Outside Training Resources
The following sites are resources outside of the school district,
with programs and support for teachers and after school program staff.
Afterschool Alliance
The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising
awareness of the importance of after school programs and advocating
for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported
by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share
the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to
afterschool programs by 2010. Every fall, the Afterschool Alliance
spearheads Lights On! Afterschool to raise awareness about afterschool
programs. Visit site.
California
AfterSchool Network
The mission of the California AfterSchool Network is to ensure
high quality afterschool programs. The Partnership achieves its
mission by working collaboratively with stakeholders across the state
to build effective, sustainable programs and to provide a policy
voice for local programs. Created in 1999, this public-private partnership
includes the California Department of Education, the Foundation Consortium
and the Governor’s Office of the Secretary for Education. Visit
site.
California Department of Education (CDE)
The mission of the California Department of Education is to provide
leadership, assistance, oversight, and resources so that every Californian
has access to an education that meets world-class standards. Working
with our partners, we will create a dynamic, world-class education
system that equips all students with the knowledge and skills to
excel in college and careers, and excel as parents and citizens. Visit
site.
California Healthy Kids Resource Center
A FREE lending library that offers Nutrition Literacy Education Materials, Professional Developments and more. Visit
site.
California School Age Consortium
(CalSAC)
CalSAC provides afterschool programs and professionals with the training
and support they need to deliver high quality, affordable programming
for kids. Through our statewide network of members and chapters,
we aim to mobilize the afterschool workforce and mobilize the field
around our common vision.
“Our vision is that
afterschool and school-age care programs will be a public priority
throughout California.
Through our leadership, afterschool professionals and programs will
be valued — like teachers and schools — as an essential service supported
by government, business, and community resources.” Visit
site.
Community Network for Youth Development
(CNYD)
The purpose of CNYD is to shape a world where all young people thrive
supported by communities that help them develop their full potential.
CNYD does this by strengthening the youth development field through
community capacity building and policy alignment. CNYD’s goals are
to provide vibrant youth development support for young people in
the Bay Area and to serve as a youth development catalyst in communities
outside the Bay Area.
All of CNYD’s work is youth-centered and strives
for the highest possible quality. They bring a developmental approach and a community-wide
perspective to everything they do. Visit
site.
Compass Point
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a nonprofit training, consulting
and research organization with offices in San Francisco and Silicon
Valley. Through a broad range of services, we provide nonprofits
with the management tools, concepts and strategies necessary to shape
change in their communities. The mission of CompassPoint Nonprofit
Services is to increase the effectiveness and impact of people working
and volunteering in the nonprofit sector. Visit
site.
Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (DCYF)
One of the few city departments in the country dedicated exclusively
to young people, DCYF enhances the lives and futures of San Francisco’s
children and youth through innovative partnerships with parents and
youth, community organizations, city departments, schools, funders
and the private sector. Visit
site.
National Institute of Out of
School Time (NIOST)
The Mission of NIOST is to ensure that all children, youth, and families
have access to high quality programs, activities, and opportunities
during non-school hours.
NIOST believes that these experiences are essential
to the healthy development of children and youth, who then can become effective
and capable members of society. Their work bridges the worlds of research
and practice. Visit
site.
National Youth Development Information Center
National Youth Development Information Center is a one-stop website
for youth workers with interest in any and all of the following areas:
funding, programming, research, policy, job and training opportunities.
NYDIC also provides current news to the youth development field and
has one of the largest online libraries, providing practice-related
information at low-cost or no cost. NYDIC provides constant opportunities
for practitioners to share knowledge and experience, enabling them
to build the best practice in the field of youth development. NYDIC
is an initiative of the National Collaboration for Youth. Visit
site.
