New Jersey’s Annual Conference on Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) 2025 celebrates long-term success in the ever-changing landscape of Afterschool, S.T.E.A.M. and Expanded Learning. The conference, taking place on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, 2025, features dozens of workshops aimed at improving the quality of afterschool and out-of-school time programs. Showcase Alley takes…
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❄️ December Moonshot Sees The Freeze Of Deep Space Travel ACRES Coaching: Elevating Youth Voice and Choice Wednesday 12/4, 12/18 1:00-3:00pm EST / 10:00 – noon PST How often do youth in your program get to choose what they’re investigating or designing, the materials they might use and/or how they engage with the work? In…
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❤️ Giving Tuesday Is A Great Way To Show Love To Non-Profits Join the Generosity Movement this and every Giving Tuesday! This Giving Tuesday, unleash the power of generosity and make a lasting impact on New Jersey’s youth and families. NJSACC, New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Professional Network, is at the forefront of fostering…
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🚨 Save The Date 12/11/24: Religious Expression Webinar On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join our next webinar, Student Religious Expression in Public…
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NJSACC 2024 – 2025 Professional Development Below is the list of the professional development workshops being offered by NJSACC this year. Register soon – space is limited! Peer Group for OST Leaders: Every 3rd Thursday of the Month Back for another year, this popular, grant funded, cost free peer group for Out-of-School Time (OST) professionals…
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Youth and Community Violence Prevention Action Teams Apply now for the Youth and Community Violence Prevention Action Teams (VPAT) program. Through this funding and technical assistance opportunity, NACCHO will provide up to $50,000 each for a maximum of 6 awardee teams. NACCHO, NLC, and other partners will provide technical assistance. This funding opportunity is open to jurisdictions…
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REMEMBERING OUR HEROES: HELP NJSACC PAY HOMAGE TO OUR BELOVED PROFESSIONALS IN AFTERSCHOOL! “A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.” – Maya Angelou Every program has something to share and every program has someone dedicated to #AfterschoolNJ and the youth they serve!…
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Join us for our monthly virtual networking sessions where we share updates from the field, resources, occasional guest speakers, and dynamic conversation with our school age community from throughout NJ. Register to join us on the following dates at 11am EST: Dec 19, 2024 11:00 AM Jan 16, 2025 11:00 AM Feb 20, 2025 11:00…
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📰 New Issue Alert! AfterSchool Today Fall 2024 Edition is Hot Off The Press! The fall 2024 edition of AfterSchool Today is out now! With this issue, the National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is celebrating and supporting neurodiversity in afterschool, from the young people we serve to easy workplace adjustments that benefit all employees. As NAA…
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November is National Entrepreneurship Month and we’re celebrating with three weeks of action-packed resources by VentureLab and a special Mizzen Meets event featuring youth trailblazers and their mentors! “Entrepreneurship is more than starting a business. Through entrepreneurial learning, youth can focus on issues that are important to them while they grow mindsets and skills which are transferable…
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