Stamford After School Programs Offer Fun For Students, Peace of Mind for Parents

Stamford After School Programs Offer Fun For Students, Peace of Mind for Parents

After School Programs

United Way-Funded Programs Keep Kids on Track While Parents Work

Allison leaves for the train to Stamford at 4:45 am for her first job, while her 7-year-old and 12-year-old daughters sleep. Her older daughter gets the younger ready for school before they are picked up by a neighbor at 7:15 am. 

The youngest attends a before-school educational program at her elementary school while her oldest begins her school day. Both girls reunite at a local United Way funded after-school program. 

Allison returns to Danbury to work her second job from 3-11 pm, taking a dinner break at 5:30 pm to catch up with her daughters and bring them to a babysitter. She picks them up at 11 pm, and collapses to sleep to start her grueling schedule again. 

“The after-school program has been able to help both my children with homework, in a safe and loving environment,” Allison says with look of relief. 

“I can’t pay any more,” she says. “I wish I didn’t have to work two jobs, but that is how we make ends meet.”