We’ve got a whole slew of trainings coming up in May! All these trainings are free but RSVP to the listed contacts is required. Visit this page to read the workshop descriptions and see who the trainers will be. Northern Vermont Regional Group  Topic: Engaging Older Children: Working with Ages 9 – 12 Date: Monday, May 13, [...]

Project Assistant for Membership and Development Erin Schwab recently attended the 2013 National Afterschool Association’s (NAA) Annual Convention, held April 7-10 in Indianapolis. The following blog post is the final of a three-part series that Erin–who is the NAA state affiliate representative for Vermont–wrote on her reflections and experiences at the convention. After a full [...]

Project Assistant for Membership and Development Erin Schwab recently attended the 2013 National Afterschool Association’s (NAA) Annual Convention, held April 7-10 in Indianapolis. The following blog post is the second of a three-part series that Erin–who is the NAA state affiliate representative for Vermont–wrote on her reflections and experiences at the convention. The NAA Convention [...]

Project Assistant for Membership and Development Erin Schwab recently attended the 2013 National Afterschool Association’s (NAA) Annual Convention, held April 7-10 in Indianapolis. The following blog post is the first of a three-part series that Erin–who is the NAA state affiliate representative for Vermont–wrote on her reflections and experiences at the convention. Last week, I [...]

The Voices of Learning: An Orientation to Adult Instruction April 22-May 12, 2013 This free online workshop is designed for new instructors, or experienced instructors who want to continue developing their practice. Basic principles of adult learning will be combined with a framework for effective training design that is meaningful, relevant to your audience, engaging, [...]

If you have expertise in an area related to afterschool program development or administration and are interested in supporting afterschool programs across Vermont, consider submitting a proposal to become an ISS-AP coach for the 2013-14 cycle starting in the fall 2013 and running through spring 2014. Proposals for ISS-AP coaching are encouraged from afterschool directors [...]

The Child Development Division (CDD) of the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF), the Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation (VCTF) and the Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence (VCAE) are pleased to announce these funding opportunities to improve or expand services for Vermont children. State and Federal Funds for Afterschool Care are designed to assist organizations [...]

In partnership with Hunger Free Vermont, we are very excited to announce a series of statewide trainings aimed at improving childhood nutrition and health in afterschool programs: Connecting Afterschool Programs to Child Nutrition Programs and Resources Hunger Free Vermont’s Child Nutrition Advocates will lead these trainings that will cover how the Federal Child Nutrition Programs [...]

We’re getting ready and getting VERY excited for our annual Afterschool & Summer Learning Day at the State House. This year it will be held on Wednesday, February 27th and registration is available online. We’d love to people to sign up as soon as possible so we can start connecting you with your legislators and [...]

Northeast Afterschool Networks Webinar Topic: Rethinking Advocacy for Afterschool Date/Time: THURSDAY, December 13, 2012 11.30am-12.30 pm ET Are nonprofit leaders, workers and constituents doing enough to advance the causes of social change, social justice and compassion in America? How is the nonprofit sector doing, as a whole? Are we strong, healthy, powerful, fighting and winning [...]