The afterschool field is under attack. For three consecutive years, President Trump has pushed to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, the only federal funding specifically for afterschool programs. And if we turn to our own backyard, we find that funding for California’s afterschool programs does not keep pace with the state minimum wages increases (which are needed) or the economy. Many of our programs are already working on shoestring budgets and what they do with th...Read More