Disability Inclusion: Start Here! Including children with disabilities in school age and family child care programs can be very challenging, but nothing is more rewarding than witnessing a child make a friend, enjoy a game, or experience an accomplishment. This FREE training is designed to help school age staff and leadership explore thoughts and feelings about disability…
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Ready, Set, Summer! Behavior & Inclusion Basics for Summer Camp Staff A powerful introduction to inclusion for summer camp staff, this FREE virtual workshop with Phillip Collazo of Kids Included Together (KIT) introduces behavior and inclusion basic skills through fun and engaging activities. Topics covered include accommodations for school age day camp settings, working with families, and…
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Being a Support for LGBTQ Youth and Families – join us on Tue Jun 14 – 10am Description: This workshop focuses on the needs of young people related to sexual orientation and gender identity with emphasis on questions regarding transgender youth, The session includes an overview of experiences of prek-12 children, concerns of staff, and…
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Soaring Beyond Expectations 2022: A Statewide Afterschool Celebration – Fri Jun 10 – register today! #NewJersey‘s 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs Present: Soaring Beyond Expectations: A Statewide #Afterschool Celebration This Afterschool Showcase will highlight best practices of NJ’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Programs This event is open statewide to anyone interested in utilizing…
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Thoughts on Children’s Rights: What Do Other Countries Have That the U.S. Doesn’t? 2015 London, England 2016 Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland 2017 Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia 2018 Rome, Italy 2019 Edinburgh, Scotland What do these cities have in common related to young people and youth work? At least two things, they: Were…
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NJSACC Launches Brand New Website – Bookmark and Share! NJSACC is proud to announce the launch of its brand new website. Take a look around and then bookmark our website and share! We appreciate all of your help. What can you expect from NJSACC’s new website? A fully responsive website which means it works well…
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New Jersey’s Annual Conference on Afterschool (2022 Highlights) The 2022 conference, Bringing the Future of Afterschool Into Focus, celebrated long-term success in the ever-changing landscape of Afterschool, S.T.E.A.M. and Expanded Learning. The conference, which took place on Friday and Saturday, April 29th and 30th, featured over 50 workshops aimed at improving the quality of afterschool programs.…
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The Million Girls Moonshot: May 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…
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Every Hour Counts launches National Youth Survey The National Youth survey is part of a partnership of organizations interested in improving afterschool programming, including Every Hour Counts, Youthprise, Informed Change, and Hamai Consulting, funded by the Mott Foundation. A team of 22 youth from all over the country developed and refined the survey instrument. The…
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NJSACC Gets Nationally Recognized in ‘Voices from the Field’ Publication Given evidence of trauma due to recent global and national issues, communities must consider all outlets and resources possible to address the needs of children and families. Out-of-school time (OST) programs foster socialization, relationships, and adaptive functioning. These programs are uniquely positioned to support and…
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