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This webinar explores what intermediaries are learning about what it takes to recruit and retain OST staff. The panel is facilitated by Angelica Portillo from NAA with panelists from Utah Afterschool Network, California Afterschool Network, Dallas Afterschool Network, and San Francisco Beacon Initiative. Strategies include hiring bonuses, compensation, flexibility, being involved in decision making, pre-service training and career pathways, and staff nurturing.
This issue brief offers an overview of risk factors and symptoms associated with opioid abuse and a list of interventions that can improve outcomes for children and teens affected by opioid exposure. Geared for parents, schools, and programs, each entry includes a description of the intervention, examples of associated actions, and quality indicators that can be expected when the intervention is implemented successfully.
You for Youth (Y4Y) has been a virtual hub for Out-of-School Time (OST) providers. This website offers free professional development courses, tips on training staff, and resources and tools for designing high-quality programs. Although designed for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), there are relevant resources across the OST field available to the public at no cost.
(This resource supports the COVID-19 response.)
This article outlines the dual importance of building the capacity of educators and of families who have successful family engagement. There are links to other valuable resources.