Sign the Petition to Save After School

Petition updated June 2019
Tell the Governor and the Legislature that you support increased funding for the After School Education and Safety (ASES) program this year. You can add your name as an individual, an organization, or both. More than 380 organizations and 2,441 individuals have already shared their support for more funding for ASES programs and the students and families they serve. Complete the form below to add your name [see full text below]:

By completing the form above, you have agreed to add your name to the following petition:

California’s After School Education and Safety (ASES) program supports over 4,200 elementary and middle schools offering after school and summer programs to more than 400,000 students daily.

After school programs are essential to closing the achievement and opportunity gap. These programs are key partners for schools and families, providing underserved students with meaningful academic and enrichment activities, keeping kids safely off the streets during the prime time for juvenile crime, and offering necessary child care for working parents.

While the costs, demands, and expectations of ASES programs have consistently increased since the creation of ASES, funding for the program has not kept paced. Programs find it increasingly difficult to provide high-quality programming and risk being forced to close their doors altogether.

We the undersigned organizations and individuals, support ASES programs and urge the State of California to increase funding for ASES and to develop a plan to keep these high-quality programs open in the future.