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WVSAN awarded grant to improve after school programming across the state
The West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network, a program facilitated by West Virginia University Extension, was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to launch new quality initiatives to support out-of-school program providers, including an online professional development platform to encourage continuous quality improvement and interaction with statewide afterschool standards.
The West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network (WVSAN) works to increase access to after-school and summer learning programs, create partnerships that strengthen the capacity of these programs and advocate for the growing need for such services in West Virginia.
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