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Tennessee Afterschool Network

Tennessee Afterschool Network

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About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the Tennessee Afterschool Network is:

To support children, youth, families, and communities by advocating and building capacity with a unified voice for sustainable investments in safe, healthy, and nurturing afterschool experiences.

Our Work

The Tennessee Afterschool Network accomplishes its mission through the following series of initiatives and projects:

  • Afterschool Heals Tennessee, an opioid education and prevention program;
  • Raise Your Hand, a state-wide literacy initiative incorporating volunteer readers, mentors, and tutors;
  • Afterschool Serves TN, a series of service learning opportunities for both afterschool staff and students; and
  • Fit Foundations, a healthy lifestyle initiative for children.

Tennessee Afterschool Network Brochure

Download the one-page marketing brochure from Tennessee Afterschool Network.

We Are Funded By

  • Amerisource Bergen Foundation
  • The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Dollar General Literacy Foundation
  • National Youth Leadership Council
  • United Ways of Tennessee
  • United Way of Greater Chattanooga
  • United Way of Greater Kingsport
  • United Way of Greater Knoxville
  • United Way of the Mid-South
  • United Way the Ocoee Region
  • United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties
  • United Way of Williamson County​​​

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