ACT Now Newsletter
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October 2024:
- October 8, 2024: Lights On Afterschool Toolkit, STEM Surveys & Loan Repayment for Human Service Professionals!
- October 1, 2024: ISBE Budget Hearing Resources, Grants for Artists & SEL Lessons!
September 2024:
- September 24, 2024: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Federal Budget Update & Hispanic Heritage Month!
- September 17, 2024: Afterschool Advocacy, Usher and Lights On Afterschool & IL-QPSA!
- September 10, 2024: 21st CCLC Non-Regulatory Guidance, Grant Opportunities & Digital Equity Survey!
- No newsletter on September 3, 2024 as ACT Now’s offices are closed on September 2, 2024, for the Labor Day Holiday
August 2024:
- August 27, 2024: FY25 ISBE After School Programs NOFO & STEM Career Resources!
- August 20, 2024: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Membership Exchange & Back-to-School Resources!
- August 13, 2024: Outdoor Education Brief, ACT Now Job Posting & STEM Resources!
- August 6, 2024: 21st CCLC Town Hall, CS Conveninings, and Virtual Field Trips!
July 2024:
- July 30, 2024: New ACT Now Blog, 21st CCLC Town Hall, Back-to-School Events!
- July 23, 2024: 21st CCLC Town Hall, Sports Funding Opportunity, Loan Repayment Program!
- July 9, 2024: RPSA NOFO, STEAM Resources, and Youth Events!
- July 2, 2024: 21st CCLC RFP, Summer Learning Toolkit, and FY25 IL-QPSA!
June 2024:
- June 18, 2024: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Juneteenth Resources, and Teen Summer Jam!
- June 12, 2024: After School Program ISBE Board Meeting Update, STEM Coding Club, and Student Advisory Council!
- June 4, 2024: $50M for OST Webinar, STEM Club Application, and RPSA Blog!
May 2024:
- May 28, 2024: 21st CCLC Update, Summer Meals Finder, and Workforce Grants!
- May 21, 2024: Summer EBT, SEL in OST, and New ACT Now Team Member!
- May 14, 2024: 21st CCLC Advocacy, Summer Planning, and AAPI Heritage Month!
- May 7, 2024: OST After ESSER Webinar, New RPSA Blog, Youth Opportunities!
April 2024
- April 23, 2024: Advocacy Day Recap, Summer EBT, and Afterschool Professionals Week!
- April 16, 2024: Youth Summer Opportunities, 21st CCLC Town Hall, New ACT Now Team Member!
- April 9, 2024: Advocacy Toolkit, Math Hoops Training, New ACT Now Team Member!
- April 2, 2024: March ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Engage Every Student Recognition Program, and Job Expo!
March 2024
- March 26, 2024: Youth Voice Week, Teen REACH NOFO, and Job Posting!
- March 19, 2024: Community Schools Event, Youth Employment Opportunity, and Free eBooks!
- March 12, 2024: President Biden’s FY25 Budget Priorities, Funding Opportunities, and FREE SEL Resources!
- March 5, 2024: R3 NOFO, New RPSA Blog, Women in STEM Report!
February 2024
- February 27, 2024: Governor’s Budget Address, Job Postings, Field Museum Volunteer Opportunity!
- February 21, 2024: Virtual STEM Conference, ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Community Schools Coaching RFP!
- February 6, 2024: RPSA Blog, SEL Webinar, and Migrant Brief!
- February 13, 2024: Black History Month Resources, CLX Meet Up, and Migrant Brief!
January 2024
- January 30, 2024: Summer Meals Update, OST Meetup, and Paid Youth Opportunities!
- January 23: Federal Funding Update, OST Convention, and Scholarship Opportunity!
- January 17, 2024: FY24 Funding Update, Summer Planning Bootcamp, and Scholarships Opportunities!
- January 9, 2024: New RPSA Blog, ACT Now is Hiring, and Community Schools Convening!
December 2023
- December 19, 2023: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Paid Youth Opportunity, and CLX Meetup!
- December 12, 2023: Self-Care for Educators, Funding for Workforce Initiatives, and Employment Opportunity!
