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Aug 3

Unforgettable Moments at the Raise the Bar: Engage Every Student Summit

Author: Susan Diaz, Senior Director of Member Enagement Thursday morning on July 13, in Washington, D.C., education enthusiasts and advocates from all over the U.S. gathered for the Raise the Bar: Engage Every Student Summit. The summit was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education in coordination with The School…

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Unforgettable Moments at the Raise the Bar: Engage Every Student Summit
Unforgettable Moments at the Raise the Bar: Engage Every Student Summit

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Jun 13

Making Waves in 2023: Igniting Transformation in Youth Development

Author: Susan Diaz, Senior Director of Member Engagement, Every Hour Counts I am thrilled to reflect on the resounding success of the Every Hour Counts Let’s Make Waves! Conference 2023. The conference took place in the vibrant city of West Palm Beach, Florida, the home of Prime Time Palm Beach…

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Making Waves 2023 Reflections: Igniting Transformation in Youth Development
Making Waves 2023 Reflections: Igniting Transformation in Youth Development

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Mar 29

Liberatory Learning Environments for Young People and the Adults Who Support Them

This is the third post in our series highlighting the promising approaches and insights coming from our Thriving Workforce Work Group, where leaders from our national network of intermediaries share their questions, challenges, and innovations as they work to build, retain, and support a Thriving Out-of-School Time (OST) Workforce that…

Workforce Development

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Liberatory Learning Environments for Young People and the Adults Who Support Them
Liberatory Learning Environments for Young People and the Adults Who Support Them
Workforce Development

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Feb 2

Policy Change is a Long Game. Afterschool Veterans are Sharing Their Playbooks.

Jennifer Peck, the founding executive director of Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY), a statewide afterschool intermediary organization in California, opened her remarks with a confession: “I’m going to admit right up front, when I started in this work 25 years ago, I had no idea what an intermediary was.” …

Policy

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Policy Change is a Long Game. Afterschool Veterans are Sharing Their Playbooks.
Policy Change is a Long Game. Afterschool Veterans are Sharing Their Playbooks.
Policy

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Jul 18, 2022

Building a Thriving Out-of-School Time Workforce: What Would it Look Like if We Nailed It?

By Desiree Morales, Every Hour Counts “Our students would have access to high quality workers that are happy and well supported! The field would be recognized for its critical role in our community.” …

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Building a Thriving Out-of-School Time Workforce: What Would it Look Like if We Nailed It?
Building a Thriving Out-of-School Time Workforce: What Would it Look Like if We Nailed It?

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Jun 13, 2022

Building Better Summers: Using the Wallace Foundation’s Summer Learning Toolkit to Strengthen Programs and Communities

Summer program managers all over the country are moving at a fast clip to launch a third summer supporting young people to learn, grow, and thrive in spite of the toll the pandemic has taken on their academic, social, and emotional learning. While much of the success of summer programs…

Summer

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Building Better Summers: Using the Wallace Foundation’s Summer Learning Toolkit to Strengthen…
Building Better Summers: Using the Wallace Foundation’s Summer Learning Toolkit to Strengthen…
Summer

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Feb 3, 2022

Why Afterschool Programs Need Social and Emotional Learning Now

Recent discussion highlights how afterschool programs have used SEL strategies to help children throughout the pandemic Author: Wallace Foundation Editorial Team This article originally appeared on The Wallace Foundation Blog Site on January 19, 2022. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, educators around the country are seeing an increasing need to support young people who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, fear, trauma, food insecurity or even…

Sel

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Why Afterschool Programs Need Social and Emotional Learning Now
Why Afterschool Programs Need Social and Emotional Learning Now
Sel

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Dec 2, 2021

Amidst a Staffing Crisis: Understanding how to Recruit, Retain, and Support Afterschool Professionals

Desiree Morales, Every Hour Counts The prevailing story of Out-of-School Time (OST) during the pandemic feels triumphant — the value of our relationship-forward approach prioritizing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is in the spotlight, and the Biden administration pushed forward an unprecedented investment in afterschool and summer, recognizing that OST…

After School

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Amidst a Staffing Crisis: Understanding how to Recruit, Retain, and Support Afterschool…
Amidst a Staffing Crisis: Understanding how to Recruit, Retain, and Support Afterschool…
After School

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Nov 3, 2021

Want to Know the Future of Afterschool? Ask a Young Person.

By Every Hour Counts “Tired. Stressed. Overwhelmed. Anxious.” These were among the first words heard by attendees of the 2021 Every Hour Counts National Conference. Some of the words that came next were, “Excited and happy. Curious where this will go. Determined.” The voices speaking these words came from young people in cities across…

Youth

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Want to Know the Future of Afterschool? Ask a Young Person.
Want to Know the Future of Afterschool? Ask a Young Person.
Youth

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Oct 26, 2021

Lights On Afterschool: Forging Futures

Guest blog by Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance As we head into the 22nd year of Lights On Afterschool, the nation’s celebration of afterschool programs, I have mixed feelings. Should we be celebrating? After all, this isn’t the school year we hoped to have. …

After School

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Lights On Afterschool: Forging Futures
Lights On Afterschool: Forging Futures
After School

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