Youth organizations nationwide will be holding events today to promote the importance of after-school programs.

Locally, VOX Teen Communications is sponsoring a karaoke night at 5 p.m. at their office on 229 Peachtree Street.

According to the Afterschool Alliance, 15 million American children spend their afternoons alone and unsupervised.

For more information, call 404-614-0040.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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