Events

Through Child Care Development Funds provided by the Office of Childhood, MASN is now providing FREE Afterschool Technical Assistance for afterschool and summer enrichment programs.  MASN staff can guide you as you work through these processes. Program Start-up Support Talk with MASN staff regularly for guidance and moral support as

The Entrepreneurship in Afterschool Peer Learning Community (PLC) provides support and resources to afterschool programs engaging in entrepreneurship education. Although entrepreneurship education is available to all grades, this PLC focuses on opportunities for middle and high school students in out-of-school time programs. As a peer learning community, this group shares

MASN facilitates monthly Afterschool Program Director Networking Calls on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Each opportunity to collaborate will focus on a different topic, announced in advance, so program directors can prepare questions or be ready to share experiences and expertise.

Support grassroots and local advocacy efforts, including the Afterschool Ambassadors program and round table events. The Policy and Advocacy Committee is a standing committee that leads advocacy efforts that build support for policies at the local, state, and federal levels that help to sustain and improve access to afterschool programs.

Topic: Positive Youth Development in Practice: What You're Already Doing (and Why It Works) This Virtual PD session will focus on an overview of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and the language of PYD. The training will broadly include reflection for how program staff are already doing PYD along withsimple things

The Afterschool Ambassadors program empowers up-and-coming leaders in the field of afterschool to confidently and effectively advocate for afterschool access for all Missouri children. By actively attending in-person meetings, program visits, phone calls, emails, and social media, ambassadors are able to build strong relationships with our federal, state, and local