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City Leaders: We All Must Collaborate for Afterschool Services

May 16, 2013

A group of city leaders has delivered a powerful message to their colleagues around the country about working together to deliver high-quality services to young people.

Caring Adults Steered Me to My Cause

May 8, 2013

Antonio Dominguez entered high school "disengaged and directionless," as he puts it, but emerged as a community leader.

The Untapped Power of Youth Engagement

May 2, 2013

Youth engagement is an expanding youth-development strategy that has been successful in many places but remains underused in many others.

Opportunity Youth: Who and Why?

April 25, 2013

As the movement grows to help youth who are disconnected from school and work, crucial questions include "Who are they?" and "Why are they disconnected?"

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Richard Murphy’s Impact

February 21, 2013

Last week brought the sad passing of Richard Murphy, an innovator in American youth work. Here we share reflections about Richard’s work from his friend Karen Pittman, CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment, along with links to other reflections and stories.

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Build Your Fiscal Fitness: An Introduction to Strong Nonprofits

May22

Hate to talk cash flow? Most providers would rather talk about program quality, but strong financial operations are essential to delivering and sustaining high-quality services. Join this free...

Leveraging Mapping Technology for Youth Programs

May30

All communities know where their schools are.

Youth Work Methods Training of Trainers

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Chicago

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Want to learn how to train your afterschool staff to increase the quality of their work? The Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality offers its Youth Work Methods Training of Trainers course.

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This training is designed to support and enhance the skills of those who provide Coaching and Technical Assistance to program managers within a Quality Improvement System.

Youth Work Methods Experience

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Improve your ability to provide comprehensive support to staff to help them improve their practices.

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Making the Connections: A Report on the First National Survey of Out of School Time Intermediaries

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Based on the first national survey of after-school "intermediary" organizations, this...

BUILDING CITYWIDE SYSTEMS FOR QUALITY: A Guide and Case Studies for Afterschool Leaders

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

While an increasing number of afterschool providers have made quality improvement a priority,...