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To celebrate the power of voting and make sure that community members have the information they need to participate in this important election, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is hosting a Golden Day Festival at CPC One (45 Suffolk Street, New York, NY) on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Golden Day is the last day to register to vote and the first day of early voting in New York - multilingual volunteers will be available to help community members register to vote, find their polling place, answer election questions, and make sure that community members are ready to cast their vote confidently. The event will include face painting, a pumpkin patch, paper cutting and calligraphy, hot chocolate and cotton candy, and much more. Bring your friends and family, and feel free to wear a Halloween costume. No registration or ID is required. 

The 2024 Lights On Afterschool celebration is coming up on October 24, 2024. Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is a national event celebrating afterschool programs and their impact on children, families and communities. The annual event brings widespread coverage and attention to afterschool programs as a key part of youth services. Do you need help planning and promoting your organization’s Lights On Afterschool event or celebration? Check out the Afterschool Alliance’s event planning guide, their partner communications tools, and their tips on integrating youth voice into your event to get prepared for the big day. 

The Big Apple College Fair takes place on September 29, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. This event offers attendees the opportunity to speak with over 200 college admissions representatives from not only New York State, but from as far away as California, Canada, and England. This opportunity is free to attendees. In addition, the Big Apple offers a raffle for all high school seniors to enter. Ten lucky students drawn will get a $2500 scholarship.

Looking to share your knowledge of the afterschool and youth development fields with a statewide audience? Apply to present at Empower Youth Success 2025, New York State Network for Youth Success’s statewide conference for afterschool and community school professionals. The event will take place Thursday, April 30, 2025 through Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Albany, New York. Sessions are either 30 or 90 minutes long, and NYSNYS is seeking proposals on a variety of topics within direct practice youth work, advocacy, organizational management, and more. Submissions are due by October 8, 2024 and can be submitted via an online form.

Are you passionate about the future of education, and do you want to be in dialogue with other New Yorkers who are as well? Brooklyn Public Library has an upcoming event for you: “Action Dreaming: A Community Conversation about the Future of Learning and Education” on September 19, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Brooklyn Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza). Join educational thought leaders Kass and Cornelius Minor, as well as Kwame Alexander, for a participatory evening of dreaming and community conversation about the future of learning that is centered on children and the villages that nurture them. Be ready to engage in storytelling, listening, and art-making while exploring what education has been and what powerful, transformative learning can be.