NJ After 3 Program in Trouble

On Thursday, February 11th, 2010 half of the New Jersey After 3's budgeted state allocation was eliminated. Compounding this issue is the fact that New Jersey After 3 funding has been omitted from the recently proposed FY2011 State Budget.

The result of this reduction, should it stand, will be the closure of afterschool programs for more than 11,000 students and their families, the loss of over 1,100 full and part-time jobs during a difficult economy, and the loss of significant private and Federal investments that are leveraged against the State's annual investment.

To see if one of these programs is in your neighborhood, go to this link:
http://www.njafter3.org/home/home_programs-sites.php

'Cyber Bullying Workshop For Families'

NJSACC Afterschool FLASH has posted a new item, 'Cyber Bullying Workshop For Families'
Is your afterschool program located in one of the following counties:
Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Union, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean.
A free workshop is available to your program for families.

Amerigroup Community Care, a New Jersey Family Care health plan, is proud to offer a Cyber bullying workshop, geared specifically to parents and educators.

Learn the "Three R's of Bullying" [...] You may view the full description at
http://www.njsacc.org/wordpress/?p=493

Contact Nancy Voltz, Account Manager of Schools, by emailnvoltz@amerigroupcorp.com or phone toset up a workshop.
Nancy Voltz Account Manager of Schools AMERIGROUP Community Care 877-453-4080 x6620
6399 Thornall Avenue, 9th FloorEdison, NJ 08837

NJ After 3 - evaluation of afterschool program

New Jersey After 3 was established in 2004 by the state’s governor as a private, non-profit corporation to address the growing need for safe, accessible, high quality after-school opportunities for school children in New Jersey. During the 2006-07 school year, New Jersey After 3 served approximately 13,500 children in 66 after-school programs serving 95 schools throughout the state.

A three-year Policy Studies Associates (PSA) evaluation aims to yield information that state and local policymakers and program administrators can use to improve the quality, availability, and effectiveness of New Jersey After 3. The program is the nation’s first statewide public/private partnership that focuses exclusively on support for after-school programs. New Jersey After 3 works with youth-serving nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, universities, hospitals, foundations, corporations, faith-based organizations, cultural institutions, and others to provide a range of resources for after-school programming.
Here is the link to the full report: http://www.policystudies.com/studies/youth/NJA3.html

New Jersey After 3 (NJA3) is a statewide after-school organization modeled after The After-School Corporation (TASC). It is dedicated to expanding and improving after-school opportunities for New Jersey students in grades K-8. TASC has provided extended technical assistance to NJA3 staff in program development, fund development, grant selection, and evaluation. NJA 3 is also a partner in TASC’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, which is funded by the Corporation for National & Community Service’s Learn and Serve America.

Mission:
New Jersey After 3 is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to expanding and improving afterschool opportunities for New Jersey’s kids. Our vision is that all New Jersey children will have the opportunity to participate in vibrant, high-quality, comprehensive, structured, supervised and enriching afterschool activities. New Jersey After 3 is formed as a public-private partnership to maximize the resources available to afterschool programs for New Jersey kids.


Here is the link to the full report: http://www.policystudies.com/studies/youth/NJA3.html

Here is the link to NJ After 3: http://www.njafter3.org