Lights on After School  

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Through your financial support to Lights On Afterschool! Muskegon County, you are helping to change the future of young lives.

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Mission Statement        

Lights On Afterschool! Muskegon County will provide high-quality, community-enriched, fun, safe havens, where all youth are supported in reaching their potential.

Primary Goal

All youth will have access to and participate in fun, drug-free, afterschool safe havens in their communities by 2010.

Do you know what your kids do afterschool? If not, you’re not alone. Many parents are unable to keep track of their children and work at the same time. According to the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the highest crime rates involving teens are between the hours of 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Lights On Afterschool! Muskegon County with the support of grants, the community and United Way, was at six sites in the 2009-10 school year. Funders include: Alcoa Foundation, White Lake Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, Verizon Foundation, The Muskegon Chronicle, Bank of America, Comcast, Padnos, individual contributors and United Way donor designations. Lights On supports programs that focus on specific outcomes within academic and recreational activities. It includes tutoring, mentoring, physical recreation such as gym time and organized sports, computers and technology, expulsion diversion programs, social activities and clubs, crafts, youth leadership and volunteerism.

Supporting quality afterschool programs are crucial to Muskegon County because they help develop the future workforce and support the needs of working families. If you are interested in supporting Lights On, please contact your United Way.

Afterschool Alliance

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