Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick will join hundreds of parents, children, educators and advocates from around the country in visiting lawmakers on Tuesday, April 24 to urge them to increase federal funding for afterschool programs.
Organized by the Afterschool Alliance, the "Afterschool for All Challenge" will bring together advocates from across the country to voice their support for the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn and help working families.
The event includes a Breakfast of Champions to honor Vick, whose foundation supports afterschool programs in Georgia and Virginia, as well as congressional and state-based afterschool champions.
8 a.m. -- Tuesday, April 24 -- G50 Senate Dirksen Office Building
Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick
Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant
Also at the breakfast, three young people will talk about why afterschool programs are so important to them and their families:
Zeaira Chestang - Ypsilanti, Michigan
Danielle Morgan, Orlando, Florida
Evan Skandalis, Seattle, Washington
