[YL] New Resources from the Afterschool Investments Project

[Soumya Bhat]

New Resources from the Afterschool Investments Project


 

We are pleased to announce that new products have been added to the
Afterschool Investments website: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/.
The Afterschool Investments project, a Child Care Bureau-supported
initiative, provides technical assistance to Child Care and Development
Fund (CCDF) grantees and other state and local leaders to support
afterschool efforts.  The Finance Project manages the Afterschool
Investments project and has developed the following new resources:

                                    

*	State Afterschool Profiles and National Profile
*	Federal Resources for Afterschool Providers
*	Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition in Afterschool
Settings: Ideas for Afterschool Program Leaders and Policy Makers 
*	Afterschool Investments Project Resource List

 

 State Afterschool Profiles provide a snapshot of the "state of
afterschool" in every state as well as an opportunity to compare
afterschool activities across the country. Profiles highlight key data
and descriptions of the afterschool landscape, which include a range of
out-of-school time programming that can occur before and after school,
on weekends, and during summer months. They are designed to serve as a
resource for policymakers, administrators, and providers.  Updated
profiles for all fifty states and the District of Columbia are now
available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/statep.html and the
National Profile can be found at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/PDFDocs/nationalprofile.pdf

 

Federal Resources for Afterschool Providers
This resource list offers a sample of information available on the
Afterschool.gov website, including tips on starting and operating an
afterschool program, accessing resources for program funding and
financing, delivering fun and innovative curriculum and activities, and
addressing issues facing America's youth.  This resource list is
available at: http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/fed_resources.pdf and
on http://afterschool.gov/

 

Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition in Afterschool
Settings: Ideas for Afterschool Program Leaders and Policy Makers 

This checklist is intended to serve as a companion tool to the
Afterschool Investments publication, Promoting Physical Activity and
Healthy Nutrition in Afterschool Settings: Strategies for Program
Leaders and Policy Makers (available online at 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/fitness_nutrition.pdf), which
provides a framework of financing strategies, ideas for afterschool
programming, and additional resources for efforts to improve childhood
nutrition and physical activity.  The checklist summarizes strategies
and resources discussed in the brief and can be used by program
developers and policymakers to guide strategic discussions and planning
around policy and program options.  The checklist is available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/healthy_checklist.pdf

 

 

Afterschool Investments Project Resource List

This list of selected resources is intended to serve as a starting place
for afterschool program developers and policy makers looking to build
the supply and increase the quality of school-age programs in their
states and communities. Each website and publication on the Resource
List includes links to a wide range of other important resources and
information related to opportunities and challenges in the afterschool
field.  The updated resource list is now available at: 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/rresources.html

 

 

COMING SOON! The following products will be available in 2008:

 

*	Using Quality Rating Systems to Promote Quality in Afterschool
Programs 
*	School-Age Children in Regulated Family Child Care Settings
*	Building Professional Development Systems for the Afterschool
Field
*	State Child Care Subsidy Administration Policies for School-Age
Care

 

 

For more information about the project, contact The Afterschool
Investments Project at (202) 587-1000 Email: 
afterschool at financeproject.org; or on the web at 
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/.

 

 

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