[New Briefing Paper] Trauma- Informed Practice and Healing- Centered Engagement for Afterschool Practitioners
The purpose of this paper is to raise understanding of childhood trauma and the role of afterschool programs.
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[New Post] How the Meta Settlement Can Benefit Afterschool Programs
This blog has been reposted from Afterschool Alliance’s Afterschool Snack Blog.
Meta's new settlement will direct up to $17.1 billion over 10 years toward addressing mental health harms.
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[New Webinar] Integrating Trauma- Informed Care Principles into Afterschool Programs
Fri. Nov. 20, 2026, 10AM-12PM PST
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We are a week into our 2026 Giving Tuesday fundraiser for The How Kids Learn Foundation!
Your donation helps HKLF develop cutting-edge webinars and briefing papers for afterschool and educational stakeholders across the nation.
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[New Post] Building a Trauma Informed Care Approach for Afterschool Programs & Community-based Organizations
In this blog we share an article from Jennifer Smith and the Afterschool Alliance on trauma informed care principles and building staff capacity.
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Today is the official launch of The How Kids Learn Foundation's 2026 Giving Tuesday Fundraiser!
From Oct. 20 - Dec. 1, HKLF will be asking for donations to allow them to continue their work through the new year.
To learn more and donate: funraise.org/give/The-How-Ki…
[New Post] Serving Pregnant Teens in Afterschool Programs
High school afterschool programs are well positioned to offer special programming to address the needs of pregnant teens. To learn more, we interviewed Candace Meehan.
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[New Post] Screen Time and Young People
While limiting screen time has long been seen as the responsibility of parents, experts say that the burden should be shared by educators, youth program leaders and policymakers, too.
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[New Briefing Paper] Supporting Foster Care Youth in Afterschool Programs
This paper helps youth program staff to better understand the experiences of youth in the foster care system and recommends ways to support these youth.
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[New Post] Election Ready
The 2026 election offers opportunities to engage youth people regardless of age. But these will require input from youth, organizing and planning- so start program planning early. There is no better time for youth to be involved.
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