In this issue: — Welcome from the Managing Editor of Afterschool Matters by Georgia Hall — Equity and Inclusion An Action Agenda for Youth Development Professionals by Jennifer Siaca Curry — Making and Mentors: What it Takes to Make Them Better Together by Linda Kekelis, Jean J. Ryoo, and Emily McLeod — Using Video Game Design to Motivate Students by Michael A. Evans, Brett D. Jones, and Sehmuz Akalin — Fostering Arts Education Through a University-Afterschool Partnership by Alison E. Leonard, David S. Fleming, Melanie Lewis, and Sheliah Durham — An Unexpected Outcome by Michelle Masarik — Also available on the The National Institute on Out-of-School Time site: https://niost.org/Table/Journal/Afterschool-Matters-Fall-2017/