The Hawaiʻi Afterschool Alliance is a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting and advancing sustainable, quality afterschool, summer learning, and community schools that result in improved academic, social, emotional, and physical outcomes for children and families in Hawaiʻi. ​

Vision  
Time spent outside of school is an invaluable part of growing up. We envision a future in which every youth has access to caring adults and inspiring experiences that shape who they become. We desire to see all our island communities offer an array of out-of-school options that are safe, fun, and enriching for the whole child.

Mission
The Hawai'i Afterschool Alliance connects a diverse field of organizations who together advance practices and policies that ensure out-of-school time has meaningful impacts for youth and their families across our island communities.

​Strategic Priorities

• Promote the value of out-of-school time through a common system of data and shared outcomes that both illuminate opportunities and demonstrate impact.

• Strengthen out-of-school programs through training, technical assistance, and educational pathways that build a professional workforce.
• Advance local, state, and federal policies that support high quality and well-resourced out-of-school learning opportunities.

Guiding Principles 

• Equity and Diversity: We approach all the work we do with an equity lens (race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, etc.) and valuing diversity. Through afterschool and summer learning programs, we seek to reach and serve the disadvantaged and most vulnerable students, specifically those with special needs and low-income. 
• Youth-Driven: We strive to meet youth where they are and lean on their voice and leadership to drive our work.
• Data-Driven: We will collect and utilize data to inform our policy and decision making, and implement change.
• ​Collaboration: We will think beyond our own organizations and individual agendas to work together and collaborate with trust and transparency. 
• Hawaiʻi: We will seek to honor the qualities and values of our host culture--the indigenous language and culture of Hawaiʻi--through our work.