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.
Morning Keynote Panel
Gisele Castro CEO, exalt
Joshua Laub Director of Youth Development at the Office of Safety and Youth Development, New York City Public Schools
Peter Ng-A-Fook Principal, Multicultural High School
Fatima Shama Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas, Bloomberg LP
From Margins to Center: A Focus on Special Populations
One theme of this year’s conference will be the imperative to serve all young people – including those often at the margins of our communities, schools, and afterschool programs. This panel will speak to the urgency, and the strategies, of meaningful inclusion of all young people in afterschool programs, including youth impacted by the criminal justice system, youth living in shelters, and recent immigrant youth.
Welcoming Remarks (Lunchtime)
Keith Howard Commissioner, New York City Department of Youth & Community Development
Over the lunch hour, Commissioner Keith Howard of the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development will offer remarks and reflections to the youth development field.
Afternoon Keynote Speaker
Dr. Shawn Ginwright Co-Founder & CEO, Flourish Agenda, Inc.
For our Afternoon Keynote, we are thrilled to welcome nationally renowned author, professor, and activist Dr. Shawn Ginwright to speak to the NYC youth-serving community.
Workshop Highlights (updated 7/10):
Workshops topics include:
- Promoting Arts and Healing
- Supporting Emergent Readers in Afterschool
- Infusing Positive Youth Development into Your Organizational Culture
- Career Readiness in Out-of-School Time Space
- Concrete Strategies to Support All Learners
- Effective Recruitment and Engagement Strategies for the Next Generation of Staff and Workers
- Cultivating Organizational Wellness
- Hands-On Strategies to Build STEM Skills in Afterschool
- Enhancing Family Engagement
- Honing an Inclusive Style and Approach as a Manager
- Mobilizing Youth Civic Engagement
- Grassroots Initiatives for Black Male Achievement
See the "Workshops" tab for a list of titles and facilitators. Full descriptions coming soon!
