Staff are trained and the kids are back in school. The program has been running for a week or two now, and the summer planning you did to start the…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

People talk about spring as a time of renewal, early spring flowers poke sprouts through the thawing ground. Days get a little longer and, after months of playing board games…