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On October 26, celebrate Lights On Afterschool Day. This is a nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities.

About Lights On Afterschool

This year, Governor Josh Shapiro has proclaimed that October 26 is Lights On Afterschool Day.

The Afterschool Alliance has recorded that over half of students participate in afterschool programming across the nation. Therefore, they have organized the Lights On Afterschool campaign to draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by offering them opportunities to learn new things—such as science, community service, robotics, Tae Kwon Do, and poetry—and discover new skills.

This year they invite you to participate and host your own “Lights On” event.

Events Happening in Pittsburgh:

Dragon’s Den

• Tuesday, 10/24 | 3:30 – 5 p.m.
  • 1008 Amity Street, Homestead, PA  15120

Family Resources/ BJWL Homewood

• Wednesday, 10/25 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • 10 Albertice Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Neighborhood Learning Alliance

• Wednesday, 10/25 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Arsenal K – 5, 215 39th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
  • Woolslair K – 5, 501 40th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Allegheny Youth Development

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 7 p.m.
  • 3530 Fleming Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Center That Cares

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • 2701 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  • Learn More

Earthen Vessels Outreach

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • 250 S. Pacific Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Melting Pot Ministries

• Thursday, 10/26 | 3 – 6:30 p.m.
  • 5811 Curry Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
  • Register

Neighborhood Learning Alliance

• Thursday, 10/26 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
  • Concord K – 5, 2350 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
  • Roosevelt Intermediate, 17 W. Cherryhill Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Project Destiny

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • Destiny of Faith Church, 3737 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
  • Pittsburgh Manchester PreK – 8 School, 1612 Manhattan Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233

Rankin Christian Center

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 6:30 p.m.
  • 230 Third Avenue, Rankin, PA 15104

SLB Radio Productions

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • 10 Children’s Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

The Maker’s Clubhouse

• Thursday, 10/26 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • PPS – Lincoln, 238 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
  • PPS – Faison, 7430 Tioga Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Youth Opportunities Development

• Thursday, 10/26 | 3 – 8 p.m.
  • 501 Mitchell Avenue, Clairton, PA 15025

Assemble

• Friday, 10/27 | 4 – 6 p.m.
  • 4824 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Find Other Events

Communities nationwide, including many in western Pennsylvania, are celebrating. Find local events online. For more information and the toolkit, visit the Lights On Afterschool webpage.

Learn More About Afterschool Programs

Afterschool programs or Out-of-School-Time (OST) programs offer countless benefits to the community and significantly impact students behaviorally and academically. In Allegheny County alone, there are over 180,000 students between the ages of 5-17 years old that are eligible to participate in these programs. That is why it is important to know about the programs that are operating in your community. To learn more, please visit the APOST event calendar.