Subject: Do You Know an Afterschool Hero?
Do You Know an Afterschool Hero?
April 18th, 2022 at 12:36 pm EDTAfterschool Professionals Appreciation Week is April 25-29th. Here at VPOST, we want to take the time to highlight the afterschool professionals that go above and beyond. If you know anyone within your community who deserves a shoutout for t ...
Action Needed: Expand Afterschool Funding in Virginia!
April 14th, 2022 at 2:50 pm EDTVirginia’s General Assembly adjourned on March 12th without a budget and the special session, which will finalize the budget, remains adjourned. VPOST will update you as new developments arise. Thanks to you, over 1,000 letters were sent to t ...
Updates on Funding in Virginia in your April 2022 News!
April 12th, 2022 at 3:21 pm EDTPlus, a new feature for Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week! Please Continue to Support Afterschool in Virginia!Virginia’s General Assembly adjourned on March 12th without a budget and as of this newsletter being published, the special se ...
SEL Needs
April 12th, 2022 at 11:53 am EDTThank you for your message. VPOST (Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time), is the state network of afterschool and summer learning programs in Virginia. We do not serve youth directly; rather we advocate for policy changes that support the fi ...
Flight Crew + STEM AMBASSADORS
March 28th, 2022 at 12:02 pm EDTAcross Virginia and the nation, when it comes to sharing the impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in the lives of young people, no one can express the importance better than youth themselves. That's why in this Million Girls ...
Action Needed: Expand Afterschool Funding in Virginia!
March 25th, 2022 at 11:33 am EDTThe General Assembly adjourned on March 12th without a budget, but they will return on April 4th to finish it. We need your help advocating for them to include funding for afterschool programs! They are considering a budget proposal that would mak ...
New Webinar from VDOE & VPOST on Childcare Licensure Changes
March 22nd, 2022 at 1:12 pm EDTYou're Invited to a Webinar: How Do the Virginia Child Day Licensure Requirements Affect Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs? On March 11th, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released a Superintendent’s Memo that out-of-school tim ...
We're Seeking Youth STEM Ambassadors!
March 16th, 2022 at 4:10 pm EDTVPOST is excited to officially open our recruitment for our first-ever cohort of STEM Youth Ambassadors! Virginia youth ages 13-18 are encouraged to apply to represent teens across the Commonwealth who love participating in science, technology, en ...
VPOST Leadership Advisory Council Bulletin, Seventh Edition
March 11th, 2022 at 5:16 pm EDTMarch 2022Edition 7VPOST UpdatesFunding in the General Assembly: The Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees released their budgets on Sunday, February 20. We were disappointed that the House budget did not include our funding request. H ...
VPOST President, Dr. Diane Foucar-Szocki, shares her work to expand Youth Entrepreneurship Strategies in Virginia
March 11th, 2022 at 3:17 pm EDTVPOST Youth Entrepreneurship Strategies (YES)James Madison University Feature Article VPOST is proud to be a part of the JMU family. This article features the President of VPOST, Dr. Diane Foucar-Szocki, and her work with the Mott Foundation Opport ...