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Survey: Help NJDHS Collect Accurate Rates That Families Pay for Child Care! The Office of Child Care within the Division of Family Development (DFD) of the NJ Department of Human Services is required by federal law to conduct a child care market rate survey. The survey is designed to collect accurate, up-to-date child care rates…

NJ Ranks No. 1 Nationwide in Summer Food Service Program Meals PERTH AMBOY, NJ — New Jersey is tops nationwide when it comes to providing summer lunch to children from households who participated in school year lunch, according to the Food Research and Action Center. The success was highlighted in a visit Wednesday to the…

NGO: NJ Arts and Culture Renewal Fund – accepting Grant Applications – apply by Thu Aug 31 The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund is now accepting grant applications for Phase 7. This is open to eligible nonprofit arts and arts education organizations managing ongoing post-pandemic challenges, experiencing unexpected reductions in funding and/or negatively impacted…

Apply to become an Afterschool Alliance Youth Ambassador – due Thu Aug 31 By ELIZABETH BANNAN Posted: Jul 25, 2023 We are thrilled to announce that we are seeking applicants for our Youth Ambassador program! Youth aged 13 and older are invited to apply by sharing their afterschool experiences by August 31, 2023. Each school year, the Afterschool Alliance recruits…

Register Now for the ACA Staffing Summit ACA Inc., ACA, New York and New Jersey, ACA, Illinois and ACA, New England are proud to present the 2023 Staffing Summit. The 2023 Staffing Summit will feature critical learning, speaker panels, roundtables and engaging sessions spanning three days. The virtual delivery of the conference increases the benefits…

The Five A’s to Navigating SEL from the Inside Out with Older Youth Social and emotional learning (SEL) is essential for young people to navigate the ever-increasing challenges of today’s world. While many SEL programs and much of the research to date have focused on elementary school-aged children, more recent research shows that middle and…

The Power of Peer-to-Peer Relationships Educators and out-of-school time youth-serving practitioners have much to learn from young people and the relationships they have with their peers. Peer relationships are widely recognized as critical developmental conditions for human development and thriving. And yet, the prevailing narrative of peer relationships in K-12 education and youth development, is one…

Trauma-Informed Practices in School: Teaching & Self-Care Resources Scary Statistics About Adverse Childhood Trauma The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) reports that nearly 50 percent of the children in the United States have experienced “at least one or more types of serious childhood trauma.” Nearly 700,000 children are abused in the U.S. annually. An…

STEM-Rich Afterschool Making Activities Name: STEM-Rich After-School Making Activities Category(s): Curriculum & Enrichment, STEM Curriculum Description: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched an interagency collaboration with the New York Hall of Science to develop and implement STEM-rich making activities for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) in six states. Click…

        (photo credit: Dagmar Wojcik) NJSACC Appoints Adam Cruz as Chief Operating Officer of New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) Professional Network August 7, 2023 — After an extensive interview process and much anticipated wait, NJSACC is pleased to announce the next Chief Operating Officer of NJSACC, Adam Cruz! Adam has…