Responding to the Afterschool Worker Shortage
Responding to the Afterschool Worker Shortage Webinar
TITLE: Responding to the Afterschool Worker Shortage
FORUM DESCRIPTION: Recruiting, hiring, and retaining afterschool workers have been longstanding issues. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit—and these issues were greatly exacerbated. They had resulted in programs closing, drastically reducing capacity, and adding stress to afterschool workers. Many of these challenges are not unique to the afterschool field- they are being experienced by those in education and a wide range of fields. We know that the issue of staff shortages is not new to veteran afterschool program leaders. However, we felt it is important to summarize what we know in the time of COVID-19.
“The most pressing problem facing afterschool is the nationwide shortage of workers.” – Michael Funk, Director of CDE Expanded Learning Division
The purpose of this Speaker's Forum Webinar is to examine the nature of the current worker shortage, the challenges to afterschool programs and how best to respond to this as a field. Attendees will be invited to offer comments and ask questions.
MODERATOR: Ren (Stacey) Daraio is Co-Director of Temescal Associates and the How Kids Learn Foundation. Ren has over 35 years of experience working directly with youth and training OST leaders.
SPEAKERS: Michael Funk (Director, Expanded Learning Division, California Department of Education) will offer a brief introduction to this topic.
Other speakers include: Jodi Grant (Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance), Aleah Rosario (Director of Programs, Partnership for Children & Youth), Nhi Chau (Deputy Director of Strategic Development, East Bay Asian Youth Center) and Meg Blinkiewicz (Executive Director, Kalamazoo Youth Development Network).
DETAILS: Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) via Zoom link.
FEE: There is a $9.00 (+$2.18 ticket fee) to register. We will send you a link to access the webinar closer to the event. All attendees will receive a subsequent email after the webinar with additional resources and a link to the webinar recording to share with colleagues.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Out-of-school time and educational leaders and practitioners serving young people, ages 5 -18, funders, and policy-makers.
Responding to the Afterschool Worker Shortage Webinar
TITLE: Responding to the Afterschool Worker Shortage
FORUM DESCRIPTION: Recruiting, hiring, and retaining afterschool workers have been longstanding issues. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit—and these issues were greatly exacerbated. They had resulted in programs closing, drastically reducing capacity, and adding stress to afterschool workers. Many of these challenges are not unique to the afterschool field- they are being experienced by those in education and a wide range of fields. We know that the issue of staff shortages is not new to veteran afterschool program leaders. However, we felt it is important to summarize what we know in the time of COVID-19.
“The most pressing problem facing afterschool is the nationwide shortage of workers.” – Michael Funk, Director of CDE Expanded Learning Division
The purpose of this Speaker's Forum Webinar is to examine the nature of the current worker shortage, the challenges to afterschool programs and how best to respond to this as a field. Attendees will be invited to offer comments and ask questions.
MODERATOR: Ren (Stacey) Daraio is Co-Director of Temescal Associates and the How Kids Learn Foundation. Ren has over 35 years of experience working directly with youth and training OST leaders.
SPEAKERS: Michael Funk (Director, Expanded Learning Division, California Department of Education) will offer a brief introduction to this topic.
Other speakers include: Jodi Grant (Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance), Aleah Rosario (Director of Programs, Partnership for Children & Youth), Nhi Chau (Deputy Director of Strategic Development, East Bay Asian Youth Center) and Meg Blinkiewicz (Executive Director, Kalamazoo Youth Development Network).
DETAILS: Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm (PST) via Zoom link.
FEE: There is a $9.00 (+$2.18 ticket fee) to register. We will send you a link to access the webinar closer to the event. All attendees will receive a subsequent email after the webinar with additional resources and a link to the webinar recording to share with colleagues.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Out-of-school time and educational leaders and practitioners serving young people, ages 5 -18, funders, and policy-makers.