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APOST Delegation Represents at the PA State Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) Retreat
The annual PSAYDN retreat, held on Wednesday, August 8 in Harrisburg was a wonderful success! Out-of-School Time advocates and champions from all over the state were in attendance, including an APOST delegation! Click here to learn more...
Interested in becoming an APOST Professional Development & Technical Assistance Committee Member?
Please join on Thursday 8/16 us at Eat n' Park Restaurant at the Waterfront from 9:00-11:00 AM to learn more about the work of the Committee and become a driving force in the APOST system-building effort!
Click here to register!
For questions, contact Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org or 412.456.6876
New Quality Improvement Funds Available from APOST!
We can't tell you all the details until September 14th (which just so happens to be the date of the first APOST Quality Campaign Orientation of the 2012/2013 school year) but we'll give you a hint..."quality improvements don't come cheap!". APOST recognizes the need to support organizations in their efforts to increase quality in areas of structure & management, positive connections, safety & health and activities and will be providing resources to help. This opportunity will only be available to APOST Quality Campaign Members.
Not yet an APOST Quality Campaign Member? Well, what are you waiting for?! The first step in becoming an APOST Quality Campaign Member is to attend the Orientation. Read on below and stay tuned for more information!
Become an APOST Quality Campaign Member:
Join distinguished providers and commit your program to a continuous quality improvement process based on the Action Plan you create as a result of completing the APOST Quality Self-Assessment. As an APOST Quality Campaign member, pledge to participate in APOST activities that will contribute to the increasing the quality of programming in the areas of: Structure & Management, Positive Connections, Safety & Health and Activities
Campaign Membership Benefits Include:
- Public visibility as an afterschool provider dedicated to quality programming
- Use of APOST Logo on all written and marketing materials
- Eligibility for APOST Quality Capacity Grants
- Priority preference for exclusive opportunities...currently we are offering full paid scholarships to Executive Directors for the Advocacy & Lobbying for Nonprofit Organizations at the University of Pittsburgh. Click here or see below.
To view the APOST Quality Campaign Member-Letter of Commitment, click here.
Sign Up NOW for the September Orientation!
Join us for the next Quality Campaign Orientation on Friday 9/14 from 9:00am - 12:00pm at Sarah Heinz House, 1 Heinz St. Pittsburgh, PA 15212.
Please click here for the flyer.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For more information and any questions, please contact Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org or 412.456.6876
Calling All Advocates of OST: Advocacy & Lobbying for Nonprofit Organizations
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work is offering a 3-session series this fall featuring seasoned non-profit leaders and legislators sharing their knowledge and insights with current and next generation nonprofit leadership. David Coplan, the Executive Director of the Human Services Center Corporation (and APOST Quality Campaign Member) will be coordinating the series. Topics include:
· Framing advocacy, legal considerations and voter engagement
· Tracking legislation and legislator actions and working with coalitions
· Creating an advocacy plan for your agency and executing it well
Costs: $50/session or $125 for Series
GPNP members: $25/session or $75 per series
Sessions will be Friday mornings 9/7, 9/14 and 9/21.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR APOST Quality Campaign Members: APOST will be sponsoring the Executive Director from each APOST Quality Campaign organization to attend at NO COST!
Please click here for the brochure.
For more information and to register online visit www.socialwork.pitt.edu
BECOME AN APOST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDER
APOST is dedicated to providing quality professional development & technical assistance to aid in the development of well-trained and supported youth worker professionals. Based on this commitment, we welcome you to apply to present a workshop(s) through the APOST Professional Development program that will meet the needs, development, education and care of children and youth. Wondering how to present your workshop through APOST? Click here to read on for more information...
If you have questions at any time, please feel free to contact Aimee LeFevers, APOST Quality Campaign Director, at 412.456.6876or alefevers@uwac.org OR Jennifer Engel, APOST PD & TA Committee Chairperson, at 412.231.2377or engel@sarahheinzhouse.com.
APOST Afterschool Advocacy Ambassador Program
Please click here for the flyer.
YOU play an important role in the healthy positive development of youth on a daily basis, right? YOU help children create, learn, dream, solve, cope, care, grow...and so much more, right? YOU understand that your OST program plays a major role in the lives of all the youth and families who depend on it, right? BUT...does the general public, our policymakers, community leaders and other decision makers understand the importance of OST to youth and communities at large? Not quite. It's time for you to become a CHAMPION of OST and advocate on behalf of the youth and families who benefit!
If you are interested in becoming an APOST Advocacy Ambassador, please contact Aimee LeFevers at 412.456.6786 or alefevers@uwac.org.
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