- There are over 300,000 children ages 5 through 12 in Iowa
who could benefit from afterschool programs.
- Most delinquent activity by youth occurs between
the hours of three and six p.m.*
- Teens who do not participate in afterschool
programs are three times more likely to use marijuana or other
drugs, and
they are more likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, and
engage
in sexual activity.*
*Office of
Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention Statistical Briefing Book
*After School for America’s Teens, YMCA of the USA, 2001
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