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Recent News
State
Afterschool Programs Benefit Mexico’s Children
Thanks to several Afterschool programs statewide,
the Volunteer Optometrists for Humanity mission will
be able to provide over 800 more eyeglasses to
Mexico’s
Children. Programs participated in a statewide
eyeglass collection project as part of
National & Global Youth Service Day. Way to go!
Native Youth Club Honored
at Afterschool for All Challenge in D.C.
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation
recently recognized the Native Youth Club in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota as an Afterschool Innovator for
involving the community in its program and forging
partnerships between school and community. Native
Youth Club was one of four organizations honored at
the “Breakfast of Champions” at the Afterschool for
All Challenge in May as an Afterschool Innovator.
Each has been profiled in Afterschool Innovations
in Brief, a series of Issue Briefs developed by the
Afterschool Alliance with support from MetLife
Foundation.
ESDS First Tribal School in
US to Have Accredited Program
The National AfterSchool Association recently
notified the Enemy Swim Day School
(ESDS) Afterschool Program they have met the
requirements for national accreditation. Only six
other programs in South Dakota besides ESDS are
accredited. ESDS Afterschool Program is also the
first and only BIA/Tribal school in the nation to be
accredited. Way to go!
9th Annual SoDakSACA
Conference
October 3-4,
2008
Watertown Convention Center
Watertown, SD
Join
us in October for our 9th annual school-age
conference! Featured keynotes for 2008 will be Bill
Michealis and Ezra Holland, a GREAT training combo
from California. (For more info on Bill & Ezra,
click here!
9th Annual Lights On
Afterschool!
October 16,
2008
Lights On Afterschool is celebrated nationwide to
call attention to the importance of afterschool
programs for America's children, families and
communities. This annual national event is a project
of the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit
organization dedicated to ensuring that all children
have access to quality, affordable afterschool
programs. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has served
as Chair of Lights On Afterschool since 2001. Since
then, the number of events hosted in each state has
grown dramatically, with over 10,000 events expected
in 2008. For information on signing up to host an
event in 2008,
click here!
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South Dakota
SD
Division of Child Care
This site explains the services available through
the Child Care Services office in South Dakota,
including child care assistance for families, and
training and technical assistance available to
afterschool programs through the regional Early
Childhood and School-age Enrichment offices.
SD
21st
Century Community Learning Centers
This site links you to the
Dept. of Education’s 21st
CCLC program, lists training and resources
available, and lists the funded 21st
CCLC programs.
SDSU Extension Service
This site provides general information about
Extension Services, but also provides links to Youth
Development/4-H in South Dakota.
Region 1 ECSE
– Early Childhood Connections
Regional Early Childhood & School-age Enrichment
website - office located in Rapid City. This office
provides training, resources and technical
assistance for out-of-school time programs in both
western and southcentral South Dakota.
Region 2 ECSE - Early Childhood Training Network
Regional Early Childhood & School-age Enrichment
website - office located in Pierre. This office
provides training, resources and technical
assistance for child care programs in south central
South Dakota. While no school-age specialist is on
site, they work in tandem with Region 1 ECSE's
specialist.
Region 3 ECSE
– Early Childhood Partners
Regional
Early Childhood
&
School-age Enrichment website - office located in
Aberdeen. This office provides training, resources,
and technical assistance for out-of-school time
programs in north central South Dakota.
Region
4 ECSE – Family Resource Network
Regional Early Childhood & School-age Enrichment
website - office located in Brookings. This office
provides training, resources, and technical
assistance for out-of-school time programs in NE and
eastern South Dakota.
Region
5 ECSE – Sanford Children’s C.H.I.L.D. Services
Regional Early Childhood & School-age Enrichment
website - office located in Sioux Falls. This office
provides training, resources, and technical
assistance for out-of-school time programs in SE
South Dakota.
SD Voices for Children
The SD Voices for Children, a non-profit
organization focused on advocacy and public policy
to improve the lives of children in South Dakota.
SD
ED Web A
website connecting educators, students and parents
to the worldwide web.
National
National Afterschool Association
National membership organization for afterschool
professionals; SoDakSACA is an affiliate of this
organization. Site provides information on
membership, resources, accreditation, public policy,
and links to other state affiliates.
Afterschool Alliance
Nonprofit organization dedicated to raising
awareness of the importance of afterschool programs
and advocating for quality, affordable programs for
all children.
National Institute of Out of School Time (NIOST)
NIOST’s mission
is to ensure that all children, youth, and families
have access to high quality programs, activities,
and
opportunities
during non-school hours.
For
nearly 30 years, the National Institute on
Out-of-School Time at Wellesley College has moved
the afterschool field forward through its research,
education and training, consultation, and
field-building.
Promising Practices in After School The
Promising Practices in Afterschool (or "PPAS")
System is an effort to find and share things that
are working in afterschool programs. The PPAS
website is for
afterschool program directors
who want
to improve the quality of their programs.
Afterschool.gov
Afterschool.gov is a one-stop website connecting the
public, and particularly afterschool providers, to
federal resources that support children and youth
during out-of-school time.
The Finance Project The
Finance Project is a large non-profit organization
providing information and resources to various
groups (including afterschool and youth programs) on
sustainability, promising practices, public-private
partnerships, etc.
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