ANNOUNCEMENT
April 27, 2004

Keeping Kids Safe and Smart
Connecticut After School Summit

Friday, June 4, 2004
Marriott Hotel, Rocky Hill
10:00 am - 4:30 pm

*** PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND ***

IF YOU ARE A PROPONENT OF QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR ALL, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS SUMMIT, PLEASE CONTACT ELIZABETH BROWN - FOR CONTACT INFORMATION, CLICK HERE.

Connecticut must build a strong community network, which must include parents, to ensure all children have access to high quality, affordable after school programs and activities in your community.

Join, policy leaders, business, funders, providers, parents, youth and citizens across Connecticut to build a strong community network for after school programs for children and youth.

Why Communities Care About After School

Connecticut is home to 610,000 youth ages 5-17 years old. More than 70 percent of parents of school age children are working, and only 185,000 or 1/3rd, are involved in supervised, safe, enriching after school programs.

We know that after school programs keep children safe, improve academic success, while teaching the skills and core values they need to succeed. We know that the peak hours of violent juvenile crime are 3 - 6 pm. and that good after school programs can cut by as much as 75 percent, the risk of becoming involved in crime.

* Key findings of newly released study on After School in Connecticut:

* Before and After School Activities in
Connecticut’s Elementary and Middle Schools
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management,
September 2002.

The National PTA Perspective

One of the presenters at this Summit will be Connecticut PTA’s own National PTA President, Linda Hodge. National PTA believes that quality before- and after-school programs must address the education, nutritional, recreational, developmental, and safety needs of children; and they encourage use of existing facilities, such as public schools during non-school hours and days, for these programs.

Plan to attend this exciting After School Summit to ensure all children have access to high quality, affordable after school programs and activities in your community!

Watch for updated information at www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd1/grants/jjac/JJACEvents.htm or contact Liz Brown at Commission on Children, 860-240-0042.

Further questions may be directed to Peg Perille, or the CT PTA Office

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