I received a newsletter from the website: childtrends.org which piqued my interest considering it is a much talked about subject in my family. Basically we ask, “what the heck is going on with boys”. Well Child Trends took a stab at it and analyzed a 2010-2011 National Survey of Children’s Health and supplemented the data […]
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This month one of our staff retired. We fondly (behind her back) referred to her as one of our founding mothers. Sue Krampitz was our office manager. She was a whiz bang at it also. You didn’t get away with not submitting your receipts or making small mistakes in your timesheet. She is and was […]
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First Fridays – Essentials of Grant Writing Date: February 5, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 12:00pm Location: CASN Office, Building 1, Hartford Looking for funding to support your after school or summer program? How do you identify potential funders and develop your idea into a proposal and budget? We will discuss ways to make your case more […]
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Join the The Rhode Island Statewide Afterschool Network as they host this month’s webinar. Incorporating Restorative Justice in Afterschool Settings – What is restorative justice? How is incorporating restorative justice techniques into afterschool programming empower students to resolve their conflicts as a community? The Rhode Island Statewide Afterschool Network and Youth in Action, an organization based […]
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Everyone has a superhero within. Superheroes Unmasked empowers children to learn from the inside out.
Read More 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 known as the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). It is the primary Federal funding source devoted to providing low-income families that are working or […]
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How Are the Kids in Your Village? Strategies to Strengthen Your Part of the World Saturday, April 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hartford-Windsor Marriott, Windsor, CT Breakfast, lunch, snacks, dessert, free parking, and conference materials will be provided. Over 20 workshops! Morning Keynote: Whatever Happened to, “Go outside and play?” Replacing Screen Time […]
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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 reauthorization! By a strong bipartisan vote of 85 to 12, the US Senate cleared the second to last hurdle for the reauthorization of the Elementary […]
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We do. And so do the 213,766 Connecticut children who would be enrolled in a program if one were available to them. We need your help to turn this number around. Did you know that youth spend only 20% of their waking hours in school? How they invest the other 80% of their time is a […]
Read More Mark your calendars and join us! Opportunities for Elevating Afterschool in 2016 Elections Webinar Date: Monday, December 7th Time: 2pm-3pm EST Duration: 1 hour Description: Major election years bring increased public dialogue on issues like the economy and education, but breaking through the din is challenging. What are the trends and opportunities networks can take advantage […]
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