Graphics and Social Content

A collection of graphics for social media, organized by issue area. Click on the graphic to download a high-quality file. Please contact us for editable art files.

Year-Round Social Themes and Posts

Access the Afterschool Alliance's overview of upcoming activities, events, and engagement themes for social media. This includes a calendar that provides daily posts for X/Twitter and Facebook, imagery suggestions, and evergreen content. The calendar is updated every month.

Social Media Resources

A resource document for sharing experiences, best practices, and references the Afterschool Alliance uses in their social media work. All networks are invited to post info, ideas, and questions. The tabs at the bottom cover three different topics: Platforms – Use, Tips & Notes; Benchmarks & Standards; and Ideas for Call Topics.

Canva Templates

The Afterschool Alliance has created new Canva graphic templates to illustrate comprehensive afterschool and OST programs. You can use this guidance to customize these elements to make your own graphics in Canva.

Data & Animation

Find more Data & Animation graphics here.

These three graphics highlight the latest research on afterschool, including new findings from a 26-year longitudinal study by Dr. Deborah Vandell that shows the short- and long-term benefits of afterschool programs. Share the graphics on social media, in presentations and handouts.

Use these talking points to explain the data. Find more details in this factsheet: Afterschool Programs: A Long-Term Investment in Our Children's Future and the accompanying Powerpoint presentation.

Quote Cards

Use this template to personalize your own graphic.

Find more Quote Card graphics here.

Health & Well-Being

Use the animated gifs in the "Afterschool is Prevention" series below to share data about chronic absenteeism, mental health, and drug and alcohol use. You can also use the Canva templates provided below to customize each data graphic for your state. Find relevant data for your state in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, State of Mental Health in America report (pg. 17), and Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism report.