?? 20 Years, 40 Communities: Growing Our Impact Together! ?? This year, Every Hour Counts is celebrating 20 years of collective impact, strengthening afterschool and summer learning systems nationwide. As we mark this milestone, we are thrilled to welcome 14 new network members, expanding our reach to 40 communities in more than 20 states! Welcome to our newest members: ?? Alexandria Beyond the Classroom (ALX Beyond) – Alexandria, VA ?? Baltimore's Promise – Baltimore, MD ?? Cambridge Agenda for Children Out-of-School Time – Cambridge, MA ?? Chattanooga 2.0 – Chattanooga, TN ?? Columbus Learning Collaborative – Columbus, OH ?? East Side Aligned – East St. Louis, IL ?? Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families – Rockville, MD ?? New Orleans Youth Alliance – New Orleans, LA ?? Partnership for After School Education (PASE) – New York, NY ?? Rural Youth Institute – Maine ?? San Francisco Beacon Initiative – San Francisco, CA ?? Santa Fe Community Educators Network – Santa Fe, NM ?? Youth Success Summit – Akron, OH ?? Youth INC – New York, NY Join us in celebrating these incredible organizations and the collective work we are doing to shape the future of youth development—together. #Afterschool #SummerLearning #EveryHourCounts #youthdevelopment
Every Hour Counts
教育管理组织
New York，New York 615 位关注者
A national network of cities dedicated to expanded learning, equity, and making learning fun
关于我们
Every Hour Counts is a network of organizations from across the country that is leading a movement to expand learning beyond school so that all young people can thrive. Profoundly committed to equity, our network expands access to experiences that bring young people joy and community, build their skills and resilience, and prepare them for adulthood. Young people spend 80% of their waking hours outside of school. We’re making those hours count.
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https://www.everyhourcounts.org/
Every Hour Counts的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 教育管理组织
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- 2-10 人
- 总部
- New York，New York
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- 非营利机构
- 领域
- Out-of-School Time、Expanded Learning、Summer Learning、Afterschool、Data for Equity、Youth Voice、Education Policy、Systems Building、Policy Advocacy、Measurement and Evaluation、Equity and Inclusion in Education、National Convener和Technical Assistance
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11 W 42nd Street
3rd floor
US，New York，New York，10036
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?? Great News! Early Bird Registration Extended to March 21 ?? The moment you find your people, the magic happens. Just ask Tony Brown, CEO of Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)—he left the Every Hour Counts National Conference inspired, armed with best practices, and ready to help shape a new afterschool system in LA: ExpandLA. Now, as Every Hour Counts celebrates 20 years of impact, we invite you to experience this same power of connection at Better Together: Lighting the Path Forward, May 14-16 in Minneapolis! This is your opportunity to recharge, learn, and collaborate with leaders in afterschool, youth development, philanthropy, policy, and education—all committed to expanding equitable opportunities for young people. What to Expect: ?? 3 days of interactive workshops across 20+ sessions ?? A focus on continuous improvement, racial equity, policy & advocacy, sustainability, youth voice, and future innovations ?? A chance to bring your team or connect with like-minded peers who share your passion Join us in lighting the path forward—because the future of our work is built together. ?? Register today: https://lnkd.in/ePf2yK5 #EveryHourCounts #Afterschool #YouthDevelopment
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Early bird alert! ? Don't miss your chance to secure your spot at the Every Hour Counts National Conference—early bird registration ends February 28. Join us May 14?16, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN, for Better Together: Lighting the Path Forward as we celebrate 20 years of impact and collective progress. This year, our conference is all about unity: bringing together leaders from across communities and the country to ignite change and create a brighter future for young people. What’s in store?? ?? Insightful strategies to strengthen afterschool and summer programs ?? Equity-centered leadership practices ?? Powerful ways to amplify youth voices ?? Building strong systems through policy and advocacy? ?? Networking with changemakers and system builders Light the path forward with us. ?Register now and lock in the lowest rate! ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gU4i-fUi #EveryHourCounts #BetterTogether #EarlyBird #YouthVoice
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Youth-Led Research Really Makes a Difference! Want to improve your OST program? Go straight to the source! In The Wallace Foundation's Beyond the Classroom podcast, youth and OST practitioners discuss how to make programs more accessible, how to improve staff recruitment and retention, and how to build spaces where young people actually want to spend time. ?? Access here: https://lnkd.in/gD8Bwg9f
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We’re thrilled to partner with Youthprise for our upcoming national conference on May 14-16. Register this week as early bird rate ends on February 28th!
