GA SR587

Recognizes February 14, 2024, as Afterschool Day at the Georgia state capitol, marking the fifth annual observance organized by the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network

Approximately 18% of Georgia's school-aged youth participate in afterschool programs, while over 600,000 additional youth would participate if programs were available in their communities

In 2019, 238,265 Georgia children aged 5 to 17 were alone and unsupervised between 3 P.M. and 6 P.M.

The BOOST (Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time) grants program, a partnership between the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network, distributed approximately $85 million to afterschool and summer learning programs, serving 79,911 young people during the 2022-23 school year and 86,924 during summer 2023 across 112 counties

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network