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Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., CEO of Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), recently penned an article detailing her personal experiences with racism as a Mexican-American and its impact on her quest for systemic change in childcare.

Afterschool professionals and leaders have a responsibility for providing healthy and safe environments, for young people and those who work with them. They're also often required to maintain current first-aid certification.

When AJ Frigillana first received the news she was being honored as part of the 2019 class of NAA's Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders, she was filled with immeasurable joy and gratitude.

Youth workers continuously shift focus and learn new skills to accommodate the latest trends in youth development research.

One of the most challenging aspects of the pandemic for youth is the change in their weekly structure—or lack thereof. The good news?

American youth are in the midst of a psychological crisis.

Turnover is a perennial problem within the afterschool workforce, with national turnover rates for afterschool professionals ranging between 30% and 40%.

Wow! We find ourselves as educators and practitioners in a very unfamiliar place.

At the YMCA, empathy is defined as accepting, relating, and integrating other perspectives, experiences, and realities to yourself and others.

We are living in a moment in which people are fighting for survival. We long for feelings of safety and security, for predictable outcomes and strategic plans that respond to the volatile, insane, and sometimes downright hostile conditions of 2020.