Partnership for Children and Youth

“California’s public schools are making encouraging gains in all of the key subject areas, and these gains are largest for our most vulnerable groups of students” says Linda Darling-Hammond, which she attributes to Governor Gavin Newsom and the California State Legislature prioritizing expanded learning among other learning and equity investments. Read more in EdSource:

Authenticity is foundational to PCY's approach; we take pride in listening to the ideas and needs of the expanded learning sector and taking actions to find solutions. Learn about our recent projects and impact in policy, advocacy, supporting the expanded learning workforce, creating full-day, full-year learning for early learners, engaging families, and more.

After 2 years of collective hustle & advocacy, AB 1113 - codifies CA's $4 billion ELO-P in the state education data system & collects student-level data - was signed by Gov Gavin Newsom today! So grateful for all the teamwork and commitment by Partnership for Children and Youth and our California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance family - it is a true blessing to work alongside all of these youth-serving rockstars 🤩 And we are already plotting more state policy wins in 2025 & beyond !! LA’s BEST Woodcraft Rangers Arc After School & Experiential Education After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles EduCare Foundation Think Together EDMO Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) California AfterSchool Network Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC)

CA3's sponsored bill AB 1113 has been signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom! 🎉 This will codify expanded learning in the statewide data system and give us student-level data about the historic $4B in ELO-P. Thank you Governor Gavin Newsom, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, Assemblymember Heath Flora, and all of our advocates! Thank you also Senator Mike McGuire, Senator Monique Limón, Speaker Robert Rivas, and Senator John Laird for your instrumental support and advocacy to get AB1113 over the finish line! We are grateful for the full support of the #CAleg who unanimously passed this bill through the Assembly and the Senate! 👏

So proud to announce the passage of AB 1113 after 2 years! A HUGE thank you to Assemblymember Kevin McCarty for authoring this bill and Speaker Robert Rivas for getting it across the finish line! 🤩 Thank you to our Senate champions, Mike McGuire, Monique Limón, and Josh Newman, for supporting AB 1113 and getting it officially passed - this will help strengthen ELO-P for the next decade and protect afterschool programs for kids and families! 👏 And of course, THANK YOU to all of our CA3 members and partners for your advocacy over the last two years: your phone calls, your letters, your testimonies, and everything else -- all on top of the great work you do to serve kids every day. 🙌

Read about the transformative power of afterschool programs from LA’s BEST’s Michele Broadnax, MBA: https://lnkd.in/gjGBtPGp #BackToAfterSchool #BackToAfterIsCool #ExpandedLearning

PCY proposed a 2025 @SXSW Conference panel to explore how afterschool employees can help reimagine the future of education in the face of ongoing teacher shortages. Our Co-CEO Aleah Rosario will be joined by Jeff Manassero, CEO of Rivet School, Julee Baber Brooks, CEO of Woodcraft Rangers, and kourtney andrada, Senior Director of School-Based Programs at Girls Inc. of Alameda County to discuss innovative strategies that our collective agencies are using to help build the pipeline of educators we all need! Help us start this conversation by voting for our proposal! Create a free account and vote for Woodcraft Rangers’ proposed SXSW panel today! Voting is open August 6–18: https://lnkd.in/dR2yq6Sz

We're #hiring for 3 positions! - Senior Program Manager - Workforce - Policy Manager - Communications and Policy Coordinator Are you looking to make an impact on expanded learning in California? We are looking for 3 dynamic individuals who are passionate about educational justice and will play key roles in PCY's strategy, capacity-building, policy, and communications. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gwbdaypH

NEW statewide survey shows how districts, charters, and community partners are using the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) to support students + families. Check out our findings: Thank you to everyone who provided data and details about your programs: Amador County Unified School District, Arc After School & Experiential Education, Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), Bright Star Schools, California Teaching Fellows Foundation, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, EDMO, EduCare Foundation, Gilroy Unified School District, Lennox School District, Los Angeles Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District, Salinas City Elementary School District, San Rafael City Schools, ThinkTogether, Vallejo City Unified School District, WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Whittier City School District, Woodcraft Rangers, YMCA of San Diego County, and many more! #ELOP #expandedlearning #afterschool #summerlearning

🤝 We are thrilled to welcome our newest partner, Partnership for Children and Youth to the The Pathways Alliance! Check out their work at https://lnkd.in/gxFFt27p #PathwaysPartner