Afterschool Resources
Afterschool advocacy can be a quick and simple process. There are a number of advocacy organizations that can provide you with easy-to-use letter and email templates.
In addition, many have email list serves that allow you to speak your mind with the click of a mouse!
Here are a few of our favorites in New York State:
Association of New York State Youth Bureaus:
www.anysyb.net
Center for After-School Excellence:
www.afterschoolexcellence.org
Children’s Aid Society:
www.childrensaidsociety.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension:
www.cce.cornell.edu
Early Care & Learning Council :
www.earlycareandlearning.org
Fight Crime, Invest in Kids New York:
www.fightcrime.org/ny
New York Children’s Action Network:
www.scaany.org
New York City Department of Education:
www.schools.nyc.gov
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development:
www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/home/home.shtml
New York State Association for the Education of Young Children:
www.nysaeyc.org
New York State Center for School Safety:
www.nyscenterforschoolsafety.org
New York State Education Department:
www.nysed.gov
New York State Office of Children and Family Services:
www.ocfs.state.ny.us
New York State Statewide 21st CCLC Technical Assistance Center:
www.nys21stcclc.org
NYS Council on Children and Families:
www.ccf.state.ny.us
Partnership for After School Education:
www.pasesetter.org
The After-School Corporation:
www.tascorp.org
The New York State Afterschool Network:
www.nysan.org
Winning Beginning:
www.winningbeginningny.org
YMCAs of New York State:
www.ymcanys.org
National Afterschool Resources
4H Afterschool:
www.4hafterschool.org
ACT for Youth:
www.actforyouth.net
Afterschool.Gov:
www.afterschool.gov
Children’s Defense Fund:
www.childrensdefense.org
Coalition for Community Schools:
www.communityschools.org
Fight Crime, Invest in Kids:
www.fightcrime.org
Forum for Youth Investment:
www.forumfyi.org
National Afterschool Association:
www.naaweb.org
National Association for Family Child Care:
www.nafcc.net
National Association for the Education of Young Children:
www.naeyc.org
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies:
www.naccrra.org
National Network for Child Care:
www.nncc.org
National School Board Association:
www.nsba.org
School Age Notes:
www.schoolagenotes.com
The Afterschool Alliance:
www.afterschoolalliance.org
The Finance Project:
www.financeproject.org
The Innovation Center:
www.theinnovationcenter.org
The National Institute of Out-of-School Time:
www.niost.org
Youth Development Information Center:
www.nydic.org
Understanding Bullying & Cyberbullying:
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