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Tell Congress that they can't slash afterschool programs: Families are depending on them.

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    1 million kids are left alone.
    Dear Friend,

    Dust off the backpacks and dig out the lunch sacks – back to school time is just weeks away. And, working parents across this country are spending these last few weeks arranging, searching, and confirming afterschool care.

    Unfortunately, many parents don’t succeed in finding afterschool care for their kids . More than 1 million children in grades K to 5 are on their own after school. This huge and heartbreaking number isn’t because of parent neglect, rather it reflects a simple fact: Afterschool programs are unavailable or too expensive for millions of families across this country.

    And it could get much worse. Congress is deciding right now if they're going to divert funds and slash afterschool programs across this country. That's right. Congress is busy writing their education legislation, which includes afterschool programs, and they're likely to finish before they go home in August.

    Join me and tell Congress not to make the back-to-school season any worse for working families!

    http://action.momsrising.org/cms/letter/Afterschool-07-2010/?referring_akid=2232.90096.5Oclqs&source=taf
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    Help Make Back-to-School Better

    Back to school time is just weeks away.  And, working parents across this country are spending these last few weeks arranging, searching, and confirming afterschool care.

    Unfortunately, many parents don’t succeed in finding afterschool care for their kids . More than 1 million children in grades K to 5 are on their own after school. This huge and heartbreaking number isn’t because of parent neglect, rather it reflects a simple fact: Afterschool programs are unavailable or too expensive for millions of families across this country.

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