Jun 21 2024

Strategies for Supporting Staff Wellness: Out-of-School Time Monthly Field Convening

Grantmakers for Education

Virtual

June 21, 2024, 12:00 pm ET

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Staff Wellness Resources:
 
 
This month we'll focus on staff wellness strategies. We'll learn about the Indiana Youth Worker Wellbeing Project, funded by the Lilly Endowment, that offers telehealth medicine to youth workers statewide,  peer learning communities for staff and organizational leaders, and leadership training for staff of color. We'll also learn and practice wellness and resilience strategies that the Kalamazoo Youth Development Network is leading with a cohort of 60 OST organizations in their community.
 

Speakers:

  • Lakshmi HasanadkaChief Executive Officer, Indiana Afterschool Network
  • Tami SilvermanPresident & Chief Executive Officer, Indiana Youth Institute
  • Abra SmithCo-Executive Director, Kalamazoo Youth Development Network
 
*Note that there will be no monthly calls in July or August.

 

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Join the EdFunders Out-of-School Time Impact Group for an ongoing conversation with funders, practitioners and other field leaders centered on learning about and with the out-of-school time sector, focusing on essential issues in OST now and in the future. Each video call will dive into a specific content area, challenge, and/or opportunity for the field and feature experts in the sector and philanthropy.

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Calls are scheduled from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET on the third Friday of each month.

See video and resources from past calls in the event archive.

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