The submission deadline is September 4th, 2026. The Connecticut Network for Children and Youth is seeking nominations for the 5th Annual Recognition Awards. The nomination form is open! Do you know an individual or program who goes above and beyond for the youth in their community? We want to recognize them! The Best of CT […]
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This October marks the 26th year of the nationwide Lights On Afterschool celebration. Each year thousands of programs and tens of thousands of children take part in events, recognitions, and community engagement. In 2022, along with partners, we started an annual event to kick-off the month, to give programs time to plan and prepare for […]
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The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) held a bidders conference May 14th, 2025 to release the 2025-2027 Request for Proposals for the State Funded After School Grant program. The purpose of this funding is to create programs that provide students with academic, enrichment and recreational opportunities designed to complement their regular school day, and […]
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The Network is celebrating 35 years of after school excellence…and more! In 1989, the Network was founded as the Connecticut School Age Child Care Alliance (CSACCA) at the first After School Conference. Since then, we changed names (2x), moved to several locations and employed over 20 people. In addition to our after school work, we […]
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Now accepting applications for presenters! We invite you to apply to present at our 2023 Annual After School Conference. We are looking for workshops that will support staff in their efforts to provide amazing learning opportunities and supportive spaces for children in creative and innovative ways. Submission deadline: August 18, 2023. Learn more and apply here.
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As programs rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are here to help support staff and leadership development, develop quality improvement tools vital to program success, and provide opportunities for your voice to be heard statewide and nationally. In addition to our conferences and on-site training service, several exciting options are available this year: […]
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Our Feel Good Friday blog gives us an inside look and learning more about the Network staff! Here is what is making us feel good lately! We look forward to sharing our small blurbs and hope you do too. Comment or share what you think…would you like to be included? Send your feel-good moment to […]
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Our Feel Good Friday blog gives us an inside look and learning more about the Network staff! Here is what is making us feel good lately! We look forward to sharing our small blurbs and hope you do too. Comment or share what you think…would you like to be included? Send your feel-good moment to […]
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Our Feel Good Friday blog gives us an inside look and learning more about the Network staff! Here is what is making us feel good lately! We look forward to sharing our small blurbs and hope you do too. Comment or share what you think…would you like to be included? Send your feel-good moment to […]
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