Take the Challenge – the Lights On Afterschool #LightBulbChallenge. Take a picture of your staff and students imitating the Lights On logo, make a video of someone having fun with the logo, or post a selfie of yourself imitating the logo (you may need some help with that one). You can even take a series of […]

Rico X Will Work in Tennessee and Nationally to Increase Access to Afterschool Programs. Contact: Magen Eissenstat, 202/371-1999 News Release: October 3, 2019 Washington, DC – The Afterschool Alliance today announced that Rico X, Vice President of School Age Services at the YMCA of Middle Tennessee, has been selected to serve as an Afterschool Ambassador […]

WE’RE GOING DIGITAL FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Saturday, October 26, is National Drug Take-Back Day. Please join us as a digital ambassador to build awareness about addiction to prescription pain medications and to encourage people to drop off their unused medications. It’s easy being an ambassador. You can follow us on Facebook or Twitter and simply like and share […]

On September 20th, 2019, United Ways of Tennessee released ALICE in Tennessee: A Financial Hardship Study. This groundbreaking report reveals that more than one in three households in Tennessee struggle to meet basic needs.  ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed and represents households that are working but cannot afford the basic necessities such […]