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Acknowledgments

This booklet represents the work of many people. The idea for the book came from the community leadership group of the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. This group includes such organizations as the National Community Education Association, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, ASPIRA, United Way, National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, Girl Scouts of the USA, National Association of Partners in Education, YMCA of the USA, National Urban League, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Rotary Clubs International, Parents for Public Schools, Children's Defense Fund, Organizations Concerned About Rural Education, and the National Coalition of Title I/Chapter 1 Parents. For more information on the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, call 1-800-USA-LEARN.

Many educators and community representatives on the front lines of extending learning in a safe, drug-free environment also shared information on their programs. Special appreciation to Sheila Lewis with Girl Scouts of the USA, June Million with the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Sue Ferguson with the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, Jonathan Herman with the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, Michelle Hailey with Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Rick Weissbourd with the John F. Kennedy School of Public Policy at Harvard University, Michelle Seligson and An-Me Chung from the School Age Child Care Project at Wellesley College, Paula Gavin, President of the YMCA of Greater New York, Nicole Spitale with the Corporation for National Service, Joan Lombardi at the Child Care Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the American Bar Association's Anita Richardson who reviewed the manuscript's drafts.

Primary authors for this report are:

Adriana de Kanter, U.S. Department of Education	Leila Fiester, Policy Studies Associates
Andrew Lauland, U.S. Department of Education	Valerie Romney, National Community Education Association

Other contributors to the document include Starla Jewell-Kelly from the National Community Education Association, and Janie Funkhouser, David Goldstein, and Sara Nathanson from Policy Studies Associates, Inc. Terry Peterson, Michele Cavataio, Val Plisko, Diana Phillips, Jennifer Ballen, Janet V. Green, and Sarah Howes of the U.S. Department of Education also made useful comments. Joanne Wiggins of the U.S. Department of Education edited the manuscript. Brenda Long of the U.S. Department of Education formatted the document.
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