Local voice matters…I recently looked over the signatories of a letter that is going to Congress about after school. As I looked down the list, after Arkansas and California’s large showing, I got to Connecticut. Only two organizations had signed on. According to the Afterschool Alliance blog, this letter was signed by more than 100 national and 560 […]
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One-day Volunteer Opportunity, with a Hawaiian theme! The Connecticut State Department of Education is currently looking for a few good grant readers to help them evaluate grant proposals for after school programs. This is an unpaid, one-day volunteer commitment on June 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stanley Black and Decker University Conference Center in New Britain, CT. […]
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The state legislative session has ended for the year, and a budget was passed in the final hours. For all the details you can see the details here. Youth Service Bureaus also seem to pretty much intact. A few questions remain from some of the larger line items that include multiple programs, such as the […]
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For those of you who missed the first session of the CT State Department of Education’s After School Grant Bidder’s Conference, you can still register for the morning or afternoon sessions on Friday, May 22 here. Below are links to the handouts and Request for Proposal (RFP). RFP link, click here. Slide Presentation information, click here. […]
Read More The Connecticut State Department of Education has posted the Request for Proposals (RFP) on-line for the After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12. Proposals are due June 15, 2015. The RFP can be downloaded from their website here. Eligible applicants include local educational agencies, community based organizations, faith based organizations, other public or private organizations, a […]
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The 2015 State Department of Education After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12 Purpose: To implement or expand high-quality programs outside school hours that offer students academic/educational enrichment and recreational activities in grades K-12 that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students. Session 1 When: Wednesday, May 13 Where: 75 […]
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I think we can all agree that providing high-quality, high impact services to youth is the focus of many of your programs. In this resource, you will learn if your practices are tied to this goal.
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You shop. Amazon gives. It’s that simple. Take two minutes to select the Connecticut After School Network as your charity of choice before shopping on Amazon, and they’ll donate half a percent to the Network. All you have to do is use the website smile.amazon.com
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Legislative Update – Monday April 27, 2015 The Appropriations Committee has just released its budget proposal at a press conference this morning. Co-Chair Rep. Toni Walker was especially supportive of after school programs in her remarks describing the committee’s proposed budget: “We maintained the support for education, for our K-12 system, for our early childhood […]
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ANNOUNCING: 2015 STEM Video Competition sponsored by the Noyce Foundation with support from the C.S. Mott Foundation Kids are always told to dream BIG– afterschool programs allow them to do just that. Uncover the work of your program and students, and tell us what really happens in STEM afterschool.
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