Mon Oct 25 join this Afterschool Webinar! Lights On Afterschool: River City Drumbeat River City Drumbeat, a new documentary about the River City Drum Corp afterschool program, is a powerful story of music, love, and legacies. Edward “Nardie” White devoted his life to leading the African-American drum corps he co-founded with his wife Zambia Nkrumah…
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NJSACC’s 2021 Fall Professional Development Series click here to download the full announcement (PDF) When is the last time you intentionally spent time on your own professional development? Do you have staff with leadership potential? We all need professional development opportunities to grow! BRINGING the FUTURE into FOCUS NJSACC’s 2021 Fall Professional Development Series NJSACC’s…
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Celebrate the 22nd annual Lights On Afterschool Oct. 28, 2021! Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each…
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Check out NYS Network for Youth Success’s FREE Staff Recruitment Toolkit Resource The New York State Network for Youth Success is dedicated to serving and supporting out of school time programs across our state to ensure that all children and youth of New York State have access to high quality expanded learning and development activities…
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12 Tips For Recruiting After School Staff Are you experiencing challenges recruiting afterschool program staff? Try these 12 tips to support your hiring efforts! Engage Staff and Partners Email your partners and other local organizations who have access to a talent pipeline (e.g., high school; community, 2 year, and 4 year college career offices; coaches; faith-based…
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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, November 18, 2021 Thursday, December 16, 2021 Register here to join this Zoom Meeting Meeting…
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Exelon Green Lab Grant: Apply by Fri Oct 1 The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago is proud to partner with Exelon in championing science learning for high school students and in encouraging new thinking about our environment. We are inviting out-of-school time (OST) providers to develop a “STEM lab of the future” aimed at…
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Missed it? Watch this informative Afterschool Webinar: Helping Students Recover and Accelerating Success House Afterschool Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives David Cicilline and Don Young will speak to the importance of strong federal support for afterschool and summer learning programs and the impact programs have on local communities. Following remarks by the Congressmen, a panel will discuss…
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The Future Of Supporting The Afterschool Profession For over 30 years, NAA has fostered positive youth outcomes by supporting, developing and advocating for afterschool professionals and leaders. In 2018 and 2019, NAA embarked on an organizational review and strategy development effort that resulted in—among other things—a revised mission and vision, four strategic focus areas, and…
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Afterschool CARES! A Professional Learning Community Dedicated to Service-Learning NJSACC, in partnership with the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), will lead a service learning professional learning community during the 2021-2022 school. Because service-learning supports youth action on pressing needs, students address issues such as racism, equity in education, environmental justice, mental health and/or climate change…
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