,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag 7legislative day1 ,september #af71 
#bjad,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4         
,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4          
,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south
 ,dakota7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,supporting    
,lights ,on ,afterschool1 a national    
celebration of afterschool programs held
 on ,october #bc1 #bjad4  ,whereas more 
than #bh1jjj1jjj children in the ,united
 ,states have parents who work outside  
the home and approximately #ae1ajj1jjj  
children in the ,united ,states have no 
place to go after school2 ,whereas      
high-quality programs that expand       
learning opportunities for children1    
such as afterschool1 before-school1     
summer1 and expanded learning programs1 
provide safe1 challenging1 engaging1 and
 fun learning experiences1 including    

many that emphasize science1 technology1
 engineering1 and math1 that help       
children and youth develop social1      
emotional1 physical1 cultural1 and      
academic skills2 ,whereas high-quality  
afterschool programs and high-quality   
expanded learning programs provide      
students with hands-on1 engaging lessons
 that are aligned with the school day2  
,whereas high-quality afterschool       
programs complement regular and expanded
 school days1 and support working       
families by ensuring that the children  
of those families are safe and          
productive during the hours parents are 
working2 ,whereas high-quality          
afterschool programs engage families1   
schools1 and diverse community partners 
in advancing the well-being of children 
and youth in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas high-quality afterschool       
programs that partner with high-quality 
community-based organizations build     
stronger communities by integrating the 
school with the larger community2       

,whereas ,lights ,on ,afterschool1 a    
national celebration of afterschool1    
before-school1 summer1 and expanded     
learning programs held on ,october #bc1 
#bjad1 highlights the critical          
importance of these high-quality        
programs in the lives of children1 their
 families1 and their communities2 and   
,whereas nearly #b in #e afterschool    
programs report that their budgets are  
in worse condition today than at the    
height of the recession in #bjjh1 and   
more than #c in #e afterschool programs 
report that their level of funding is   
lower than it was #c years ago1 making  
it difficult for afterschool programs   
across the ,united ,states to keep their
 doors open and their lights on3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
supports ,lights ,on ,afterschool1 a    
national celebration of afterschool     
programs held on ,october #bc1 #bjad4