New Jersey After 3, which once funded programs for thousands of kids, to go dark.
By John Mooney
New Jersey After 3, the statewide program that funded afterschool for thousands of New Jersey students, has told sponsors and supporters that it will cease operations next week.
The program, established in 2004, steadily saw its state funding cut in the past three years.
In an email yesterday, New Jersey After 3 president and chief executive Mark Valli said the final blow was the elimination of the last $3 million in state funding under Gov. Chris Christie’s 2012 budget.
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