Catholic Charities Child Care Programs Celebrate Lights On 2021

Catholic Charities Child Care Programs are celebrating Lights On 2021 on October 28th with special activities to draw attention to the importance of after school child care.  In America today, 11.3 million children are alone and unsupervised after school. After school programs keep kids safe, help working families and inspire learning. 

Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year.

The Afterschool Alliance organizes Lights On Afterschool to draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do and poetry—and discover new skills. The events send a powerful message that millions more kids need quality afterschool programs.

More than one million people will participate in the more than 8,000 events that make up the 22nd annual Lights On Afterschool.   For more than 30 years, Catholic Charities has provided affordable, quality child care to familes and the community.  #LightsOnAfterSchool2021.