Subject: Share your thoughts and win a gift card!
Share your thoughts and win a gift card!
November 3rd, 2025 at 9:51 am ESTShare Your Thoughts by Completing Our Professional Development SurveyVPOST wants to hear your voice so we can better support you! Take this five-minute survey to share details of your program, including who you serve and your professional develo ...
SNAP Benefits Freeze - What You Need to Know
October 29th, 2025 at 1:40 pm ESTToday (October 29, 2025) marks 28 days since the federal government was shut down. While the Senate has returned to session, it is uncertain when the next formal negotiation to reopen the government will occur. We have seen many federal workers bei ...
Join us today for the Quality Check Virtual Launch
October 29th, 2025 at 8:08 am ESTJoin Us Today for The Quality Check Tool Virtual LaunchJoin the virtual launch of VPOST's new Quality Check Tool today at 12:30 PM. During this 30-minute lunch-and-learn style session, Professional Development and Quality Coordinator Christine ...
Share your thoughts and win a gift card!
October 27th, 2025 at 8:05 am ESTShare Your Thoughts by Completing Our Professional Development SurveyVPOST wants to hear your voice so we can better support you! Take this five-minute survey to share details of your program, including who you serve and your professional develo ...
It's 💡Lights on Afterschool Day!💡
October 23rd, 2025 at 1:14 pm ESTHappy Lights on Afterschool! This national day of awareness and celebration, whether it's your first or 31st year in the field, is always invigorating. Rallying for afterschool programs today to highlight the achievements of afterschool students dr ...
It's Moonshot Monday!
October 20th, 2025 at 10:37 am ESTMaking Math MeaningfulJoin ACRES on October 22 at 5:15 pm ET for Math is Everywhere: Numeracy in Nature, a free, live 45-minute workshop. Discover how to:Use natural materials to represent math problemsFind and understand math in natureInvestigate ...
Join us for the Quality Check Virtual Launch
October 17th, 2025 at 9:43 am ESTJoin Us for The Quality Check Tool Virtual LaunchJoin the virtual launch of VPOST's new Quality Check Tool on Wednesday, October 29, at 12:30 PM. During this 30-minute lunch-and-learn style session, Professional Development and Quality Coordin ...
America After 3PM: Virginia
October 16th, 2025 at 11:53 am ESTDemand for Afterschool Programs in Virginia is Enormous, but Most Families are Being Shut Out, New Household Survey FindsSince 2004, the America After 3PM study has provided an essential view into how children and young people spend the hours betwe ...
VPOST October Newsletter
October 7th, 2025 at 1:29 pm ESTFederal Government ShutdownAs of October 1, the federal government began a partial shutdown for the first time since 2019. The Senate failed to pass two different stopgap funding bills that would end a shutdown. Key federal funding for afterscho ...
Roberta Newman OST Champion Award
October 6th, 2025 at 3:52 pm ESTPresenting the Out of School Time Champion Awards to deserving individuals is always a highlight at the VPOST annual conference. This year, though, was even more special, as we renamed the award in honor of Roberta Newman, a nationally recognized l ...