Afterschool in Mississippi Fact Sheet

The Need or Demand for Afterschool: of the 570,823 school-age children in Mississippi:

• 16%, or 91,332 children, are unsupervised afterschool
• Only 13%, or 74,207, of Mississippi’s K-12 youth are able to participate in afterschool programs
• 40% of all children not in afterschool would be likely to participate IF an afterschool program were available

Current funding for 21^st Century Community Learning Centers and Child Care and Development Block Grant is not meeting the need:

21^st Century Community Learning Centers (21^st CCLC) in Mississippi provides funds for afterschool programs that serve primarily Title I students. Eligible applicants include schools, community-based organizations, public or private organizations. This is the only federal program dedicated to afterschool.

FY08 Bush Budget Proposal	Estimated # of Children Served at Proposed Funding Level	Funding Level Authorized Under NCLB	Estimated # of Children Served at NCLB Full Funding Level	Estimated Difference, Number of Children Left without Afterschool Programs
$12,415,516	12,416	$31,634,145	31,634	19,219

Due to cuts in funds, Mississippi was not able to fund any new 21^st CCLC programs with its FY 2005 funds. In its last competition, it awarded only 34 grants out of a total of 83 applicants. There are 322,490 students in Mississippi who attend Title I "Schoolwide" schools and are therefore eligible to receive 21^st CCLC services, yet only 4% of these students are able to participate at the FY 2008 proposed funding level.

Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) provides vouchers or subsidies for low-income parents to pay for childcare, including preschool care and before-school, afterschool and summer care for school-age children (ages 5-12).

Total FY 2006 CCDBG funds	Federal Share	Percentage of children receiving subsidies who are school-age
$62,851,359	$55,722,301	49.2%

An increase in CCDBG would mean increased afterschool opportunities for children and families in Mississippi.