MetLife Innovator Awards
The Afterschool Alliance and MetLife Foundation are partnering to develop and disseminate a series of Issue Briefs that address topics related to engaging middle school youth in afterschool programs. They are currently seeking nominations to identify innovative programs which will be featured in a special edition of Afterschool Alliance Issue Briefs and recognized with MetLife Afterschool Innovator Awards. Nominate a program by April 23, 2010.
The topics for the issue briefs and innovator awards:
- Afterschool: Providing Multiple Benefits for Middle School Students
- Afterschool: The Key to Health and Wellness for Pre-teens and Teens
- Afterschool: Providing Pathways to Higher Education and Careers for Middle School Age Youth
- Afterschool, STEM and Middle School
If you manage, work for, serve on the board of or otherwise know about an afterschool program that serves middle school youth and is excelling in any of the topic areas, we encourage you to submit a nomination form today. There will be at least one award related to each Issue Brief topic, and the awardee and other nominees will be spotlighted in the related Issue Brief and in the final compendium of briefs. Awards will be given out in conjunction with 2010 Lights On Afterschool. Each MetLife Afterschool Innovator Awardee will receive $5,000 to be used to expand or improve upon the highlighted program. For more information go to the Afterschool Alliance Web site.