Imagine Dragons/Afterschool Video
A celebration of after school programs featuring Imagine Dragons' "Top of the World". This video premiered at the 2015 National After-School Summit hosted at USC through the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.…
After School Grants Program Flat Funded in State Budget
The state legislative session has ended for the year, and a budget was passed in the final hours. For all the details you can see the details here. Youth Service…
Appropriations Committee Budget Released
Legislative Update - Monday April 27, 2015 The Appropriations Committee has just released its budget proposal at a press conference this morning. Co-Chair Rep. Toni Walker was especially supportive of…
My Voice in DC
Earlier this month, the National Afterschool Association held their Annual Convention just outside of Washington, DC. The focus of the convention was telling the story after school programs play in the…
After School Programs are At Risk
After School programs are at risk of losing federal funds Congress is considering legislation that threatens the only funding source dedicated to after school, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative,…
After School Day at the Capitol March 3rd
Governor Malloy and the Connecticut General Assembly need to hear from you about the importance of after school and summer programs. These programs need more funding, not less! Check out our…
Gov. Malloy Proposes Two-Year State Budget for Connecticut
In his proposed budget for the next two fiscal years, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy included a number of changes that would impact state funding for after school and summer…
After School & Summer Advocacy Call TODAY Wednesday 2/18 @ 2PM
ADVOCACY CONFERENCE CALL Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Phone: 866-740-1260 Access code: 7944978# STATE POLICY: Governor Malloy is releasing his budget proposal TODAY, Wednesday, February 18 at…
After School Grant Spared from Budget Cuts
. . . For Now . . . On Thursday, November 20, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy announced $54.6 million dollars in cuts to state agencies in an effort to help…
Summer & After School Advocacy Calls Scheduled
Do you want the State of Connecticut to expand state funding for summer and after school programs? We do too!
Now that the election is over, we need to finalize our 2015 legislative agenda, and we need your input.
The Connecticut After School Network will have a series of conference calls over the coming weeks to prepare for the next state legislative session which starts on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015.
Thursday, November 20, 1 pm: Kick-off conference call to 1) recap the election, 2) discuss state budget deficit implications, and (more…)