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Mission

New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN) is a public-private partnership of statewide, regional and local groups dedicated to promoting young people's safety, learning and healthy development outside the traditional classroom. NYSAN's activities are directed toward building the capacity and commitment of communities to increase the quality and availability of programs during non-school hours.

Goals:

  • Foster statewide, regional, and local partnerships that build upon the strengths of existing relationships at all levels and that represent a diversity of perspectives.
  • Build local and state public and private support for expanding and sustaining high-quality afterschool opportunities.
  • Promote statewide standards of quality through a common system of self-assessment of afterschool programs building on existing state and national standards.
  • Build the capacity of afterschool program providers through coordinated training, technical assistance and collaborative learning.

Current Projects and Activities:

NYSAN works to develop the afterschool field in New York State by pursuing projects -- from influencing public policy to developing new tools and resources -- that require collective action among many different partners. We focus primarily on issues at the state level and seek to have broad impact on afterschool program quality and availability. Click on the links below for more information about NYSAN's current projects and activities: