NJ Human Services Continues Support & Increases Child Care Grants for Child Care Providers November 16, 2022 (TRENTON) – Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman today announced the continuation of retention and hiring bonuses and increases to grants aimed at both stabilizing child care programs in New Jersey and supporting child care staff. The $1,000 Hiring and Retention Bonus…
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Protect Me With 3+ – enter 2022-2023 poster and video contest To help educate the community about the health benefits of vaccination, a statewide contest is now open for all students in grades 5-12 to submit a poster or video. The Protect Me With 3+ campaign’s 2023 Create. Educate. Vaccinate. Poster & Video Contest is open to middle…
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SEL4NJ needs survey help from all of us at #afterschoolnj and #ostnj The purpose of these surveys is to collect data to inform the development of a customized framework for effective relationships that support high-quality SEL implementation based on existing research and new information specific to NJ. These surveys are geared towards providers, educators, school…
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Celebrate #InternationalSTEMDay by Recruiting the Next Flight Crew! The nationwide search for the Million Girls Moonshot’s Flight Crew is still open! Moonshot’s Flight Crew will use their first-hand account of afterschool STEM experiences to amplify youth voices in the national conversation around STEM equity as we work to inspire young people everywhere to reimagine their future. Encourage Youth in Your Community…
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This #NativeAmericanHeritage Month, meet Ahna Skop, a geneticist, artist, science communicator, and more! This #NativeAmericanHeritage Month, meet Ahna Skop, a geneticist, artist, science communicator, and champion for the underrepresented in science. She studies how cells divide, knowing that failures lead to cancer and neurodegeneration. Click here and then search ‘Ahna Skop’ on IF/THEN® Collection (ifthencollection.org)…
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Check out The Million Girls Moonshot’s November Quality Trainings! 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. NJSACC will bring you The Million Girl Moonshot monthly newsletter. Each…
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Leading for Quality: Reimagining Leadership in Out-of-School – join NJSACC and NIOST Nov 7 – Nov 17 2022 NJSACC, in collaboration with the National Institute on Out-of-School Time, is offering a 4-session leadership training designed for program directors who want to understand promising practices in quality leadership while also reimagining what leadership looks like in…
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NJSACC attends 50 State Afterschool Network (AN) Meeting: Engage.Explore.Learn (a photo essay) NJSACC’s CEO, Ebony Grace and NJ partners from NJDHS, NJDOE and the Chamber of Commerce Foundation, attended the 2022 50 State Afterschool Network (AN) Meeting, “Engage.Explore.Learn” in Washington DC. NJSACC is a member of the 50 state afterschool network funded by the Charles…
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Afterschool Programs Help Children Learn and Grow Written by Ebony D. Grace If you were to walk by a school in the afternoon as the bell rang, it might be natural to think that the learning day is done. School buses are filling up and pulling away. Students are walking toward home with their friends.…
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NJSACC’s Fall Professional Development Series Continues – Don’t Miss it! NJSACC: The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities has been very busy preparing a full menu of professional development opportunities for the fall. We encourage you to take a look at each of the following offerings and then register to join us using the…
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