local and regional
after school organizations

The Connecticut After School Advisory Council

Connecticut is lucky to have a number of local or regional after school alliances or networks that provide services, training, advocacy and networking opportunities:

• Bridgeport After School Network
• City Wide Youth Coalition (New Haven)
• Community Alliance for Danbury Youth
• Fairfield County After School Network
• Hartford Coalition for Children and Families
• Lower Naugatuck Valley After School Network
• Middlesex County After School Network
• New Britain Youth Network
• Northwest Connecticut Regional After School Network
• Norwalk After School Alliance
• Southeastern Connecticut Afterschool Intermediary
• Stamford Out of School Time Alliance
• Waterbury Prevention Policy Board
• Windham Community Before and After School Task Force

Child Care Licensing Regulations

As of 11/6/08, new regulations regarding child care licensing implemented by the Department of Health went into effect. Click here for a full summary of the changes.

other local LINKS

Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Assets Network (CAN)

Connecticut Association for Non-Profits
Connecticut Charts-a-Course
Connecticut Commission On Children

Connecticut Parent Information and Resource Center
Connecticut State Dept of Educ: Child/Family/School Partnerships

Connecticut State Dept. of Public Health (Licensing Regulations)
Connecticut Voices for Children
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Connecticut Mentoring Partnership (CMP)
Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative
Husky Health

The State of Connecticut Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
Yale Center in Child Development and Social Policy
Youth Development Training & Resource Center (YDTRC)

Connecticut After School Network Publications and Reports

• Connecticut After School Network Best Practice Guidelines
• Self-Assessment Tool
• The Value of High Quality After School Programs Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Connecticut After School Fact Sheet (pdf)
• After School In Connecticut - What Are Kids Doing After School? (pdf)
• Connecticut After School Network Membership Brochure (pdf)
• Connecticut After School Network Training Brochure (pdf)