Politics · United States · 6 hrs ago
Schwarzenegger backed youth programs before entering California politics
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Hernandez founded the Inner-City Games Foundation in 1992 to bring sports to young people in under-resourced communities.
The initiative grew beyond sports and eventually included educational, cultural and community activities.
In 2002, California voters approved Proposition 49, which provided $550 million for after-school programs for students from kindergarten through ninth grade.
Schwarzenegger said he spent $2.3 million of his own money campaigning for the measure.
That money supported the campaign, while the proposition created the public funding for programs.
In 2003, the organisation changed its name to After-School All-Stars and shifted toward comprehensive, school-based programs.
The change reflected its wider focus on activities and support for students after the school day.
Arnold Schwarzenegger backed youth programs before entering California politics.
In 1992, he and Danny Hernandez established the Inner-City Games Foundation to bring sports and fitness opportunities to young people in under-resourced communities.
In 2002, California voters approved Proposition 49, which provided $550 million for after-school programs for students from kindergarten through ninth grade.
Schwarzenegger said he spent $2.3 million of his own money campaigning for voter approval of the measure.
In 2003, the organisation expanded its mission to comprehensive, school-based programs and changed its name to After-School All-Stars.
- Who
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Hernandez founded the Inner-City Games Foundation. Schwarzenegger later backed the campaign for Proposition 49.
- What
- Schwarzenegger supported youth sports and after-school programs, including by spending his own money on a campaign for voter approval of Proposition 49.
- When
- The foundation was established in 1992. Proposition 49 passed in 2002, and the organisation changed its name in 2003.
- Where
- California; the original Inner-City Games involved young people from the Los Angeles area.
- Why
- The initiative aimed to provide young people with constructive opportunities beyond regular school hours.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I spent $2.3 million of my own money to help secure voter approval for the After School Education and Safety Act in 2002.
Schwarzenegger and Danny Hernandez established the Inner-City Games Foundation.
California voters approved Proposition 49, providing $550 million for after-school programs for students in kindergarten through ninth grade.
The Inner-City Games expanded its mission to comprehensive, school-based programs and adopted the name After-School All-Stars.
- Foundation founded
- 1992
- Co-founder
- Danny Hernandez
- Proposition 49 funding
- $550 million
- Schwarzenegger's campaign spending
- $2.3 million
- Organisation renamed
- After-School All-Stars in 2003






