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The DAA Collective Fall Professional Learning Slate is Available NOW!
The DAA Collective’s 2022 fall slate of free professional learning opportunities is now available! This fall, we are offering a variety of virtual and in-person sessions so you can enjoy learning offerings in a way that makes you comfortable!
Workshops align with the values of the Denver Afterschool Alliance and are designed to equip afterschool professionals with the foundational social, emotional and academic knowledge and skills needed to build and maintain positive relationships and create inclusive learning environments where all youth, and the adults working with them, thrive.
View the fall professional learning session calendar and register to attendHERE
DAAconnect Reminders
FREE ADVERTISING FOR YOUR PROGRAM!!!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be seen by thousands of Denver families! DAA is preparing to launch a huge English and Spanish marketing campaign to promote the Youth Program Locator on bus shelters, streaming radio, social media, digital ads, and more! Please check your listing on the Youth Program Locator to be sure all of your program information is correct. Visit DAAconnect to update your programs information. Please reach out to the DAAconnect Team if you need assistance at DAAconnect@denvergov.org
DAACONNECT AND YOUTH PROGRAM LOCATOR CONTEST
Update your listing on the Youth Program Locator by August 22 to be entered to win 1 of 20 prizes, like a Pizza Party for your team or a Chromebook! Click here to learn more
OCA SUMMER AWARD REPORTS DUE SEPT 12
Attention OCA award recipients: If you were funded in summer 2022, your summer report is due on Sept 12th. Award reports must be completed in DAAconnect. If you are a new recipient or need a refresher on the reporting process, you are invited to attend our upcoming training: Tuesday, September 6th from 9am- 10am
Call For Presenters at the 2022 Colorado OST Fall Conference
The Colorado Afterschool Partnership (CAP) is seeking presenters from a myriad of backgrounds to facilitate learning sessions at the inaugural Colorado OST Conference on October 16-18. This is a great opportunity to show off your knowledge and improve your presentation skills! First Timers Welcome! Presenters will be paid $500 for their time! Click here to submit your proposal.
For more information about the 2022 Colorado OST Fall Conference (including how to register to attend), click HERE
Interested in Joining the DAA Collective Leadership Team?
Are you looking for opportunities to connect with and support a variety of OST providers and organizations? Are you ready to take advantage of new resources and opportunities, and join an amazing community of dedicated, likeminded OST professionals from across Denver?
Then the DAA Collective Leadership Team might be right for you!
We are currently looking for new leadership team members! If you are interested, please reach out to Miranda Cook or Erma Cerda.
Heart & Hand Center Proposal Request
Heart & Hand Center is seeking proposals from Denver-based consultants who will assist Heart & Hand in its 3-5 year strategic plan. RFPs should be submitted by August 26th to Timiya Jackson at Timiyajackson@heartandhandcenter.org
US Bank and Girls With Impact are partnering to bring fully funded scholarships for their 10-week Business & Leadership Academy mini-MBA program. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a tremendous leg-up for college and career. Full scholarships are available ($995 normal tuition) - making the program fully free for those who qualify. All others get a 70% scholarship ($249). Fall classes start the weeks of September 12 and October 10 and will fill up, so sign-up today! Classes are held once a week from anywhere.
Get real work experience. Build your confidence. Network with peers nationwide.
Register HERE Qualify for FRPL? Use code: NEXTGENDENVER
All other students for 70% off use code: DENVER All students who complete the program will receive a $50 grocery gift card.
The Community Resource Center (CRC), with support from Tony Grampsas Youth ServicesProgram (TGYS), is offering four free, two-part virtual grant writing training sessions for TGYS grantees, prospective applicants and community partners. Two (2) Get Grants trainings and two (2) Get Government Grants trainings are being offered. Click on the links below to register:
Get Grants Participants will understand the essential elements included in a grant proposal and how to craft a compelling case for support through interactive exercises.
Get Government Grants
Participants will understand the essential elements included in finding and writing government grant applications, and determining your eligibility and your capacity to administer these types of grants.
CAP is a recipient of the Million Girls Moonshot (MGM) grant, a movement that brings together resources and expertise from the afterschool and STEM fields to inspire and prepare the next generation of innovators.
Booster Packs are direct support and resources to Network Staff, Moonshot Partners, Program Providers, and/or Field Staff that go deeper into Moonshot transformative practices in order to shift practice at the program level. Booster Packs will provide capacity building through no cost professional development for Network STEM and Moonshot Partners or no cost training and curriculum for Program Providers and Field Staff.
Please contact Hunter Brill with any questions about these job openings!
Craftsman and Apprentice has open positions available!
They are hiring for school-based enrichment instructors as well as a community partnership manager.
Emotional Intelligence Corner Stress and Overwhelm: Strategy to Practice Now!
As we prepare for a new school year, many of us experience a large amount of stress and often describe it as “overwhelm.” Below is Brené Brown’s definition of overwhelm and the difference between that and stress (Read full article here).
“Overwhelm means an extreme level of stress and emotional and or cognitive intensity to the point of feeling unable to function,” Brown says. “So I think the big difference is we can function in stress, we really can't function in overwhelm.”
One strategy to practice when experiencing stress is to take a “Purposeful Pause.” It is intentional and provides a brief moment of grounding which can recharge you and prevent overwhelm.
Purposeful Pause Strategies:
Take a short walk
Engage in deep breathing exercises
Feel your feet on the ground and notice each part of your body
Close your eyes and focus on the “why” you are doing your work
Stand up and stretch
Eat lunch or a snack away from your work space
Smile and laugh!
Take a short nap
Listen to your favorite song
Create your own…whatever works for you!
Practice and share these strategies with your colleagues and the young people in your programs!