- December 5, 2023: $94M for Community Schools, ACT Now Internship, and Computer Science Week!
November 2023
- November 28, 2023: RPSA Blog, Winter Kickbacks, and SNAP Update!
- November 21, 2023: Government Shutdown Averted, ISBE Board Meeting Recap & CPS Survey
- November 14, 2023: State of OST, STEM Opportunities, and Gender and Sexuality in OST 101!
- November 7, 2023: Culturally Responsive Framework PD, Youth Afterschool Ambassadors, & OST Meals Report!
October 2023
- October 31, 2023: Afterschool Youth Ambassadors, 21st CCLC Townhall, & National STEM Challenge
- October 24, 2023: Lights On Afterschool, Our New Website, and CPL Teen Internship!
- October 17, 2023: Flight Crew Application, STEM Activities for Families, and Healing IL NOFO!
- October 10, 2023: Urgent 21st CCLC Request for Action, RPSA Blog, and Coding Activities!
- October 3, 2023: Government Shutdown Averted, 21st CCLC Advocacy, and SEL Toolkit!
September 2023
- September 26, 2023: Federal Funding Updates, Lights on Afterschool Toolkit, OST After ESSER Webinar!
- September 19, 2023: 21st CCLC Advocacy, After School Peace Circles, and Fall Afterschool Programming!
- September 12, 2923: ISBE Budget Hearing Requests, Challenges in OST, and Field Museum Opportunities!
- September 5, 2023: Updated After School Grant, ACT Now Afterschool Advocates, and Back-to-School for OST Professionals!
August 2023
- August 22, 2023: SEL with Older Youth, OST Blog, and Back-to-School Resources!
- August 15, 2023: After School Programs Grant, Community Schools Blog, and Mental Health Resources for Youth!
- August 8, 2023: ACT Now Map and Database, ACT Now Internship, and Sports Grant!
- August 1, 2023: ACT Now is Hiring, Afterschool Ambassadors, and RPSA Blog!
July 2023
- July 25, 2023: FSCS Sign-On Letter, Self-Care Resources, and Youth Budget Round Table!
- July 18, 2023: July RPSA Blog, ACT Now 21st CCLC Townhall, and Updated CTE Funding Proposal
- July 11, 2023: National Summer Learning Week, NASA Opportunities, & OST Mentor Award!
June 2023
- June 27, 2023: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Free Summer Meals, Youth Career Fair!
- June 20, 2023: 21st CCLC Funding Update, LGBTQ+ Resources, & Grant Writing Series!
- June 13, 2023: Summer Learning Toolkit, State Budget Update, and New ACT Intern!
- June 6, 2023: Debt Limit Deal, CPS Work Group, Girls in Government!
May 2023
- May 31, 2023: Illinois Budget, Civic Engagement, & Mayor’s Youth Council!
- May 23, 2023: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, ISBE Youth Opportunity, and Grant Opportunity!
- May 16, 2023: STEM Clubs Application, Mental Health Month, Planning for Summer!
- May 9, 2023: New RPSA Blog, Grant Opportunity, Learning Recovery Toolkit!
April 2023
- April 25, 2023: 21st CCLC Update, ISBE Board Meeting Recap and Equity in OST!
- April 18, 2023: 21st CCLC Funding Update, Afterschool Partnerships Toolkit, and Grant Opportunity!
- April 11, 2023: ACT Now Resource Survey, Stem Webinar, and Youth Workforce Grant!
- April 4, 2023: Summer Youth Opportunities, New RPSA Blog, and Summer Meals in Rural Areas!
March 2023
- March 28, 2023: RPSA Grant Opportunities, Summer Youth Employment, and Education Conference!
- March 21, 2023: March ISBE Board Meeting Recap, STEM Kits & Jobs!
- March 14, 2023: New RPSA Blog, Teen Opportunities, and the President’s FY24 Budget Proposal!
- March 6, 2023: DNA Day Resource, LGBTQIA+ in OST Professional Development, and SEL Resources!
February 2023
- February 28, 2023: ISBE Board Meeting Recap, Nonprofit Capacity Building, and Women’s History Month!
- February 21, 2023: