Individuals working part-time or full-time at an afterschool program or community-based youth program in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area or in Minneapolis are eligible to apply for the National After School Matters Practitioner Fellowship.The Practitioner Fellowship Program is a professional development and leadership initiative for mid-level career professionals. Participants in the Practitioner Fellowship are selected by application. Participants will engage in activities that inform program quality and improve practice through a year long process of reflection and inquiry. Eligible Fellows must demonstrate interest in reflecting upon, investigating, and writing about quality practices in afterschool and youth programming. Eligible Fellows also must have a bachelors degree and be available for all Practitioner Fellowship activities.