A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides recommendations for policy and practice to better support young people. By embracing a collective responsibility to build systems that account for the new knowledge we have acquired, we can ensure that millions of young people flourish and can impact society for the […]

The National Geographic GeoChallenge is a project-based, multilevel competition that empowers students in grades four through eight to develop creative solutions to today’s urgent environmental problems.  Students form teams of between four and six people and—through research, collaboration, and creativity—take action on a real-world environmental issue. Along the way, students present their ideas through mapmaking, […]

A reminder that our next open meeting for the Tennessee Afterschool Network Committee is Friday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. central time.  We will be in Murfreesboro at the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties’ offices, 3050 Medical Center Parkway (also Chamber building).  Please RSVP, as we’re serving lunch.  The agenda includes: Service Learning—progress […]

With generous support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, YSA will award Afterschool Grants of up to $500 each to support youth-led service or service-learning in afterschool programs. Grants are offered on a competitive application basis and open to any afterschool program that meets the following requirements: Grantees will engage at least 50 youth as volunteers in […]