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Advocacy NJSACC works with school districts, legislators, corporations, state and local government and nonprofit agencies from all 21 counties to raise awareness, develop programs and advocate for the needs of youth and the professionals who educate and care for them after the school day is over. Technical Support NJSACC staff provides free, one-on-one technical assistance to programs looking for support in the areas of licensing, staff recruitment, budgeting, curriculum development, room design, nutrition, behavior and youth development. In 2011, staff provided 103 hours of training impacting over 54,000 youth. NJSACC Ambassadors A select group of leaders in New Jersey’s afterschool communities work with NJSACC to build countywide networks of afterschool organizations, advocates and partners. Located in each of the 21 counties, Afterschool Ambassadors develop public awareness of afterschool issues, build a strong network for afterschool program professionals, and establish professional development opportunities throughout the state. Over the last year, ambassadors mentored 564 professionals impacting over 33,400 children. Outreach A daily blog, Afterschool Flash, reaches more than 2000 professionals with valuable information on programming, staff development and financing—ideas that can have an immediate impact on programs. NJ Afterschool Action, a monthly newsletter, provides more than 1600 subscribers with updates on research, policy development and advocacy. • At-Risk Afterschool Meal & Snack Program In partnership with the Afterschool Alliance, NJSACC has launched a campaign to increase participation in the At-Risk Afterschool Meal and Snack Program, a federal nutrition program which provides healthy meals and snacks to children and youth in afterschool programs. NJSACC’s AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer works to identify eligible programs, support programs through the application pro- cess and raise awareness statewide about this nutrition program. Professional Development NJSACC sponsors a multitude of programs for afterschool staff, exploring the benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for school-age youth. Almost 6000 children and youth in 204 programs throughout the state participate in Full STEM Ahead programs funded by the National Science Foundation. NSF-funded projects include: • Garden State Girls STEM Collaborative Project • Great Science for Girls • Leap into Science • National Partnerships for After School Science Other STEM programs include 21st Century Afterschool Science Project and Outdoors in the Garden State. NJSACC also provides comprehensive training to combat summer learning loss, emphasizing expanded learning opportunities for youth in summer and vacation programs. Additionally, NJSACC offers training workshops on a wide variety of topics throughout the year at locations across the state and can customize training for individual programs. Topics include child development, art, team building, character education and management skills. • Supporting Student Success With support from the National Governor’s Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Conference of State Legislatures, NJSACC is working on a unique nationally-recog- nized pilot program linking afterschool programs to the newly adopted Common Core State Standards. Through this proj- ect, NJSACC will identify how afterschool programs can best partner with schools to support student success. Approximately 1300 youth from 11 programs are involved in the pilot project. • Afterschool CARES Service learning is more than a buzz word for NJSACC. More than 500 children and youth in eight programs participate in the Afterschool Cares service learning project which provides enhanced training and support. Program staff attend an NJSACC- sponsored training to learn how to work with the children in their afterschool programs to give back to the community through local service initiatives. NJSACC Staff Diane Genco Executive Director Sarah Cruz Director of Expanded Learning Opportunities Stacy Dixon Conference Coordinator Jessica Heiberg Director of Program Services Mike MacEwan Director of 21st CCLC and STEM Initiatives Lee McDermott Schaefer Policy Director Elizabeth Weisholtz Director of Special Projects Lisa West Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator VISTA Celebrating the innovations and accomplishments of New Jersey’s afterschool communities
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AdvocacyNJSACC works with school districts, legislators, corporations, state and local government and nonprofit agencies from all 21 counties to raise awareness, develop programs and advocate for the needs of youth and the professionals who educate and care for them after the school day is over.
Technical SupportNJSACC staff provides free, one-on-one technical assistance toprograms looking for support in the areas of licensing, staff recruitment, budgeting, curriculum development, room design, nutrition, behavior and youth development. In 2011, staff provided 103 hours of training impacting over 54,000 youth.
NJSACC Ambassadors A select group of leaders in New Jersey’s afterschool communities work with NJSACC to build countywide networks of afterschool organizations, advocates and partners. Located in each of the 21 counties, Afterschool Ambassadors develop public awareness of afterschool issues, build a strong network for afterschool program professionals, and establish professional development opportunities throughout the state. Over the last year, ambassadors mentored 564 professionals impacting over 33,400 children.
OutreachA daily blog, Afterschool Flash, reaches more than 2000 professionals with valuable information on programming, staff development and financing—ideas that can have an immediate impact on programs. NJ Afterschool Action, a monthly newsletter, provides more than 1600 subscribers with updates on research, policy development and advocacy.
