Activating the Power of Afterschool
Past Event: 2024
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This signature citywide event celebrates the impact of afterschool on youth and families, promotes innovation, and elevates lessons learned. We welcome Executive Directors, supervisors, and front-line staff from youth-serving community-based agencies, as well as funders, higher education administrators, policymakers, and educators, for a day focused on emerging trends, challenges, and promising practices.
Event Recap
Partnership for After School Education (PASE) hosted our annual citywide conference on July 24, and it was truly a day to remember.
In total, 250 individuals participated in the event, including agency executive directors, frontline youth workers, government officials, funders, higher ed professionals, researchers, and a wide range of afterschool supporters.
Thank you to our wonderful morning panel of education and community-based organization leaders - exalt's Gisele Castro, New York City Public Schools' Joshua Laub, Multicultural High School's Peter Ng-A-Fook - and to Bloomberg LP's Fatima Shama for her skillful moderation.
At lunchtime, we were delighted to be joined by DYCD Commissioner Keith Howard, who shared insights into his vision for DYCD's future work, including the soon to be released concept paper for COMPASS and SONYC.
We also send our deep appreciation to Afternoon Keynote Speaker Dr. Shawn Ginwright for reminding our room of youth-serving professionals to invest in ourselves in order to do more transformative work in communities.
We are also grateful for our passionate and talented workshop facilitators who shared their expertise on topics such as youth civic engagement, arts, STEM, literacy, program evaluation, organizational wellness and leadership, and much more.
Finally, thank you to our generous event sponsor, Trinity Church Wall Street, for their support.
Event Photos
Check out the full gallery of photos from the event. Photo credit: Salahadeen Betts/Seven Six Studios LLC.
What's Next?
- Still reflecting on Conference takeaways? Check out the workshops tab of our 2024 Conference page for handouts and slides to revisit your favorite sessions.
- Excited for Fall? Take a peek at our Fall Professional Development Calendar for upcoming opportunities to receive training and support at PASE.
- Ready to get started? Read our recent "This Month at PASE" email to view September opportunities and keep an eye on the "Events" page for updates!
