The proposed DC budget for the 2015-2016 school year has significant cuts to afterschool programming.  This will harm thousands of children and youth in Washington, DC.

View more on the cuts: www.dc-aya.org/news/SaveAfterschoolDC

These cuts are especially damaging because the District is cutting both the DCPS Out-of-School Time budget by 50% and discontinuing $2.5 million to DC Trust afterschool grants. 

As a DC community member/parent/advocate/teacher, I ask the DC Council to fully fund afterschool in DC’s FY16 Budget.  Specifically, I ask the DC Council to:

• Maintain DCPS afterschool funding at $6.5 million.
• Keep the DCPS Out-of-School Time coordinators and central office staff to maintain the District’s afterschool infrastructure.
• Maintain funding to afterschool Trust grantees at $2.5 million 

Thank you for considering my concerns.