcpenney teamed up yet again to provide the 2011 State-by-State Afterschool Progress Reports and Consumer Guides. The Progress Reports examine Growth in Afterschool Programs, Developments in State Afterschool Policy and Funding, and Advancements in Afterschool Leadership. In addition, the Consumer Guide component offers resources on how to find the best afterschool options in the state and provides a section on "What You Can Do to Support Afterschool" to show new afterschool advocates how they can get involved.
See "How Michigan is Helping to Keep the Lights on After School."