IDEA scholars, parents, and community leaders from the IDEA Rio Grande Valley region are rallying for afterschool programs this month as part of Lights On Afterschool. This national event celebrates the achievements of afterschool programs and draws attention to the need to serve the millions of children who are unsupervised each weekday afternoon.   

Lights On Afterschool 

IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley is proud to be home to 26 of approximately 8,000 Lights On Afterschool events taking place across the nation this month to emphasize the importance of keeping the lights on and the doors open after school.   

Afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and support working families. According to data from the Afterschool Alliance, 25 million children in the United States are missing out on afterschool because they don’t have access to a program.  

Afterschool programs at IDEA in the Rio Grande Valley provide homework assistance, mentoring, tutoring, and classes and clubs in sports, music, mathematics, chess, and dozens of other subjects. 

Attend an Official Lights On Afterschool Event Near You 

Visit an official Lights On Afterschool event in the Rio Grande Valley to see the impact of out-of-school programs at IDEA Public Schools. Click on the campus name listed to visit their Facebook page and learn more about each event.   

Lights On Afterschool is organized by the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children have access to quality afterschool programs. More information on the Afterschool Alliance and Lights On Afterschool is available at www.afterschoolalliance.org.