We know that collaboration drives change. That's why Youthprise is thrilled to partner locally with Every Hour Counts for their 2025 National Conference. This May, join us in Minneapolis as leaders, educators, funders, and young people come together to shape a future where all youth have access to high-quality learning opportunities. At Better Together: Lighting the Path Forward, we’ll exchange ideas, tackle challenges, and spark innovation to strengthen afterschool and summer learning systems nationwide. If you believe in the power of community-driven solutions, this is the place to be. We invite you to the Twin Cities to join us in building a more equitable future—together. #youthvoice #conference #afterschool #summerlearning #OST ?? May 14-16, 2025 ?? Register today: https://bit.ly/4k3pLwr
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We’re proud to join National Summer Learning Association’s Summer Planning Bootcamp! Jessica Donner will share insights on how the Every Hour Counts Measurement Framework helps OST leaders take a strategic and intentional approach to data collection and usage. This FREE, live virtual bootcamp is a must for anyone looking to level up summer learning programs and impact youth success. ?? March 13-14, 2025 | 1:00-3:00 PM ET Daily ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/gFqz-9D2? ??Download our framework: https://lnkd.in/gjpupVDJ Let’s build stronger, more impactful summer experiences together! #summerlearning #summerplanning
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?? Resource Spotlight! ?? Struggling with OST workforce challenges? The Afterschool and Summer Workforce Solutions Database is a searchable tool with proven strategies for recruitment, retention, compensation, career pathways, staff wellbeing, BIPOC leadership, and more. ?? Have a strategy to share? Submit your solution and help strengthen the field! ?? Explore now: https://lnkd.in/eRRAR29y Afterschool Alliance #WorkforceDevelopment #Afterschool #OST #SummerLearning
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? Funding Allocation ? Community Partnerships ? Implementation ? Evaluation These are the key actions state education agencies have used to support districts in advancing summer learning programming and combatting pandemic-related learning loss. Learn how these steps strengthened summer learning programs in a new report from Westat, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation: https://lnkd.in/ghU7nYyF
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One year ago, Every Hour Counts youth leaders and our Executive Director, Jessica Donner, joined the White House Youth Policy Summit to help shape a future where young people have a seat at the table in policy-making. Read more about the experience and access the report.??
One year ago today I was honored to be a part of a transformative event that was a professional highlight: The White House Youth Policy Summit. The summit brought together federal policymakers, young people, and practitioners to disrupt business as usual at the federal level. It was a day of action, promise and hope. Where passionate young people and federal staffers together crafted what a new future could look like with young people at the table informing policy decisions that directly impact their lives. We heard from youth advocates, spoken word poets, Cabinet Secretaries, community organizers, researchers and youth development experts in insightful sessions anchored around themes of wellbeing, belonging and purpose. At the conclusion of the event, federal policymakers took to the stage and made impressive commitments to how they would change their practices. I have immense gratitude to Shital C. Shah for inviting me to be a part of the planning team to bring the local systems perspective to the conference and for including our Every Hour Counts youth leaders in the event. I was grateful to have the opportunity to facilitate a session on building belonging, healing and meaning in communities and cherished working with our incredible intergenerational advisory team: Shelley Waters Boots, Judith Diers, Andre Simms, Marquan Teetz, Naomi Cruz Ojeda, Shital C. Shah, Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor, Malaak Elhage & Joanna Williams. Thank you to Shelley, Judy, and Shital for pouring your heart into this meeting and to the FAST funders for your commitment and generosity to make this event a reality. Despite the shifted federal landscape, it’s ever important to keep the heartbeat of this summit alive. One of the youth architects of the meeting, Malaak Elhage said it beautifully: "This summit is a stepping stone to establish a foundation for this country where we see young people leading and creating the policy that directly impacts us." To learn more about the event and lift your spirits at this time, check out this report on how to center youth expertise and lived experience in policy making, including the importance of paying youth as experts, training adults to recognize and respect youth expertise, creating spaces and structures that support youth power, and funding through participatory mechanisms that put young people at the forefront of change. Lessons can be applied to policy making at the federal, state and local level.?Take a look and feel free to share!
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Data is a powerful tool—but only if we know how to use it. Putting Data to Work for Young People is a 10-step guide designed to help afterschool and summer learning intermediaries collect, analyze, and manage data to strengthen programs, attract more students, and allocate resources effectively. Drawing from the experiences of Boston After School & Beyond , Providence After School Alliance , and Sprockets St. Paul, the guide offers a practical roadmap for organizations looking to harness data for impact. ?? Read the full guide: https://lnkd.in/giPJtw4B ?? Commissioned by Every Hour Counts , developed by RAND, with support from The Wallace Foundation and The Mott Foundation. #DataDriven #AfterschoolMatters #EveryHourCounts
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