Afterschool for All Challenge 2026
NAN Network lead, Kendra Gipson, and Afterschool Alliance ambassador Dr. Linda Johnson-McClinton, traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for the students and families who rely on afterschool programming every day.
By meeting with policymakers and sharing the real impact of afterschool across Nevada, they worked to protect and strengthen the funding that keeps these programs open, accessible, and life changing.
Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week is April 20-24, 2026, and the Nevada Afterschool Network celebrates the incredible individuals who support Nevada’s youth through before school, afterschool, and school break programs. These individuals are nominated by their peers!
NAN Advocacy Efforts
Nevada Advocacy Resources
- Nevada OST Program Mapping Survey Report – This report shows data collected by the 2024 Nevada Out-of-School Time Program Mapping Survey, including data visualizations and recommendations for how to support OST programs in Nevada.
- Nevada OST Program Factsheets – These factsheets provide an overview of the 2024 Nevada Out-of-School Time Program Mapping Survey Results.
- NAN Policy Brief – NAN has created a policy brief that includes current data on the state of afterschool and out-of-school-time in Nevada along with recommendations on what policymakers and legislators can do to make changes and increase program quality, accessibility, and sustainable funding.
- OST Programs: Engaging Students & Accelerating Learning – This factsheet provides an overview of how Nevada’s out-of-school time programs impact school readiness and academic achievement.
- OST Programs: Supporting Youth Mental Health – This factsheet provides an overview of how Nevada’s out-of-school time programs impact youth mental health.
- OST Programs: Promoting Physical Wellness – This factsheet provides an overview of how Nevada’s out-of-school time programs impact youth physical health and wellness.
- OST Programs: Keeping Youth Safe – This factsheet provides an overview of how Nevada’s out-of-school time programs impact youth and community safety.
- Investing in Out-of-School Time STEM Is an Investment in a Robust, Diverse STEM Workforce – This brief, developed in collaboration by the STEM Next Opportunity Fund and Jobs for the Future (JFF), shares replicable examples and lessons aimed at broadening access to STEM outside of the K-12 school day and reaching students in communities that are underrepresented in STEM jobs that offer family-sustaining wages.
OST Advocacy Guide – This advocacy guide is for anyone who believes passionately in the power of education and that out-of-school time (OST) programs support every child to reach their full potential. Your support positively impacts the lives of kids and families across Nevada.
A Quick Guide for Adult Advocates Who Support OST Programs – Who better to tell decision makers the power of OST programs than the adults who send their children to programs or those who work in childcare and education? This quick guide will help you craft and share your unique OST Story.
A Quick Guide for Youth Voice – Speaking truth to power can seem intimidating for students, but it doesn’t have to be! This quick guide will help youth craft and share their unique OST Story.
Resources to Optimize Your District’s ESSER Funds to Enhance Out-of-School-Time – A Guide for Nevada School and District Leaders
This toolkit is intended to provide the information needed to help school leaders ensure quality out-of-school-time with ESSER funds with the support of the Nevada Afterschool Network.
National Advocacy Resources
Afterschool Alliance Policy Resources
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is “to ensure that all children have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs.”
Afterschool Alliance uses communications and advocacy strategies to increase investments in afterschool programs.
America After 3pm Data
America After 3PM is a national survey of parents or guardians of school-aged children, screening 31,055 households and having 14,393 households completing in-depth interviews via an online survey using a blend of national consumer panels.
2025 data has been released, view the current state of OST in Nevada and the nation!