Afterschool, education, non-profit leaders and practitioners please join us for the Second Annual AFTERSCHOOL: GROWTH! A grassroots conversation about growing the afterschool movement in Newark and across New Jersey Sponsored by the All Stars Project of New Jersey Gloria B. Strickland, City Leader Thursday, June 25, 2015 8:30am to 4:00pm Scott Flamm Center for Afterschool Development 33 Washington Street, Newark Registration is freE Pre-registration required at: http://allstars.org/afterschoolgrowth2015 This one-day conference will foster new connections and highlight the ideas and practices that can expand and strengthen this important resource for improving young people’s lives. Panels featuring innovators, leaders and youth, networking lunch, performance experience and break-out sessions. Convening Committee Gloria B. Strickland, All Stars Project of New Jersey (Convener and Host), Dr. Bonny L. Gildin, Institute for Afterschool Development; Desiree Barber, Barnabas Health; Patricio Delgado, Youth Advocate Programs; Lorena Estrella, Sadie Nash Leadership Project; Keith Green, United Way; Dr. Carrie Lobman, Rutgers GSE; Awinna Martinez, Newark Community Solutions; Shadae McDaniel, Rutgers SNAP-Ed; Amy Orrell-Branco, Newark Yoga Movement; Jenny Pollack, Glassroots; Brian Rock, East Orange High School; Dax-Devlon Ross, Afterschool All Stars; Jane Sharp, Sharp Ideas, LLC., Larry Tamburri, Newark School of the Arts Here’s what participants had to say about last year’s conference “Very inspiring, thoughtful conversations, and I met several potential new partners….” “It was great to be around other practitioners to discuss afterschool... It’s a specific part of development that needs a strong collaborative movement.”