About Us

NMASA brings together policymakers, educators, childcare providers, youth development workers, and other stakeholders interested in ensuring positive youth development opportunities and outcomes through afterschool programs. The mission of the Alliance is to create, strengthen and sustain a statewide system of support for quality afterschool programs. To ensure a viable and sustained network structure in the state, NMASA established a leadership council with diverse members from across the state whose role it is to guide the implementation of a statewide strategic plan focused on afterschool program quality, public awareness of the benefits of a quality afterschool experience, advocacy and policy development, professional development, linked learning strategies, and partnership development to increase the network base.