CAN Newsletter – March 28, 2017
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Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week April 24-28
Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week is April 24-28! The event recognizes the hard work and commitment from afterschool professionals. They daily improve and make an impact in the lives of our youth. The National AfterSchool Association would like to help you be apart of thanking your afterschool professional. Join the effort by making plans to celebrate, post appreciation week on social media and donate your social followers. An estimated 10.2 million children participate in afterschool programs each year. Now more than ever is the time to promote afterschool programs and their devoted staff!
Activate a Movement around Social-Emotional Learning and Character Development
CalSAC established a goal of delivering 700 hours of social-emotional learning and character development training to the out-of-school time field by the end of June in an effort to strengthen the capacity of the field to support youth. CalSAC is now reporting that they only have 386 hours to achieve their 700 hour goal! Investment in professional development training is even more important at this time when staff may be struggling to respond to the needs of the communities they serve. Help CalSAC accomplish their goal by requesting one of the 38 training modules for your agency, attend a regional training in your area, or start a professional learning community of your own! Learn more here.
The Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Toolkit for Community Educators is Now Available
The Healthy Eating and Active Living Toolkit for Community Educators was created by the Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch (NEOPB) of the California Department of Public Health so you and other community educators can easily teach low-income adults about healthy eating, through lesson plans and support materials, including eating the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables and enjoying physical activity every day. This Toolkit, which is an adaptation of the Fruit, Vegetable and Physical Activity Toolbox for Community Educators, is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, and Vietnamese.
HOST Coalition Quarterly Is Here!
The Healthy Out-of-School Time (HOST) Coalition released the first edition of the HOST Coalition Quarterly. The newsletter is disseminated to help keep members up-to-date on all the fantastic work being done by organizations within the Coalitions. Within the quarterly you will find information regarding the HOST Coalition working groups, upcoming event information, and many resources on topics such as food waste and physical activity. Access the HOST Coalition Quarterly here.
ASES Campaign – After School Advocacy Webinar
What you can do to help build awareness and funding for ASES programs? Do you want to to be more involved in state advocacy efforts to protect ASES funding but don’t know how? Do you want to learn advocacy strategies for building support and investment for your after school program? Join our webinar to find out how you can use the experience and connections you already have to advocate for change. In this webinar, you will learn: How to activate your community, Tips for engaging your state & local policymakers and Key advocacy strategies and talking points for the Save After School Campaign. The webinar will take place on March 30th from 11:00am – 12:00pm. There is no cost to participate. Register here.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
CAN maintains a list of funding opportunities with deadlines, and rolling funding opportunities – access the full list of funding opportunities and view some of the most recent additions below.
Order Free CAN Resources!
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Do You Have a Job Opening? Seeking a job?
The California AfterSchool Network is now connecting expanding learning programs and job seekers. Job openings can be for any level of an out-of-school time program or organization serving youth. Visit our website to post a current job opportunity or check out our job listings today.