The Montana Afterschool Network is a statewide coalition working together to increase the availability and quality of out of school opportunities statewide. It includes licensed child care programs, school-based and school-linked programs, youth development programs, mentoring and crime/drug abuse prevention programs.  

SAVE-THE-DATE for the Tenth Annual Afterschool Conference

"Afterschool: Meeting Real Needs"

Keynote Speaker:  Attorney General Steve Bullock

Steve Bullock was sworn in as Montana’s 20^th Attorney General on January 5^th, 2009.  As Attorney General, Bullock is the state’s chief lawyer and law enforcement officer.  He leads the Montana Department of Justice, which encompasses the Forensic Science Laboratory, the Montana Highway Patrol, the Motor Vehicle Division, Gambling Control, Legal Services and the Division of Criminal Investigation, as well as the department’s information technology staff.

This conference has become one of the largest gatherings of afterschool program professionals and advocates in Montana.

Afterschool Training Workshops at-a-glance!

Prevention/AT-Risk  Panel

Julie Fischer, Montana Board of Crime Control, Deputy Attorney Ole Olson, Mayor Jim Olson, Sargeant Torey Keltner,  21st Century Representative Sandi Smith, DPHHS Suicide Prevention Coordinator Karl Rosston 

MSU 4-H Extensions - Operation Military Kids                                                                        Steps of HOPE - FOUNDATIONS for Special Needs                                                    Workforce Center - Building Blocks for Effective Hiring Practices                                       Boys & Girls Club - Sustainability                                                                                             Montana Crime Control- Internet/Social Media/Cell phone safety                                   Montana Team Nutrition -  Let’s EAT:  Energizing and Tasty Afternoon Snacks            Montana Youth Challenge Academy - At-Risk Prevention                                                    HOPA Mountain -  Leadership & Youth                                                                             Montana Team Nutrition - Recess in Action/Mind Body Connections                             Journeys From Home - Elementary Traffic Education Program                                               Steps of HOPE - PREVENTION of Special Needs                                                           Montana Board of Crime Control -  Juvenile Crime Prevention                                       Montana PBS - What Parents Need                                                                                           Writer’s Block - Grantwriting I

 April 8th - 9th, 2010 at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel in Helena, MT

All conference registrations include refreshments, networking reception, recognition dinner and buffet brunch.  Please mail registration form with a check to the Montana CCR&R Network, 903 N Benton Ave, Helena, MT 59601.  Please include a $25.00 late fee per person if registering after March 5 , 2010. 

January - March 2010 E-Newsletter PDF        (click here for WORD version)

The Montana Afterschool Network is coordinated by the Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network with support from the First Interstate Bank Foundation, Homer A. and Mildred S. Scott Foundation, The Steele-Reese Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services, and Montana Office of Public Instruction.

The MCCR&R Network is a member of Montana Shares, a federation of Montana-based not-for-profit organizations working to expand support for our state's human, cultural, and natural resources.