July 2021
DALLAS AFTERSCHOOL NEWS
YOUR VOICE MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Our advocacy efforts - and your voice - are making a difference for afterschool programs! This past June, the Dallas City Council approved a $100,000 increase in Community Development Block Grant funds to be allocated to Park and Recreation Out-of-School Time programs. This means more children in Dallas will have access to programs!

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WELCOME NEW TEAM MEMBERS!
Please help us welcome two new members to the Dallas Afterschool family! Hannah Navarro (above left) is our new Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) Fellow. Hannah will be working with our Advocacy program this summer to help develop strategies and engage parents in our advocacy efforts. Also joining our team is Victoria Dudley (above right), our new Wonder Kits® Program Associate. Victoria will be with our Resources team to support and help expand availability of our overwhelmingly popular STEM activity kits.
SUMMER KICK OFF LEARNING SERIES

Hats off to our Program Quality team for completing its first-ever Summer Kick Off Learning Series. Thank you for this special training to help our partners prepare so students can have the best summer ever!
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
Christina K. Hanger
Each month we showcase the great work Dallas Afterschool is doing in our community. Although this work never stops, this July I wanted to highlight our most valuable asset, our people. We are fortunate to have such an incredibly talented, innovative, and hardworking team. As we celebrate the accomplishments of a few of our team members this month, know that there is a team of superstars celebrating right alongside them!

Thank you for believing in our mission and our team. We couldn't do this important work without you!
WE HAVE AN EMERGING LEADER AMONG US!
Kudos to Tozyea Reed, our Director of Community & Partner Resources! Tozyea was recently accepted into the Independent Sector's 2021 NGen Online Cohort which builds the capacity of nonprofit leaders, age 40 and under, to have significant impact on society's toughest challenges. We are incredibly proud of Tozyea and can't wait to hear more about her experience with this transformative leadership development program!
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON ANGELICA PORTILLO
Dallas Afterschool team member, Angelica Portillo, is no stranger to the spotlight. As our Director of Advocacy, she constantly speaks to community leaders about the importance of Out-of-School Time and encourages community members to take action. We are beyond excited to announce that her years of hard work and talent have now landed her the opportunity to advocate at the national level as Angelica was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the National AfterSchool Association (NAA). Congratulations, Angelica!
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