• At-Risk Afterschool Meal & Snack ProgramIn partnership with the Afterschool Alliance, NJSACC has launched a campaign to increase participation in the At-Risk Afterschool Meal and Snack Program, a federal nutrition program which provides healthy meals and snacks to children and youth in afterschool programs. NJSACC’s AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer works to identify eligible programs, support programs through the application pro-cess and raise awareness statewide about this nutrition program.
Professional DevelopmentNJSACC sponsors a multitude of programs for afterschool staff, exploring the benefits of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) for school-age youth. Almost 6000 children and youth in 204 programs throughout the state participate in Full STEM Ahead programs funded by the National Science Foundation. NSF-funded projects include:
• Garden State Girls STEM Collaborative Project • Great Science for Girls • Leap into Science • National Partnerships for After School Science Other STEM programs include 21st Century Afterschool Science Project and Outdoors in the Garden State.
NJSACC also provides comprehensive training to combat summer learning loss, emphasizing expanded learning opportunities for youth in summer and vacation programs. Additionally, NJSACC offers training workshops on a wide variety of topics throughout the year at locations across the state and can customize training for individual programs. Topics include child development, art, team building, character education and management skills.
• Supporting Student SuccessWith support from the National Governor’s Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Conference of State Legislatures, NJSACC is working on a unique nationally-recog-nized pilot program linking afterschool programs to the newly adopted Common Core State Standards. Through this proj-ect, NJSACC will identify how afterschool programs can best partner with schools to support student success. Approximately 1300 youth from 11 programs are involved in the pilot project.
• Afterschool CARESService learning is more than a buzz word for NJSACC. More than 500 children and youth in eight programs participate in the Afterschool Cares service learning project which provides enhanced training and support. Program staff attend an NJSACC-sponsored training to learn how to work with the children in their afterschool programs to give back to the community through local service initiatives.
NJSACC StaffDiane GencoExecutive Director
Sarah Cruz Director of Expanded Learning Opportunities
Stacy DixonConference Coordinator
Jessica Heiberg Director of Program Services
Mike MacEwan Director of 21st CCLC and STEM Initiatives
Lee McDermott Schaefer Policy Director
Elizabeth Weisholtz Director of Special Projects
Lisa WestChild Nutrition Outreach Coordinator VISTA
Celebrating the innovations and accomplishments of New Jersey’s afterschool communities
The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s
Afterschool Communities
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of our friends and supporters
over the last 30 years.
NJSACC • 231 North Avenue West #363 • Westfield • NJ • 07090 (908) 789-0259
• Afterschool Alliance• The Alliance for NJ for Environmental Education (ANJEE)• American Business Collaborative• AmeriCorps VISTA• Amerigroup Community Care• Arts Horizons • Association for Children of NJ • Bloomingdale’s• Bonner Foundation• Boys and Girls Clubs in New Jersey• The California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) Program • Camden Children’s Garden• Center for Non-Profit Corporations, Inc. • Charles Stuart Mott Foundation• Child Care Connection • Children and Nature Network• Citizen Schools New Jersey• City of New Brunswick/YSS• Community Coordinated Child Care of Union County • Council of Chief State School Officers• Corporate Voices for Working Families • D & R Greenway Land Trust• The Education Foundation, UK• EIRC • Girls Explore • Greenwood Gardens• Liberty Science Center • Monarch Teachers Network • National AfterSchool Association • National Conference of State Legislators• National Governor’s Association• National Institute on Out-of-School Time • National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks• National Science Foundation• NJ 4-H• NJ After 3
• NJ Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies• NJ Audubon• NJ Charter Schools Association• NJ Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention• NJ Department of Children and Families - Office of Licensing • NJ Department of Children and Families - Prevention• NJ Department of Education - 21st CCLC • NJ Department of Environmental Protection• NJ Department of Human Services - Family Development • NJ Department of State • NJ Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC)• NJ Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA)• NJ School Boards Association• NJ SNAP-Ed Network• NJ State Council on the Arts • NJ State Library’s Youth Services • NJ YMCA State Alliance • Professional Impact NJ • Prudential Foundation• PSEG Foundation • Respect for All Project • Rutgers Gardens• Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences • Rutgers University Center for Children and Childhood Studies• Shaping NJ • St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center • Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc.• US Fund for UNICEF• Verizon Foundation• Wireless Generation • Work Family Directions Consulting • Young Audiences of New Jersey
Mission To promote and support the development, continuity and expansion of quality programs for children and youth during out-of-school time.
NJSACC is proud to be both the state affiliate of the National AfterSchool Association, the professional development organization for the afterschool field, as well as NJ’s representative in the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks, a coalition of advocacy organizations dedicated to promoting and expanding high quality afterschool experiences for youth.
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