Community Collaborations/Partnerships
The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state and local organizations in education K-16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government and philanthropy as well as national, state and local community school networks. They seek to mobilize the resources and capacity of multiple sectors and institutions to create a united movement for community schools.
YPP explores the intersection of youth, new media, and political life. Through research and targeted action projects, YPP is working to understand participatory politics, and support the development and implementation of best practices around youth engagement in participatory politics.
This is an online community for afterschool professionals. The site will help you connect and share resources with your colleagues, provide professional development and technical assistance opportunities, and offer tools for improving your program practices.
A community school assessment and checklist to create partnerships.
https://youtu.be/Lc_8Qjl2GPU
PCY is creating and advocating policy changes to enable and incentivize Community School partnerships on the ground.
The Guidebook on Designing an Expanded Learning Time Program includes resources and examples to assist schools in developing community partnerships to enrich the program experience for students.
The YWCA’s mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. YWCA provides safe places for women and girls in time of crisis, job training, counseling, childcare, health and fitness, and well as other reasons.
The YMCA serves thousands of communities, uniting children and adults of all ages and backgrounds. Information on the YMCA for the United States, and links to the YMCAs that serve the communities through the United States.
Youth participate in fun, hands-on learning activities supported by the latest research of land-grant universities that focus on Science, Engineering, & Technology, Healthy Living, and Citizenship.
The Local Initiatives Support Collaboration (LISC) is dedicated to helping community residents transform distressed neighborhoods into healthy and sustainable communities of choice and opportunity- good places to work, do business, and raise children.
The Junior Achievement program promotes business education for youth. Students who participate in Junior Achieve programs demonstrate a significant understanding of business and economic concepts.
This PDF provides a model for creating student centered environments in schools and ways for schools to collaborate with its community to enhance student learning.