Blog Posts

📅 The First Week Sets The Tone For The Whole Year To help you start strong, Hailee, Mizzen’s Community Engagement + Experiences Manager, curated a playlist of her favorite connection-building activities for grades K–12. Whether you’re welcoming a new group or reconnecting after summer break, these ready-to-use activities help youth build relationships before jumping into lessons and…

🦸‍♀️ Bringing Together Youth Leaders, Advocates, and Changemakers for Learning, Connection, and Empowerment Welcome to the Youth Power Summit, an annual event hosted by the Institute where young people from all across New Jersey come together to imagine and build the world they deserve. Whether it’s mental health, immigration, housing or lowering the voting age, young…

We Are Grateful to Have the Best People in Our Network of Afterschool Professionals Things people are saying about NJSACC “Wonderful experience and ways of looking at interactions. Ideas and insights were abundant” “I have learned so much during my time with you, I think I could do the job. My summer camp has benefited…

💰 Program Sites Can Win Up to $5,000 in this National AI Challenge from the Panasonic Foundation + STEM Next 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 Fund in…

💬 NJSACC’s CEO, Joins the Advocates for Children of New Jersey Let’s Talk Kids Podcast NJSACC’s CEO, joins the Advocates for Children of New Jersey Let’s Talk Kids Podcast, discussing Quality Afterschool & Out-of-School Time Programs Ebony Grace, CEO of NJSACC, speaks with  Mary Coogan, ACNJ’s President and CEO, exploring what makes afterschool and OST learning so special and impactful for the next…

🥂 Join Us in Celebrating the Moments That Shaped Our Year 🥂 Throughout the past year, NJSACC has had the privilege of working alongside dedicated afterschool and out-of-school time professionals who continue to make an extraordinary difference in the lives of New Jersey’s youth. Every conference, training, partnership, coaching session, and conversation reflected a shared…

NJSACC Seeks A Legislative Consultant – apply by Fri Sep 25 2026 Click here and apply by Friday September 25, 2026 Interested applicants should register to join the Overview + Q&A Zoom session happening on Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 2pm – 3pm EST https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5BO-DglsRXe5uGxTA3jlTQ Organization: NJSACC: New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Professional Network Position…

🍲 Afterschool Meals Matter: Strategies and Practical Takeaways Register for 8/27 WebinarAfterschool Meals Matter: Strategies and Practical Takeaways Thursday, August 27, 2026, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Afterschool meals are more important than ever for reducing hunger, helping students stay engaged and ready to learn, and strengthening connections among schools, community partners, and families. This webinar will…

💼 NJSACC is Hiring! Join Our Team Full Time as a Quality Specialist Click here and apply by September 17, 2026 NJSACC IS HIRING! Apply now to join our Quality Team FULL TIME as a Quality Specialist NJSACC’s Quality Coaching Team is looking for a seasoned, experienced OST professional to join its team full time. The OST Quality…

🌞 NAA Has Quite a Bright Spotlight This Month August 19 Webinar Explores Movement-Based Activities Movement does more than support physical health, it can strengthen learning, improve behavior, and help young people build important character skills. Join the Collaborative for Advancing Healthy Experiences in OST (CAHE-OST) and Skillastics for Building Character & Academic Success Through…