You are Cordially Invited!
To the Connecticut After School Network Annual Meeting Come find out what we have BEEN doing, what we PLAN on doing, and HOW we are doing. Bring your questions and…
After School BUDGET CUTS – CALLS NEEDED TODAY!!
Call your legislators today, Tuesday, May 3, 2016! The Governor and legislators are deep into budget negotiations today, and the Governor's most recent proposal released yesterday would cut the After…
Afterschool Professionals Week
Celebrate Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week April 25-29! #heartofafterschool Afterschool programs make a difference in the life of a child. Afterschool programs offer youth opportunities for enhanced education. At the…
Invest in after-school programs to ensure Connecticut’s future
Mark Fopeano is the Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale. Like all of us he knows the hard decisions that the legislature has to make in order to balance…
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Soooo, was after school STEM money in the Federal budget?
We’re all interested in extra money coming to afterschool programs. A nice report came from the website, Afterschool Snacks. It breaks down the President’s final budget request on STEM education…
State After School Funding AT RISK
The 2016 session of the General Assembly opened today (Wednesday, February 3) with Governor Malloy releasing his proposed budget adjustments for the year starting July 1. State revenues are still…
Your Input Matters!!
Proposed CCDF (Care 4 Kids subsidy) Plan Open for Comment The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act is the law that authorizes the federal child care subsidy program…
An #AfterschoolVictory!
Here is the latest news on reauthorization of ESEA, now known as ESSA Congratulations to all of you for your tireless efforts to preserve and improve 21st CCLC in the…
Lights on Afterschool is Coming!!
REGISTER YOUR LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENT TODAY On October 22nd, communities across the country will come together for Lights on Afterschool, the only nationwide celebration of afterschool. If you are…
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More Connecticut Support Needed for Afterschool in the Every Child Achieves Act
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…