Celebrate Lights On Afterschool
Media Contact: Kate Jacob, Director of Communications
Prime Time Palm Beach County
(561)732-8066
kjacob@primetimepbc.org
The Lights on Afterschool celebration hosted By Prime Time Palm Beach County on Thursday, October 24, 2024, is a part of nationwide event that will take place downtown West Palm Beach to call attention to the importance of high quality afterschool programs. This event is just one of some 8,000 other events being held across the country that focus on the importance of high quality afterschool programs. This year, Lights On Afterschool, organized by the Afterschool Alliance, is highlighting the vital work that afterschool programs do to support children and families.
In the United States today, for every child in an afterschool program, four more are waiting to get in. Prime Time will call for expanding afterschool opportunities so every child who needs a program has access to one and discuss the benefits of afterschool programs, which include keeping children and youth safe, inspiring them to learn, and giving working parents/guardians a peace of mind that their child is supervised after the school day ends in a high quality environment. Families who attend on Thursday, October 24, 2024, will have access to many free and fun educational activities that include hands-on science activities, hayrides, ghoulish games, safe trick-or-treating, face painting, the Florida Panthers Street Team and much more!
- What: Prime Time Palm Beach County’s Lights on Afterschool – Palm Beach County sponsored by Florida Power & Light
- When: Thursday, October 24, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Where: Centennial Square & Great Lawn, 100 N. Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 33411
- Who: Families, community members and supporters of afterschool
Prime Time Palm Beach County is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and supports for afterschool and summer programs and professionals to develop programs that inspire children to be their best and allow them to thrive socially and academically. Prime Time’s integrated model of services is one of the strongest, most comprehensive and well-respected systems in the nation for measuring and improving quality in afterschool programs. For more information, visit www.primetimepbc.org/quality.
The Afterschool Alliance works to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs by engaging public will to increase public and private investment in afterschool program initiatives at the national, state, and local levels. Learn more at https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/ ###
