Students at 2026 Afterschool Action Day
The Cooperage Project’s Family Maker Night families pictured is a cup stacking challenges.
Contrell Armor speaking on Capitol steps during 2023 Advocacy Day.
Ty’Wann M. speaking at the 2025 Advocacy Day press conference.
Vicky D. gives youth speech at 2025 Advocacy Day Press Conference.
Academic Adventures Summer Program middle school students learning the barber industry.
Allentown School District STEMFEST Flying Classroom Summer 2025.
Hannah Penn Elementary, York City School District Girls on the Run team.
Green Trees Early Learning Center, Inc shines Lights on Afterschool.
Pennsylvania Senator Patty Kim
Senator Scott Hutchison visits Kid's Innovation Playground's open house.
ASD STEM Flying Classroom Event Summer 2025.
Respective Solution Group’s learning activities for 2025 Summer Learning Week.
Statewide BOOST Funding Now Available
Application deadline: Dec. 10, 11:59 p.m.
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is accepting applications for FY 2026–27 Statewide BOOST grants supporting before-school, afterschool, and summer programs for youth ages 5–18. This opportunity is specifically for statewide youth-serving nonprofits with 501(c)(4) status applying on behalf of at least three subrecipients. Applicants may request up to $975,000 over three years, with no matching funds required.
VIP and BOOST Funding Available
Application deadline: Dec. 10, 11:59 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is pleased to announce the availability of funding through the FY 2026-27 Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) and Building Opportunities Through Out-of-School Time (BOOST) Grant Program.
The goal of the FY 2026-27 VIP and BOOST funding is to support a wide range of local community violence prevention and intervention strategies, including, but not limited to, upstream prevention for at-risk school-age youth2 and intervention strategies designed to address violence that is already occurring in communities.
Organizations with 501(c)(3) status and other eligible applicants should refer to the separate FY26–27 VIP + BOOST funding announcement.
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Contrell Armor
PSAYDN Director
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717-763-1661, Ext. 218
Rachel Breneman
Project Specialist
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717-763-1661, Ext. 103
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Federal Afterschool and Summer Funding Withheld: What It Means for Pennsylvania Communities
Message from PSAYDN Director, Contrell Armor