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The Million Girls Moonshot: March Quality Trainings and Transformative Practices The Moonshot will be active in out-of-school programs in all 50 states, leveraging the Mott-funded 50 State Afterschool Network, which has access to more than 10 million youth and 100,000 afterschool programs across the country. Over the course of the new year NJSACC’s STEM Specialist…

Join us in May for Leading For Quality: Sustaining Your Program Vision – register today! Today’s out-of-school time leaders must skillfully balance a constantly changing “new normal” with the long vision for their youth, staff, program, and community. To help program leaders navigate “now” using a sustainability lens, NJSACC, in collaboration with the National Institute…

Funding opportunity: National grant initiative for civic learning projects – Apply by Fri Apr 29 By Frances Hannan, Program Officer for the WW Higher Education Media Fellowship and the Director of Multimedia Projects at the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. The Civic Spring Fellowship has open applications for two innovative grant initiatives that will support young people…

Recognize, appreciate, and advocate for the #HeartOfAfterschool – April 25-29 Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week is a time to recognize, appreciate and advocate for those who work with young people during out-of-school hours. The week is marked by celebrations and public relations efforts encouraging appreciation and support for all the afterschool professionals who make a profound…

Afterschool Webinar – Promoting healthy futures: Afterschool provides the supports parents want for children’s well-being – Wed Apr 13 Join the Afterschool Alliance on Wednesday, April 13, at 1 p.m. EDT for a virtual briefing for media and the field on how afterschool programs are helping children and youth re-engage and heal after two years…

EPA Grants: Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Facilities and Schools – apply by Tue Apr 19 Written by Dani Birzer WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20 million in available grant funding to assist communities and schools with removing sources of lead in drinking water. This grant funding, and additional funding…

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 in mind, NJSACC has made it possible to join their national…

New Jersey Represents Well at the National Afterschool Association Convention – NAA22 Highlights What a week it was! The NAA team has been reflecting on some of our favorite moments and takeaways from NAA22 Convention and we wanted to share them with you all. NJSACC’s Ebony Grace and Tyneisha K. Gibbs were among a stellar…