Every Day

• 1,153 babies are born to teen mothers (420,845)

• 4,356 children are arrested, 181 for violent crimes (1,589,940/ 66,065)

• 2,383 children are reported abused or neglected (869,795)

After School Programs

Skylar Purifoy And John Woerdehoff

Introduction

• More After school programs for at risk kids

Main Points:1.) Raise Awareness for programs2.) Benefits of Programs3.) Challenges of setting up programs

Background Information

• Who are after school programs for?• What is an at risk kid?• Why more After school programs?“More than 70% of U.S. Children have parents who work outside the home, leaving 15 million unsupervised youth when the school day ends and three times more likely to engage in crime, drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity.” (After School All-Stars). • Purpose of After school programs? “After-school programs can provide enrichment activities that develop students' academic and social skills.” (David).

Raising Awareness

• Importance?• How they are funded?

(Wings for kids)• How we can raise awareness?

Organizations that Raise Awareness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RODcxJc59jo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJBDXu7Swl0&feature=fvst

Benefits

• Academic Performance• Improved Social Dynamics“…research shows that developing their social and emotion skills improves academic performance and prevents problem behavior”(wings for kids).

More Benefits

• Keeps Kids out of trouble.• Lowers obesity “Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese” (Baker). “Within the past three decades the number of overweight children has doubled from the ages of 6 to 12” (After School All Stars)

Challenges

• Liability of schoolsWhy many programs do not start

• Funding (Number one reason why programs fail.)“Average cost of a quality after school program is between $1,500 - $2,500 annually” (All Stars) • Participation -Tailored to all students, make it interesting.

Conclusion

• Why we need after school programs

• Awareness, Benefits, and Challenges