About Afterschool as Mission™

A Leader Built for This Moment

Afterschool as Mission™ was founded by Edward L. Franklin — a nationally recognized leader in faith-based community development whose career has been anchored in serving children and families in under-resourced communities.

With more than two decades of hands-on experience leading, growing, and scaling a Christo-centric children and youth organization in Dallas, Texas, Edward brings rare depth to the intersection of Christian ministry and out-of-school-time (OST) programming. He has seen firsthand how afterschool programs can become powerful vehicles for both community transformation and kingdom impact.

Through AAM, Edward is channeling that experience into a national movement — educating and equipping churches, training leaders, building coalitions, and advocating for the role of the Church in afterschool ministry. His vision is clear: no community should lack a Christ-centered afterschool presence, and no church should miss this mission opportunity.

AAM will serve as the leading voice nationally for the intersection of Christian ministry and out-of-school-time programming — a space that has, until now, had no unified champion.

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