Partnership with Afterschool Alliance supports communities, kids and families. (Tip-Off).The National Recreation and Park Association is pleased to continue its partnership with the Afterschool af·ter·school adj. often after-school 1. Taking place immediately following school classes: afterschool activities. 2. Alliance for the third annual Lights On Afterschool! Two years ago, the alliance, with support from JCPenney After-school, initiated Lights On Afterschool! to recognize the critical importance of high-quality afterschool programs in the lives of children, their families and their communities. On that day, 1,200 afterschool programs opened their doors to their neighbors, community leaders and media. One year later, the number of events tripled. This year's event, held on Oct. 10, was even stronger, with 5,000 sites across the country rallying to demonstrate how afterschool programs improve student performance, support working families and keep communities safe. The Afterschool Alliance is committed to ensuring that all children have access to high-quality affordable afterschool programs by 2010. A study supported by the Wallace-Reader's Digest Digest: see Corpus Juris Civilis. (1) A compilation of all the traffic on a news group or mailing list. Digests can be daily or weekly. (2) Any compilation or summary. Fund found that nearly 80 percent of parents surveyed said that afterschool programs helped their children to cope with behavioral problems and helped them obtain new skills to meet increased demands in school. Nine out of 10 Americans think that all children should have access to afterschool programs, but most don't believe there are enough programs. High-quality afterschool programs affect entire communities. Children today need safe, stimulating activities after school, yet as many as 15 million children have no place to go after school. Children are at greater risk of being involved in crime, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy teenage pregnancy Adolescent pregnancy, teen pregnancy Social medicine Pregnancy by a ♀, age 13 to 19; TP is usually understood to occur in a ♀ who has not completed her core education–secondary school, has few or no marketable skills, is in the hours after school. To learn more, go to www.afterschoolalliance.org. RELATED ARTICLE: Kudos on Accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. . Setting the standard for excellence--that's what the National Recreation and Park Association is all about. The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies recently approved agency accreditation for the Menomonie (Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. .) Recreation Department and Roswell (Ga.) Parks and Recreation, Gates (N.Y.) Recreation and Parks Department and Franklin (Ind.) Parks and Recreation Department recently received recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care . If you would like your agency to join the elite group of nationally accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. park and recreation agencies, contact Michelle Herrera at 703-858-2152 or mherrera@nrpa.org. |
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