Assembly Education Chairman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (D-Middlesex) had the following published in The Times of Trenton :
“At the height of its funding, the NJ After 3 program provided a productive environment for 10,000 children after school. Not only did it have demonstrable success improving student achievement levels, but it also gave working- and middle-class parents peace of mind, knowing their children were in a safe environment and not on the streets…”