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Afterschool Investments Project

Posted in General, Resources on November 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

New Resource from the Afterschool Investments Project

The Afterschool Investments Project (AIP), a service of the Child Care Bureau, provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grantees and other state and local leaders to support afterschool efforts.  AIP is pleased to announce the following new resource is available on the project website:

http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/

Using the Child Care and Development Fund to Support a System of Quality Improvement for School-Age Programs

This strategy brief provides ideas and considerations for state leaders looking to build a coordinated system of quality improvement for school-age programs.  Based on a review of the literature and interviews with state decision makers, this brief describes promising approaches for investing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and other resources in six system components:

  • Governance and coordination;
  • Regulations;
  • Program and practitioner standards;
  • Program and practitioner supports;
  • Financing; and
  • Accountability

An accompanying self-assessment tool is available to help state leaders identify the strengths, opportunities, and gaps in their current system of quality supports for school-age programs. The tool will soon be posted on the Afterschool Investments website; in the meantime, please contact AIP via e-mail at afterschool@financeproject.orgto request a copy of the tool.

The Afterschool Investments Project,
A Service of the Child Care Bureau
Phone: 202-587-1000
E-mail: afterschool@financeproject.org
Web: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/

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Youth Work Core Competencies Review

Posted in Professional Development and Training, Resources on November 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

As part of the Next Generation for Youth Organization, the National Institute on Out-of-School Time has co-authored this Youth Work Core Competencies Review.

http://www.niost.org/pdf/Core_Competencies_Review_October_2009.pdf

National Institute on Out-of-School time at the Wellesley Centers for Women
www.niost.org

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Grant Writing 101 for Dummies® and Everyone Else!

Posted in Funding Opportunities, Professional Development and Training, Resources on October 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Grant Writing Training Foundation
November 13 (Phoenix)

In this session, Dr. Bev Browning, author of Grant Writing For Dummies®, will give volunteers, board members, program staff, and others a detailed overview of how to research and write winning corporate and foundation grant proposals. Supportive instruction includes: How to find grant funding opportunities; how to write multiple types of grant request formats; how to craft a winning proposal narrative; what funders want to fund; in-kind and direct costs in your budget – what do they mean?; why grant proposals are rejected; follow-up expectations from funders, and 40 tips to winning a phenomenal grant award.

  • $99 per person
  • Includes Grant Writing For Dummies audio CD (Second Edition), coffee/tea/water and pastries!
  • Giveaways and handouts!
  • Register early, seats will fill fast!
  • Dr. Bev is a big draw!
  • If you have a laptop with your own wireless broadband connection, bring it to write your exercises on, and to check out Dr. Bev’s favorite Web sites for funding sources.

Date/Time: Friday, November 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: FIBCO Family Services, Inc. – The Hope Center
1141 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix
Register at: http://www.grantwritingbootcamp.us/. Click on Nov 13: PHX GWFD
Information: 480-768-7400.

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Alliance October Grants Forum

Posted in Funding Opportunities, Professional Development and Training, Resources on October 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, in partnership with the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Public Library – Burton Barr Branch, is pleased to present the Alliance October Grants Forum on October 22 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. This Forum connects nonprofit organizations seeking grants with grant funders. In addition, participants will learn about opportunities for partnership, and networking with other attendees and presenters.
Scheduled presenters include:

  • Sandi Perez, Delta Dental Foundation of Arizona
  • Molly Trivers, Whiteman Foundation
  • Patrick McWhortor, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, will present an update on the federal economic stimulus funding under ARRA and how it is unfolding at the national, state and local levels.

Location: Burton Barr Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
Event Pricing: $25; $15 for Alliance Members
Register online: http://www.arizonanonprofits.org/ or call Jill at 602-279-2966 x 17 for more information.

An additional Grants Forum will be held on December 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix.

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New Federal Grants Support Parent Training and Information Centers

Posted in Resources on October 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »

In August 2009, the U.S.ED announced the award of more than $4.5 million in grants to operate 16 special education parent information and training centers in 14 states, including targeted centers for American Indians and military families. Parent information centers provide parents with the training and information they need to work with special education professionals in meeting the early intervention and special needs of children with disabilities. The announcement of new grants is available on the U.S. ED web site. A complete listing of parent information and training centers nationwide is available on the Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Center’s Web site.

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Parent Advocacy Brief: Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Posted in Advocacy, Resources on October 20, 2009| 2 Comments »

NCLD’s new, free, Parent Advocacy Brief, Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, provides an overview of the changes brought about by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and how these changes apply to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act — a law that applies more broadly than the ADA. Parents of students with learning disabilities and other disorders such as AD/HD should be sure to become familiar with this important information.

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Arizona Named a Top 10 State for Afterschool Programs

Posted in Advocacy, General, Resources, tagged , , on October 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Afterschool Alliance just released state data from their America After 3PM national survey.

The AZ After 3PM Fact Sheet, news release, and a Top Ten report can be found here: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM_states.cfm?state_abbr=AZ&level=1

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Free Opportunity to Promote and Expand After-school Science and Technology Programs

Posted in Resources on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Are you looking for an opportunity to promote and expand an after-school science or technology program?

The Coalition for Science After School has partnered with Time Warner Cable to create a national directory of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities. This directory will be widely marketed and can rapidly increase the visibility of your program! The best news? There is no cost involved, it is FREE! There is, however, a cost to not participating: missed promotional, funding, and partnership opportunities.

http://directory.scienceafterschool.org/signup/

Are you interested in increasing the number of kids participating in your programs? The promotion of this Directory will increase interest in opportunities to participate in science after school and in other informal settings, and it will direct interested parents and students to the programs entered in our database.

Are your programs full? Do you need support – funding, volunteers, partners – to open up your programs to more students? Our Coalition is committed to working with policymakers and funders and will ensure that the Directory is used for increased advocacy in support of informal science education.

All that is needed to become part of the Directory is to visit our website:

http://directory.scienceafterschool.org/signup/

Spend a few moments entering information on your organization and its programs and events. If you have any questions about the Directory, the Coalition, or informal STEM education, please contact our team at info@directory.scienceafterschool.org.

I would like to thank you in advance for your participation. The larger we are able to grow this database the more effective the Directory will become! If you know of any colleagues who might be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please feel free to forward this message along.

—
Jason Freeman
Director
Coalition for Science After School
Office: (510)642-8106
Cell: (617) 270-8729

Are you in the Directory?
http://directory.scienceafterschool.org

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America After 3 PM

Posted in Advocacy, Resources on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Each afternoon across the U.S., 15 million children–more than a quarter of our children–are alone and unsupervised after school. The parents of 18 million would enroll their children in an afterschool program, if one were available. These are some of the key findings from the nation’s most in-depth study of how America’s children spend their afternoons. America After 3PM was sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. The 2009 report, conducted for the Afterschool Alliance, surveyed nearly 30,000 households across the United States.

The survey finds that 8.4 million children participate in an afterschool program, an increase of nearly 3 million children over the past five years. While this is encouraging, there is still work to be done. The number of children left alone after the school day ends has risen to 15.1 million children – an increase of 800,000 children – since the 2004 edition of America After 3PM.

http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM.cfm

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September issue of AfterWords, the monthly e-bulletin of the SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool is now available online

Posted in Resources on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/afterwords/sep2009/

The SEDL National Center for Quality Afterschool helps state education agencies and local practitioners develop high-quality programs for academic enrichment as well as youth development activities.
www.sedl.org/afterschool

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