Over the past year, the Indiana Afterschool Network has focused efforts on increasing quality programs across our state. We believe that quality programs know and understand the importance of finding innovative strategies that assist with long-term program sustainability.

This year’s Summit theme is Become A Champion: Share Your Voice. Advocating, promoting and engaging are key components to long-term sustainability.

In our conversations with the field, many of you have expressed the need to focus more time on the importance of
afterschool, the need for family engagement, the retention of great staff and the necessity for reliable partners.


Our 2016 Champions Showcase will feature 6 finalists who are making strides in these areas:

· Giving voice and empowerment to your staff
· Promoting engagement and partnership with families
· Engaging new champions and supporters
· Advancing and sharing the value of Out-of-School Learning

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* 1. Nominee's Contact Information

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* 2. What area do you consider to be your strength (Choose ONE from the choices above)?

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* 3. Describe 2 specific strategies and/or stories that demonstrate your area of strength.

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* 4. Define specific impacts and/or changes that have resulted from your effort.

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* 5. Describe how your effort has helped increase your program’s sustainability.

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* 6. Why do you feel your program/project represents one of the best examples in our state for this area? What makes your program/project unique?

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