It is our mission to be the leading voice of the afterschool profession dedicated to the development, education and care of children and youth during their out-of-school hours

We've Moved!
As summer sweeps in, the National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is making a long-anticipated shift of operations to Washington, DC. After an intensive strategic planning process and a significant Spring cleaning, your membership association is now more streamlined in its processes to serve you; more flexible in its ability to meet the demands of the afterschool workforce; and better situated to be a key advocate in the policy center of the country.

Washington, DC boasts more national associations than anywhere in the country and many of the nation's major education and out-of-school time organizations, including several of our partners. As the center of policy, this moves helps position NAA's voice in national discussions that affect our members and the field.

In addition, we would like to formally announce our new partnership with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). As part of this effort, NAA and NAESP will present new ideas and strategies for linking schools and afterschool to address the whole child for the whole day.

National AfterSchool Association
P.O. Box 34447
Washington, DC 20043-4447
1-888-801-3NAA (3622)

Judy Nee Addresses the First Afterschool Summit in Cape Town, South Africa
Judy Nee, President of the National Afterschool Association in the US, whom we were unable to bring out as a speaker, was able to participate in a provincial gathering on the topic of afterschool programs by telephone.
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Important Accreditation News
The Future of NAA's Role in Program Accreditation
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Help us create a Code of Ethics for the Afterschool field
NAA has developed a draft Code of Ethics for professionals working in the afterschool field and we need your help to finalize it. An email survey will be sent to all NAA members at the end of April asking for feedback on the draft document.
Click here to review the draft of the NAA Code of Ethics

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