(RE)DEFINING EDUCATION
cultivating academic success through community building
LAYING THE FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY LEVEL
On the Path to Success
By the student being successful, we need to make sure that the family is successful.
Celina
Success for children begins with
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access to fundamental rights like as affordable housing
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ensuring a basic understanding of the processes needed to receive services
Success, as the first layer, is to assure that families have the basics… and then we can build upon those things … so that they can reach their goals and dreams for themselves and for their children. ~ Celina
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
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Transportation for children and parents
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Tenant rights to prevent evictions
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Services for homeless
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School support for children
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Processes for support services
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Community and School Health
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Safety at school
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Safety going to and from school
ORGANIZATION LEVEL
On the Path to Success
Is it worth the time and effort we are putting into it?
Miranda
Continually assessing programming through
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attainable goal setting
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efficient time management
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reevaluating who's sitting at the table
Seeking out support leads to
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deeper connections
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investment in the goals and overall purpose of the program
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a willingness in the future to reciprocate support
Being willing to go outside of the exact boundaries of what we are doing in order to acknowledge what is already happening in all of these spaces so that when we ask people to support an initiative we are working on, it doesn't feel like it's out of left field. ~ Laura
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Model after and seek out established programs, organizations, and grants
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Continued services initiated by the School Improvement Grant
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Parents for Public Schools-San Francisco:
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Modeled pilot program #Boardwatch after GO Public Schools in Oakland
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(RE)SOURCES
Here's a short list of organizations offering services and grants in the Bay Area
In 2013, it was selected as a recipient of the Department of Education Promise Neighborhood Grant. Through the collaboration of 20 pre-established programs, MPN functions as a collective impact imitative that serves predominately Latino families within San Francisco’s Mission District.
“Rooted in the Mission and focused on San Francisco, MEDA’s mission is to strengthen low-and moderate-income Latino families by promoting economic equity and social justice through asset building and community development. Serves as the backbone of Mission Promise Neighborhood.”
Since 1999, PPS-SF has sought academic success through community building and sharing knowledge around transparent and equitable education policy in the San Francisco Unified School District.
Started in 2008 as a community coalition to prevent massive school closures across the Oakland Unified School District. Currently is “building and supporting a multi-city network of local coalitions, whose members — parents, educators, and community allies — work together to expand access to quality education in California’s most historically underserved communities.”
A San Francisco philanthropic organization backing initiatives that advances racial and economic equity across the Bay Area.
“Provides funding for ambitious cross-sector collaborations in San Francisco and Alameda Counties that are working to solve our toughest community challenges.”
“Founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation; guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive; works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.
“The leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. In addition to maintaining the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grant makers and their grants as well as operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level.”