Tennessee Afterschool Network

Summer programs provide kids with safe and fun spaces to learn and grow. But 3 in 5 children in Tennessee don’t have access to the kind of summer programs that their families want for them. Explore the data about access to summer programs in Tennessee: https://afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM/data/national/summer

For some, the choice of what their kids will do over the summer is easy: Enroll in a summer program. But for others, barriers like cost, access, and availability make that decision much harder. Read more about the summer struggles of everyday families: https://afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsnack/America-After-3PM-The-Summer-Struggle-for-Everyday-Families_05-19-2026.cfm

REGISTER NOW: Sign up and tune in on July 10th at 12 pm ET to hear from Afterschool Alliance's Senior VP of Policy Erik Peterson about the latest policy developments from Washington and how they could impact afterschool and summer programming: https://afterschoolalliance.org/webinars.cfm?ID=5BEB8D4D-5056-A82E-7A28185F1AB6351F

Too many kids can't afford high-quality summer programs. Affordability is the top barrier to participation cited by parents across the country. Read more about the barriers families are facing to enrolling their kids: aa3pm.co