The weekly conversations between programs continued this week and focused on a reopening challenge that will impact virtually everyone on some level: maintaining awareness around our social and emotional health.… Read more »
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Field Call Conversation on Staffing
On Tuesday, August 4th, a group of afterschool and other youth-serving professionals gathered to discuss the challenges that have been coming up related to reopening programs as they work on… Read more »
Reopening Together: How Afterschool Can Partner with Schools
Afterschool programs are essential for meeting students’ needs during the COVID-19 crisis and throughout recovery. As districts release guidelines and schedules for the upcoming school year, principals and superintendents will… Read more »
Professional Development in 2019-20: In-person vs. Virtual
In 2019-20 we offered a total of 72 workshops, including in-person and virtual trainings. Here we take a look at the overall evaluations results and determine any major differences between the two types.
Vermont Afterschool Receives New Grant from the NSB Foundation
We are pleased to announce a new grant from the Northfield Savings Bank Foundation (NSBF), the charitable arm of the Northfield Savings Bank. A two-year $100,000 grant to Vermont Afterschool… Read more »
Our Collective Impact in 2019-20
It’s hard to believe that we are wrapping up another fiscal year. FY20 certainly presented its challenges, but the field adjusted quickly to the unprecedented COVID crisis. Here at Vermont… Read more »
Vermont Afterschool Helps Programs Get Clean Hands This Summer
With the temperatures rising, many young people (and more than a few parents) are clamoring for summer programming this year. Many programs across the state have responded to step up… Read more »
Stories From the Field: Encore
Contributed by Beth Chambers, Director of Encore Afterschool Encore, the afterschool and summer program with nine sites across the North Country Supervisory Union, has an “All Hands On Deck!” mantra… Read more »
COVID-19: A Perspective From Vermont’s Youth Centers
Recently Vermont Afterschool reached out to the youth centers and other drop-in based programs that serve adolescents and young adults across the state to see how they were doing, especially… Read more »
Re-Opening Childcare and Summer Programs in VT

As many of you know, Gov. Phil Scott recently announced that childcare, afterschool, and summer programs can re-open as of June 1, 2020. We’re eager to help summer learning and… Read more »