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• Advocating for Sustained Funding of Youth Programs: An Interview with Margaret Brodkin, Part 2 May 25, 2017
  By Sam PihaSam PihaWith the call to defund the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers Initiative, never has it been more important that we act to ensure the sustainability of funding for youth programs. Below, we provide Part 2 of an interview with Margaret Brodkin (view Part 1 here). Ms. Brodkin led a campaign in the early […]
• Advocating for Sustained Funding of Youth Programs: An Interview with Margaret Brodkin, Part 1 May 18, 2017
  By Sam PihaSam PihaFor over 100 years, afterschool and youth development programs have struggled to secure stable, sustainable funding. Why is this? Is it because we don’t value our children or believe in the importance of out-of-school learning and support? Or is it structural? We conducted an interview with Margaret Brodkin, who led a campaign in […]
• Afterschool Program Quality and Effectiveness: 25 Years of Results!! May 11, 2017
  By Sam PihaSam PihaIt is important that afterschool supporters have access to studies that have shown that afterschool is an effective strategy to support young people’s success in school, work, and life. This is especially important because the Trump Administration has proposed the elimination of the 21st CCLC because they “lack strong evidence of meeting […]