Subject: Virtual SEL Training & More in Your May VPOST News!

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Newly Added to the Resource Exchange: Pandemic Resources for Virginia Afterschool Programs, Staff, and Families

In a world with so much information at our fingertips, this blessing can be overwhelming. VPOST has developed a resource page curated to offer resources that are most relative to our community in Virginia. We invite you to visit the site and we would love for you to share what's been working for you. Contact Christine at christine.jones-monaccio@v-post.org.

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Let us recognize your afterschool program! VPOST wants to highlight the dedication and ingenuity of Virginia's programs and educators during the time of COVID-19. Let's help our community feel more connected in these times of isolation and spark ideas and inspiration! Complete our short questionnaire and your program may be featured on our website, social media accounts and our newsletter.

Check out our first Program Spotlight, featuring Richmond's NextUp RVA!

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Through the Power of Youth Challenge, young people (ages 13-18) across the U.S. can identify a need in their communities related to COVID-19 and apply for a $250 grant to help them put a remote service project into action. Learn more here!

Arts for Learning Virginia "Take 10!"

“Take 10!” makes the arts virtually accessible to youth and families through live and recorded performances and workshops. Production started March 24th and is on target to provide content through June 12th. Take 10 will be available via 24 Facebook LiveEvents (Facebook.com/Arts4LearningVA) and 75 On-Demand segments (YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/YoungAudiencesVA and the Arts for Learning Website http://yav.org/Take10

Family and Youth Virtual Leadership Summit: May 16, 2020

From Youth Move VA and NAMI Virginia (National Alliance on Mental Illness), explore educational and peer-led content relevant to youth and families that have children, youth, and young adults with mental health conditions. Scholarships are available to help offset the technological barriers that families may encounter. Learn more and register here.

The Latino Outreach Summit has been created to provide a safe space for discussion and action to create better conditions for the Latino community across Virginia. This one-day event will bring families and professionals together to better understand diversity, culture, special education, and learn more about the needs of our community. Information (en español) and registration here.

The new Mizzen by Mott app helps afterschool programs serve kids wherever they are. Activities feature STEM, arts, music & more. Supported by Mott Foundation, Mizzen by Mott is free to download from your favorite app store.

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The #FlipTheSwitch campaign calls for all adults involved in youth sports to complete Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children^® training, the leading child sexual abuse prevention program in the country. Learn more here.

National Summer Learning Association has 2 webinars this week in their Voices of Summer Webinar Series

The Arts at the Heart of Summer Learning and Student Engagement

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM

How can providers continue to use the power of the arts in a COVID-19 reality? Hear how three programs are adapting their program offerings in order to continue providing arts enrichment to youth.

The COVID-19 Slide and the Future of Summer Learning – Part II

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM

This coming summer will be more important than ever in helping kids recover from the current crisis. The conversation continues on the future of Summer Learning.

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Subject: Virtual SEL Training & More in Your May VPOST News!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Newly Added to the Resource Exchange: Pandemic Resources for Virginia Afterschool Programs, Staff, and Families