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💡 Lights On Afterschool 2026: New Jersey Shines Bright for a Statewide Celebration 📸 Take a Look at Lights On Afterschool Across New Jersey Celebrating the People Behind Afterschool Lights On Afterschool is always a chance to celebrate, but it is also an opportunity to make the work of afterschool more visible. This year, programs…

📸 FLASH of PHOTOS 📸 🌆 From the NJSACC Field 🌆 🧠 A Room Full of Learning and Connection Great professional development is about more than sitting in a room and taking notes. It’s about making space to pause, connect, reflect, and learn alongside others in the field. NJSACC recently brought OST leaders together for…

NJSACC’s 2026-2027 Professional Development Opportunities NJSACC offers a variety of engaging virtual and in-person professional development and technical assistance opportunities for all staff working in school-age child care, afterschool, and out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Guided by the New Jersey Quality Standards for Afterschool (NJQSA), training topics include leading activities, behavior and inclusion, team building, leadership development,…

NJSACC’s Partner News One of our partners mentioned NJSACC in the article below. Read the Full Article ” As a proud member of the New Jersey School-Age Child Care Coalition (NJSACC) advocacy committee, I have represented Girl Scouts and have engaged in efforts to elevate the importance of afterschool and out-of-school time programming. This work…

🛠️ Be Part Of Our NEW Youth Work Conference Continue to set your program up for success this year with NJSACC’s new Youth Work Convention specifically for staff working directly with youth in afterschool! Each participant will enjoy all three of these hands-on workshops in one day, plus lunch & time for networking with others…

NJSACC Celebrates Native American Heritage Month. You can too. Native American Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the contributions Native Americans have made to American society and culture. Some Native American Heritage Month Resources: 2021 Native American Heritage Month Toolkit Celebrate Native American Heritage Honoring Native American Heritage Month with Kids Lenape Indians Links and Resources…

💰 Program Sites Can Win Up to $5,000 The deadline to submit your project is 11:59 PM EST on November 19, 2026. Do the young people in your afterschool program have ideas for using artificial intelligence to solve problems in their community or around the world? The AI Innovation Challenge, created by STEM Next Opportunity…

NJSACC Celebrates Italian American Heritage Month. You can too. Italian American Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the contributions Italian Americans have made to American society and culture. 5 Picture Books to Celebrate Italian American Heritage Month Dive into Diversity: Italian American Heritage Month! Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Resources (K-12) New York Public Library’s…

NJSACC Celebrates Filipino American History Month. You can too. Filipino American History Month celebrates and recognizes the contributions Filipinos have made to American society and culture. Check out some of these Filipino American History Month Resources: 9 Ways To Celebrate Filipino American History Month 10+ Picture Book Recommendations to Celebrate Filipino American History Month NJSACC…

NJSACC Celebrates German American Heritage Month. You can too. German American Heritage Month celebrates and recognizes the contributions German Americans have made to American society and culture. 12 German Women Who Influenced the World Germany: Interesting Facts for Kids National German American Day Visit a Real German Fairy Tale Castle What is German-American Day? A…