Spring into Healthy Afterschool: Energizers, Snacks & Family Fun This interactive workshop will feature simple activities to support children’s physical and social-emotional health. Attendees will learn (and practice) energizers to encourage physical activity and mindfulness. The session will include an inexpensive snack demo, and we’ll share free resources and strategies to engage the whole family…
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SEL4NJ Publishes NJ Mental Health Resource Guide The New Jersey Department of Education last week released an incredibly valuable resource, The New Jersey Mental Health Resource Guide. They shared the following information: “This comprehensive Guide is designed to support school districts to develop, implement, and evaluate mental health supports and services using a multi-tiered system of supports. While the Guide is…
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Join us on Thu Feb 17 11am – 12:30pm with special guests from NJ Division of Family Development (DFD) + more! Q & A with NJ Division of Family Development (DFD) and Cultural Competency Specialist Randy Miller on using Black History Month Resources in OST Please join us for a very special Afterschool Conversations this…
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Now’s the Time to Celebrate the E in STEM National Engineers Week is February 20 – 26, 2022. is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. It’s a perfect time for afterschool to celebrate the E in STEM! Use these 10…
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This Valentine’s season, share why you love your afterschool program! There are millions of reasons to love afterschool. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, inspire learning, and help working families. Tell the world why you, your students, and your community love your afterschool program! Elevate youth voices In addition to the inspiring stories we hear from…
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Supporting Youth Learning and Development With Engaging Afterschool Programs Join national and state leaders to explore ways to support out-of-school time programs by creating strong and collaborative partnerships between school leaders and program providers. click here to download the full announcement (PDF) Best Practices in Afterschool and Summer Learning: Workshops Symposium on Evidence-Based Practices in…
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New Jersey Department of Health’s COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Operating Childcare Programs (as of Tue Feb 8 2022) Public Health Update: Updated NJDOH COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Local Health Departments for K-12 Schools (as of Wed Jan 19 2022) COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Operating Childcare Programs (as of Thu Jan 6 2022)…
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NJ Afterschool Programs Still Constrained by COVID-Induced Staffing Written by Dino Flammia Waitlists, staff burnout, worker shortages — afterschool programs in the Garden State are no stranger to the labor issues that have been roiling the economy for much of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey conducted in New Jersey and elsewhere for the Afterschool Alliance,…
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NJ Afterschool Summer Program-Cohort 8 – Competitive Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO) is available – Apply by Thu Feb 17 The goal of the New Jersey Afterschool Summer Program is to support out-of-school time (OST) programs, which include afterschool, before-school, or summer enrichment for students at risk of academic failure. Therefore, the NJDOE is offering…
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Findings Conclude: Greater Investments Needed to Stabilize OST Workforce The Afterschool Alliance recently released findings from their most recent COVID-19 out of school time survey, confirming increasing anecdotal evidence that recruiting and retaining staff is the biggest challenge currently facing OST program providers. Workforce challenges, while not new, are at an all-time high since the pandemic…
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