Sep 19 2025
Out-of-School Time Monthly Field Convening: Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Children, Youth, & Their Families
September 19, 2025, 12:00 pm ET
Join the EdFunders OST Impact Group on Friday, September 19, 12:00-1:00PM ET for a focused discussion on ways to support immigrant children, youth, and their families. We’ll explore the impacts of changing federal policy; uplift examples of how ExpandLA, a Los Angeles countywide intermediary, is supporting and connecting local OST providers; and we’ll hear directly from an OST practitioner in Los Angeles how they’re supporting young people and their staff through the ongoing immigration raids.
Speakers
- Seth Eklund, Bresee Foundation, Executive Director
- Jeanny Marroquín, ExpandLA, Director of Policy & Advocacy
- Brian Ortega, Unidos US, K-12 Senior Policy Analyst
Note that there will be no monthly field convening on October 17th. Please join us for the next monthly call on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 12pm ET.
We deeply appreciate the time and expertise of our speakers! Resources from this meeting are available here. To view the recording, please email: impactgroups@edfunders.org
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About the Series
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.
Register once for the ongoing series and join as your schedule allows. Already registered? We’ll send you a reminder of your meeting access beforehand.
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.