Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Accelerate Staff Impact with Summer Momentum
As the summer winds down and sights start to get set on gearing up your afterschool program, many of the staff that worked those long hot days will be back…
Federal After School Funding on Hold in Connecticut
You may have already heard that the Federal Government is withholding $6 billion dollars in education funding. Part of this includes the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC), which is…
Power for Good Program of the Year
The New Program of the Year Award will recognize one afterschool program for quality excellence at our Afterschool Conference “The Power of Afterschool” on November 8th! So, what do you…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Creating the Climate for Retention
When I used to work in the West Haven Community House summer program we would go on field trips five days per week. These trips kept the staff engaged, and…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Creating Pathways for Advancement
As the out-of-school time research base grows demonstrating the benefits of afterschool and summer programs, opportunities for growth and advancement in the field as a viable career have become reality.…
CSDE Releases State Funded After School Grant Request for Proposals
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) held a bidders conference May 14th, 2025 to release the 2025-2027 Request for Proposals for the State Funded After School Grant program. The…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Driving Your Program to Quality
The word quality comes up all the time, but we seldom take the time to reflect on what it means. When we think of quality, it could pertain to any…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Giving Back to the Community
Teaching the children we work with the importance of giving back to the community is a cornerstone of the work we do. This could be intergenerational programming, service learning projects,…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Spring Forward with Fall Planning
The cold winter months have given way to moderate temperatures over the last few weeks. Children and staff want to get outside, to run around, play games, and get some…
Preparing for Interactions with ICE Agents in a Child Care Setting
The recent changes to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies have raised some questions and concerns in our communities. Some of these changes to the Department of Homeland…
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