05/28/2026
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๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐
๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐จ
The proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2027 includes plans to eliminate the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program โ the ONLY federal funding source dedicated specifically to afterschool and summer learning programs.
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ (๐๐ฎ๐ญ-๐จ๐-๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ. These programs provide academic support, enrichment opportunities, mentorship, and a safe place for children to learn and grow.
We need our families, friends, and community members to ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. Decisions are being made, and your voice matters.
๐ข Please take just a few minutes ๐๐๐๐๐ to use the advocacy tools linked below to contact lawmakers and share why these programs are essential for our students and community. Please ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ to extend this message and improve our chances for success.
https://www.miafterschool.org/21st-cclc
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐. Please donโt wait โ take action now and help protect these opportunities for children and families.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program is the only federal funding stream dedicated exclusively to supporting local afterschool and summer learning programs. In Michigan, these funds help thousands of youth access safe, engaging, and enriching opportunities outside the schoo...