Who We Are
The Georgia Afterschool Investment Council is dedicated to ensuring Georgia's youth have access to high-quality, affordable afterschool and summer learning programs. Over 1 million kids, at least half of Georgia’s school-age children, may spend time away from their parents between the hours of 3PM-6PM and in the summer. Too often, our middle schoolers and high school youth are left with too few opportunities at a time when community relationships and career exploration become more central to their development. The Georgia Afterschool Investment Council (GAIC) is committed to responding to such crises. Our organization is developing an inter-related public policy and engagement strategy to sharpen the public and private roles for investments in our youth and build the public will for increased attention to the afterschool/out-of-school time issues Georgia faces.
Afterschool and Summer Program Funding Opportunity
The Georgia Department of Human Resources’ Afterschool Services Program has two different applications available to provide afterschool and summer learning programs during the 2008-2009 Federal Fiscal Year (October 1, 2008-September 30, 2009). For more information, click here.
Atlanta Puts the Lights On! Afterschool
Atlanta citywide celebration one of 7,500 events nationwide to make afterschool programs available to all. Click here to watch a short highlight video of this exciting event!
Georgia Afterschool Network Receives Innovation Funding
Georgia's families will benefit from increased attention to the after school hours and the growing need for more afterschool programs, thanks to a 3-year grant to GAIC from the C.S. Mott Foundation. To read the press release, click here.
The Current State of Afterschool in Georgia: Building a Strong Foundation
Download a copy of the first statewide report on afterschool in Georgia

Georgia Department of Human Resources, Afterschool Services
The mission of the Department of Human Resources (DHR) Youth Initiative is to strengthen Georgia families by expanding afterschool and summer services available to school age youth.
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