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Re-opening of the NJ ARP Stabilization Grant – application now open! Applications will be accepted from June 6, 2022 through July 8, 2022! This round of the ARP Stabilization grant is open to new licensed or registered providers who opened after March 11, 2021.  If you need funds to help cover your operational expenses through…

The Million Girls Moonshot: June Quality Trainings and Transformative Practices The Moonshot will be active in out-of-school programs in all 50 states, leveraging the Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network, which has access to more than 10 million youth and 100,000 afterschool programs across the country. Over the course of the new year NJSACC’s STEM Specialist…

Governor Murphy & Human Services Commissioner Adelman Announce $10 Million in New Grants to Support Summer Youth Camps Department Also Continues to Distribute Stabilization & Bonus Grants to Help Child Care Providers and Workers May 9, 2022 (TRENTON) – As part of the Murphy Administration’s ongoing efforts to bolster services for families with children, Governor Phil Murphy…

Join us on Thu June 16 for NJSACC’s Afterschool Conversations – 11am Join us for Afterschool Conversations with NJSACC for Licensed & Center-Based Programs as well as Public School Based Programs – all are welcome! NJSACC is inviting you to this scheduled Zoom meeting on the following dates at 11am EST: Thursday, June 16, 2022…

In Support of Senate Bill S381, NJSACC’s Tyneisha Gibbs talks OST Advisory Commission at the Trenton State House NJSACC was recently represented at the state Senate Education Committee in Trenton by Tyneisha Gibbs, Director of Expanded Learning Opportunities, who shared NJSACC’s statement in support of Senate Bill S381 which seeks to establish a New Jersey…

Five key takeaways from program providers about the 2022 summer By NIKKI YAMASHIRO Posted: Jun 02, 2022 As summer is very much top of mind for many of us as temperatures rise and the unofficial start of summer now in the rearview mirror, a new Afterschool Alliance survey finds that program providers are gearing up…

NJSACC Selects Ebony D. Grace as its new CEO DCM successfully concludes the search for a Chief Executive Officer for NJSACC: The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities NJSACC: The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities has selected Ebony D. Grace, MFT, as its next CEO. Ebony will succeed Diane Genco, who is…

NJSACC Celebrates Juneteenth. You can too. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. The troops’ arrival came a full 2 ½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors…

NJSACC Celebrates Caribbean American Heritage Month. You Can Too. Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrates the contributions Caribbean Americans have made to American history, society, and culture. Caribbean American Heritage Month Resources 19 Books to Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage 20 Books To Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month Caribbean American Heritage Month: Instructional Resource Guide Caribbean Games…

NJSACC Celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month. You Can Too. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month celebrates the contributions Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Americans have made to American history, society, and culture. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month Resources 15 Books on LGBTQ History for Kids…