Alabama Extended Learning Alliance

The Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance (AELA) works to ensure Alabama youth, families, and communities have access to high-quality programming during out-of-school time that promotes positive development and life-long learning. Established with the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, AELA is one of the 50 national afterschool networks dedicated to informing policy, developing partnerships, and shaping practices to sustain and increase the quality of afterschool programs nationwide. VOICES and AELA work together to develop policies that provide the resources needed to maintain and grow afterschool programs, ensuring they are high quality and well-supported across the state.