Afterschool Alliance works to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. Their mission is to engage public will to increase public and private investment in quality afterschool program initiatives at the national, state and local levels. They accomplish this mission by reaching the following goals:

- to be an effective voice for afterschool in efforts to expand quality afterschool programs

- to serve as an information source on afterschool programs and resources

- to encourage the development of local, state and national afterschool constituencies and systems

- to communicate the impact of afterschool programs on children, families and communities.

Today, the Alliance works with a broad range of organizations and supporters, including policymakers and policymaker associations, advocacy groups, afterschool coalitions and providers at every level, business and philanthropic leaders, technical assistance organizations and leaders representing a variety of interests, each with a stake in afterschool. To learn more about Afterschool Alliance go to their website at www.afterschoolalliance.org.