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Join the Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST) from May 26 through June 5, 2020 for their Virtual Summer Conference for Out-of-School Time!

About

The Virtual Summer Conference for Out-of-School Time will offer relevant workshops to help professionals continue to provide quality programming for youth during this troubling time. This conference is open to any youth practitioners who desire to increase their skills in working with youth in out-of-school time programs or in mentoring relationships.

Available Workshops

The Virtual Conference will include the following workshops:

• • Afterschool Programming and Communication Pivot during COVID-19
    Tuesday, 5/26, 10 – 11 a.m.
    Presenter: Adeshewa Metzger, Assemble
• • The Power of Parent Engagement: Parents as Partners
    Tuesday, 5/26, 3 – 4:30 p.m.
    Presenter: Shannon Prentiss, The Neighborhood Academy
• • Building Resiliency: From Brain Development to Practicing Self-Care in a Virtual World
    Wednesday, 5/27, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
  • Presenters: Courtney Smalt, Ling Deng, and Autumn Detchon, Adagio Health
• • Fostering Healthy Transitions
    Wednesday, 5/27, 3 – 4 p.m.
    Presenter: Sophia Duck, The Mentoring Partnership
• • Engaging Kids Outside
    Friday, 5/29, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
    Presenters: Lo Zemanek and Kelly Sarkis, Venture Outdoors
• • Yes, And’ing Youth Voice During COVID-19
    Friday, 5/29, 1 – 2 p.m.
    Presenter: Lori Crawford, Improviding
• • The Culturally Inclusive Check-In
    Monday, 6/1, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
    Presenters: Adeshea Metzger and Ja’Sonta Roberts, Assemble
• • Staff Wellness and Role Modeling
    Wednesday, 6/3, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
    Presenters: Shrenik Gadagkar and Jenny Park, UPMC Children’s Hospital
• • Techniques to Address Helper’s Trauma in OST Providers
    Friday, 6/5, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
    Presenter: Debralyn Woodberry-Shaw, ELIE Circle

To register and learn more, utilize the links above or view the full conference agenda.

More Information

For questions or more information, please contact Jaron Paul at jaron.paul@unitedwayswpa.org.