A NEW database, in partnership with @edfunders @everyhrcounts @naturbanleague NAA summerlearning @CALSAC Partnership for Children & Youth, highlights solutions for supporting a thriving OST workforce, from recruitment & retention to career pathways! 3to6.co/workforce

This is your sign to start elevating the ideas and perspectives of young people, just in time for #YouthVoiceWeek ! Shaped with input from youth, our toolkit is designed to help you integrate youth voice and action into your programming. afterschoolalliance.org/youthvoicetool… Grantmakers for Education

Get ready to be inspired🎤 #YouthVoiceWeek is coming up in TWO WEEKS and we’re partnering with #CYESS and Million Girls Moonshot to share out the unique perspectives and experiences of young people in afterschool. Want to join the movement? Head to 3to6.co/youthvoices to learn more!

Are you interested in shaping the future of 21st CCLC and sharing your thoughts and experiences to help strengthen the program for the next generation?

If you're a young person, provider, or ally of 21st CCLC, your voice is needed. afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna…

CCDF Final Rule released on Leap Day leaps child care policy forward for families and providers. Read our blog from a school-age perspective: afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna…

The Child Care Development Plan Cycle for 2025-2027 begins now—see how you can get involved. These plans provide exciting opportunities to discuss school-age child care and workforce needs before they are submitted for approval on July 1, 2024. afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna…

It's that time of the year again 🍂 Take a short survey on what this fall has looked like for your out-of-school time program for a chance to win a $100 cash prize. Survey closes 11/21. 3to6.co/survey

JUST RELEASED: A review of 6,300+ school district plans for pandemic relief funds found that 8 in 10 are investing in afterschool and summer. Read the full report now! afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna…

School leaders! ED's #EngageEveryStudent Initiative can help your school provide high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs, like afterschool activities & summer enrichment - learn how ➡️ ed.gov/ost

It's #LightsOnAfterschool week and school-age child care advocates are ready to celebrate!

For those serving Middle and High School Youth -this may be of interest. youth.gov/announcements/…

You won't want to miss next month's newsletter, going out next week, where we're exploring strategies to fund out-of-school time programs and taking a look at tax cuts vs. toddlers.

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Federal #afterschool appropriations update: Are we headed for a shutdown? afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna… #AfterschoolWorks

Strong line up of Congressional support to #SaveChildCare . An 'urgent economic priority'. Thank you for emphasizing the action needed NOW - before federal relief funds for early care and school-age programs expire.

President Biden President Biden met with Lukas Garcia AmeriCorps VISTA @Akafterschool & Katie Abbott Serve Alaska today in Anchorage. Lukas is our AMAZING AmeriCorps VISTA member working on expanding afterschool opportunities in Alaska. #AfterschoolWorks #AmeriCorps

1/8 New CLASP Child Care & Early Education report from Alejandra Londono Gomez & Alyssa Fortner analyzes FY20 state & federal CCDF & TANF #childcare spending. This initial pandemic data, including CARES $, also includes data on children served & providers participating in CCDF. clasp.org/publications/r…

Thanks to our friends at @kyyouth for recently highlighting the vital role afterschool programs play in the lives of working Kentucky families. #AfterschoolWorksInKY #BackToAfterschool

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School leaders! ED's #EngageEveryStudent Initiative can help your school provide high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs, like afterschool activities & summer enrichment - learn how ➡️ ed.gov/ost

Students who want to work in aviation manufacturing can get a head start with Airbus in the U.S. in Mobile, Alabama, and can earn apprenticeships shortly after high school buff.ly/46O2KqK

Senate Afterschool Caucus briefing highlights the impact of #afterschool and #summerlearning programs afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsna… #afterschool works