New Jersey Afterschool Network

The New Jersey Afterschool Network is a three year initiative to build lasting public support for quality afterschool programs across New Jersey. Led by a public-private partnership, the Network builds public awareness and support; offers guidance for parents, providers and advocates; strengthens relationships with policymakers, funders, practitioners and parents, and shares best practices in the field.

Vision and Goals

The vision of the NJAN is that:

All children will have access to affordable, high quality afterschool programs that promote their intellectual, social, emotional and physical development
All communities will have safe, enriching and supportive environments for children after school

To work towards this vision, NJAN:

Expands access to afterschool programs
Improves the quality of afterschool programs
Builds public and private and political support for affordable, high quality afterschool programs

NJAN is a proud to be a member of the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks funded by the Charles Stuart Mott Foundation. Across the nation, afterschool networks are working to achieve the following goals:

Create a sustainable structure of statewide, regional and local partnerships, particularly school-community partnerships, focused on supporting policy development at all levels.
Support the development and growth of statewide policies that will secure the resources that are needed to sustain new and existing afterschool programs.
Support statewide systems to ensure programs are of high quality.