PRINTER'S NO. 2115
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
471
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, YUDICHAK, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, MARTIN,
BREWSTER, BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK, SABATINA, ARGALL, MENSCH,
McILHINNEY, BAKER, KILLION, GREENLEAF, WHITE, RAFFERTY,
HUGHES, RESCHENTHALER AND COSTA, OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing October 25, 2018, as "Lights On Afterschool Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States
have parents who work outside the home, and more than 11.3
million children are left unsupervised after school between the
hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool programs support working families and
provide businesses with increased worker productivity; and
WHEREAS, Eighteen percent of families depend on afterschool
programs to provide a safe environment after the school day
ends; and
WHEREAS, A 2016 PEAR Institute and iMMAP study found that
high-quality afterschool programs provide for increased
identity, understanding and critical thinking skills through
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
activities; and
WHEREAS, The demand for afterschool programs is higher among
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low-income students, in a recent national survey, 56% of parents
cited cost as a barrier to enrollment in an afterschool program;
and
WHEREAS, More than 2 in 5, or 19.4 million, students across
America indicated that they would like to participate in an
afterschool program, but have little to no options available to
them; and
WHEREAS, Evaluations from 21st Century Community Learning
Center's programs in this Commonwealth found that students
experience significant benefits from participating in
afterschool programs, including improved grades in math and
language arts/reading, improved academic performance and
recovery of high school credits or courses; and
WHEREAS, Afterschool programs build stronger communities by
involving parents, business leaders and student and youth
volunteers in the lives of young individuals, thereby promoting
positive relationships among children, youths, families and
adults; and
WHEREAS, "Lights On Afterschool Day," founded 19 years ago,
is a national celebration of afterschool programs that promotes
the critical importance of afterschool programs in the lives of
children, families and communities; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize October 25, 2018, as
"Lights On Afterschool Day" in Pennsylvania.
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