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December Moonshot Minute Networks — Here is your Moonshot Minute, everything you need to know happening in December: It’s Computer Science December 6-12th! Hour of Code – Share our partnership with Code.org and engage in the Hour of code. Download the Afterschool Guide for Hour of Code to explore activities and tutorials, and encourage programs to register. Enjoy the…

Afterschool Providers: Partner with Schools In Your Community To Enter Steam Tank 2023-24 To enter-review the information below and complete the application by December 9th. The STEAM Tank Challenge, created by the New Jersey School Boards Association, encourages education in STEAM – science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math – for New Jersey’s public-school students. The STEAM Tank Challenge is an opportunity for…

NJSACC Can Connect you with the National Afterschool Association. Here’s how. UPDATE: This is only a reminder for any subscriber who hasn’t already updated their profile. NJSACC: The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities promotes and supports the development, continuity and expansion of quality programs for children and youth during out-of-school time. With this…

Help NJSACC continue to provide youth development professionals with more innovative and high quality training opportunities #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in countries around the world. Here are some details: Millions of people have come together to support and champion the causes they believe…

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at NJSACC! From our families to yours, may your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love, and joy. Happy Thanksgiving from NJSACC!

Do You Work or Volunteer with Youth? Take the Power of Us Workforce Survey Today! Young people play, learn, and grow across the many settings and systems that you help lead. Policymakers and practice leaders suggest youth-serving staff and volunteers—like you—play an integral role in supporting youth to thrive. Yet, we have little collective information…

November is Youth Entrepreneurship Month – check out this resource, courtesy of Mizzen by Mott It’s National Youth Entrepreneurship Month and we are celebrating the dreamers, doers, creators and innovators! As young people lean into unknowns and transform their ideas into action in today’s digital world, we want to equip educators with learning resources to…

Check out National Afterschool Association (NAA): November Resources NAA is the membership association for professionals who work with children and youth in diverse school and community-based settings to provide a wide variety of extended learning opportunities and care during out-of-school hours. NAA November: #NAA23 is a place for #afterschool professionals to shine. #NAA23 is a place for #afterschool professionals…

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…

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…