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All posts tagged "afterschool"
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1.8KNewsAfter-school Healthy Snack Standards Fall Short Without Training, Study Says
Adopting standards for healthy snacks may not be enough to enough to improve snack quality in after-school programs, according to a study...
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2.3KNewsTrailers Take Makerspace After-school Activities to Nebraska Kids
In the largely rural state of Nebraska, what does it look like to expand opportunity for kids? It may look like a...
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2.2KNewsState-funded Teen REACH Makes Difference For Illinois Kids, Advocates Say
Deena Mosbarger remembers the 11-year-old who had trouble managing his anger in her after-school program in Flora, Ill.
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayProviding Youth Services at Schools Benefits Nonprofits, Schools and Students
“We have to work together for the success of our students,” said William Lee, assistant principal at Suitland High School, at an...
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1.6KGrantsAfterschool Youth Sports Program Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Development, Youth Sports, Education, Physical Activity, Health | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Varies.
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayResistance to Change: Equity Is Crucial Issue for Out-of-school Time
A group of out-of-school time professionals at the 2019 National AfterSchool Association convention in June facilitated a two-hour Leadership Institute, an opportunity...
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2.4KNewsGlobal Kids Summer Program Opens Students’ Eyes to Foreign Affairs
What if you were a member of the National Security Council and learned that a foreign country could be building nuclear weapons...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayStrengthening Social and Emotional Learning of OST Staff Is Better for Youth
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is all the rage when it comes to supporting youth and young adults. But what about staff...
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3.7KNewsWallace Report: Cities Provide Lessons on Data Management in After-school Systems
Eight U.S. cities worked to develop and manage data in their citywide after-school systems over four years. A look back at their...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayAfter-school Programming Strengthens Career Exploration
Youth need to participate in active learning opportunities that cultivate their interests and promote positive growth. Youth also need educational experiences that...
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3.1KNewsChicago Benchmarking Collaborative: Data Project May Be Model for Other Nonprofits
A colorful mosaic of smiling children brightens the wall outside Christopher House near Logan Square in Chicago. Inside the building is a...
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3.4KGuest Opinion Essay4-H Has Figured Out Why Some Rural Communities Offer More Opportunity to the Young
According to the math, I should be living in poverty today. Born in South Baltimore General Hospital to first-generation high school graduates...
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2.2KNewsSouth Dakota YWCA ‘Breakaway’ Provides Services to Youth, Women
A jumble of multicolored wires spilled out of the open side of a computer as Leilani Liggins, 6, dressed in a pink...
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4.5KNewsSTEM Programs for Middle Schoolers Go to the Library
When a “mobile science lab” shows up after school at a branch library in Hartford, Conn., kids cluster around it. They look...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssaySummer Learning Should Be Nothing Like School: Use Thematic Curriculum
In light of high-stakes testing, children spend much of their in-school time listening to the teacher instruct whole group lessons and then...
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1.4KGrantsLA Afterschool and Summer Music, Arts and Cultural Education Program Grants
Subject: Education, Music, Arts, Culture, Afterschool, Summer Learning | Deadline: May 17, 2019 | Amount: Up to $5,000
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2.3KNewsAfter-school Program Teaches Immigrant Children and Parents
Two hours after the school day ended, three parents sat in the nearly empty cafeteria at Norton Park Elementary School in a...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayLouisville After-school Programs Get Support From Our Network
Philanthropic organizations and local government have been supporting nonprofit organizations that serve young people in my community for decades. We have dozens...
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3.7KNewsYoung Atlanta Refugees Build Robotics Along With New Lives
An Atlanta robotics team initially made up of refugee youth has racked up win after win in state and national competitions, successfully...
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3.7K► ReportsA Tool for After-school Providers: Evidence of Impact For a Host of Programs
Looking for funding for an after-school program? Trying to decide what type of program to implement?
