| |
|
| |
| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
| |
| SENATE RESOLUTION |
|
| |
| |
| INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, BAKER, STOUT, O'PAKE, TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, RAFFERTY, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, D. WHITE, ALLOWAY, PILEGGI, STACK, WARD, FARNESE, MUSTO, PIPPY, EARLL AND WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 |
| |
| |
| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 |
| |
| |
| |
| A RESOLUTION |
| |
1 | Designating October 22, 2009, as "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, More than 28 million children in the United States |
4 | have parents who work outside the home and more than 14 million |
5 | children have no place to go after school; and |
6 | WHEREAS, More than 1.3 million children who are between 6 and |
7 | 17 years of age in Pennsylvania have both parents in the work |
8 | force or, in single-parent families, the sole parent in the work |
9 | force; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Twenty-six percent of the nation's school-age |
11 | children are responsible for taking care of themselves after |
12 | school; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Out-of-school hours represent the single biggest |
14 | block of time for children and youth and a key time during the |
15 | development of children into adolescents and adolescents into |
16 | adults; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Afterschool programs provide safe, challenging, |
|
1 | engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth |
2 | develop academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social |
3 | skills; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Afterschool programs support working families by |
5 | ensuring that their children are safe and productive during out- |
6 | of-school hours; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Research illustrates that high-quality programming |
8 | improves student achievement, reduces crime by and against |
9 | children and youth and promotes positive social development; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Afterschool programs build stronger communities by |
11 | involving parents, business leaders and student and adult |
12 | volunteers in the lives of young people, thereby promoting |
13 | positive relationships among children, youth, families and |
14 | adults; and |
15 | WHEREAS, "Lights on Afterschool!" is a national celebration |
16 | of afterschool programs, which event promotes the critical |
17 | importance of quality afterschool programs in the lives of |
18 | children, their families and their communities; therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate October 22, 2009, as |
20 | "Lights on Afterschool! Day" in Pennsylvania. |
|