JCPenney Afterschool

JCPenney Afterschool Fund in the News

 Press Releases:

• 18 Million Children Need But Don't Have Afterschool Programs, According to New "America After 3PM" Study
• JCPenney Sponsors Rascal Flatts Tour
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund Distributes More Than $9 Million in Grants to Afterschool Programs
• JCPenney Invites Customers to Participate in "Day of Giving Back"
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund Teams Up with the NFL for "Take a Player to School Sweepstakes"
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund to Raise More than $4 Million at Annual Benefit
• JCPenney Customers Round-Up for Kids
  

Media Coverage:

• 'Round Up' JCPenney Purchases Oct. 16-25 and raise funds for Boys & Girls Club (October 15, 2009 - DL-Online)
• 18 Million Children Need But Don't Have Afterschool Programs (October 11, 2009 - Parenting Magazine)
• Survey Finds More Children Unattended Afterschool (October 8, 2009 - Education Week)
•  Historic Buildings in New York, Los Angeles will Light Up for Afterschool on October 22nd (September 29, 2009 - KOAM TV)
• Ten Years of Lights On Afterschool (September 18, 2009 - Reuters)
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Help YMCA During Afterschool Hours (September 10, 2009 - PR Newswire)
• Moms Scramble to Find After School Care (September 1, 2009 - NPR)
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund Boosts 4-H Robotics, Out-Of-School Programming (August 21, 2009 - Congoo.com)

• J. C. Penney Fund's 20,000 Grants Helps Kids
• Redlands store helps families during shopping season  
• JC Penney gives $900 to families in YMCA program
• Customers Invited To Help Children In Need By Purchasing Discount Coupons
• Giving kids some 'power'