The Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence has developed an Afterschool Advocacy Toolkit to help afterschool leaders across the state connect with legislators and other policy makers.  This toolkit expands upon the notion that in order to effect change, we must speak with one voice.

The toolkit includes the Vermont Afterschool Talking Points and suggestions for how to effectively combine a broad message with details about the important work happening within your program.  The toolkit also includes a template for designing a one-page program overview and examples are provided.  Additional examples of program overviews can also be downloaded below.

• Download a copy of the Afterschool Advocacy Toolkit: Advocacy Toolkit

Supporting Documents:

• Vermont Afterschool Talking Points: Afterschool Talking Points
• Program Overview Template – Word format: Program Overview Template – Word
• Program Overview Template- MS Publisher format: Click Here to access the template in MS Publisher
• Afterschool Program Map: View Map

Examples of Program Overviews from across the state:

• Mary Johnson Children’s Center School Age Programs – multi-site licensed program, with several 21st CCLC sites: Program Overview – MJCC
• Mary Johnson Children’s Center – BASK – an example of an overview sheet for a single site within a multi-site project: Program Overview – MJCC (BASK)
• ExCEL – multi-site 21st CCLC program: Program Overview – ExCEL
• Student Success – Winooski & Beyond – a 21st CCLC program with strong alignment to the school day:  Program Overview – Winooski
• Tapestry – Multi-site program with over one-half of their funding coming in through Child Care Subsidy Reimbursement and an articulated need to serve more students: Program Overview – Tapestry

If you would like to submit a program overview to be shared with others from across the state, please email completed overview to Lynne Feal-Staub at lfealstaub@gmail.com.  All submitted overview sheets must be accompanied by signed photo release forms for any student pictured.  To download a copy of the photo release form: Photo Release

Contact your legislators

Use the Vermont Legislator Directory to search for contact information for Vermont State Legislators either by name or by district.