Program areas at Partnership with Children
Community schools:following the national community school strategy, Partnership with Children placed full-time staff in schools to build partnerships between schools and community resources; and integrate academics, health and social services, youth development, and community engagement. We establish and manage the community schools program, always alongside our comprehensive mental health services (individual counseling, small group counseling and trauma-informed care) so that each of our 13 community schools benefit from the behavioral supports that are core to our mission.
Out-of-school-time programs:partnership with Children runs out-of-school time (ost) programs to increase student engagement and school connectedness, increase social-emotional skills, increase college readiness, and improve relationships with peers and adults. We direct after-school, summer and 21st century community learning center programs at 11 schools where we also provide comprehensive programming during the school day, extending students' social-emotional learning outside the traditional school day and classroom setting.
Comprehensive school-based mental health services:we placed masters-level clinical social workers into 20 public and charter schools in nyc's most under-resourced communities. Our staff are based full-time in the schools, providing mental health services that include individual and group counseling, classroom interventions, case management, and home visits and are grounded in social-emotional learning (sel), trauma-informed care, and neuroscience. Our programs increase student wellness, attendance, on-task behavior, and achievement levels; improve teachers' classroom management skills and increase their time spent on instruction; reduce violence and suspensions; and engage parents and families.
Prevention program:in conjunction with an out-of-school-time program in harlem, Partnership with Children operated a general prevention program that provided an alternate referral pipeline to prevention services for up to 200 families that need support. The program tailored services to the needs of families and Children through case management, resource navigation, service referrals, and skill building.
Project hope covid-19 crisis counseling:partnership with Children was awarded a short-term fema-funded response program to provide crisis counseling related to covid-19. Trained crisis counselors supplemented our other programs in new york city schools, and provided resources including a helpline, educational materials, and referrals to help students and families cope with changes brought on by covid-19.
Cae arts programs:starting october 1, 2021, cae arts programs include school-based residencies and parent workshops tailored to the needs of each collaborating school. Programming typically connects to material being explored in other content areas and is delivered in-school, after-school and during summer programming. Cae also offers a career development program that provides high school seniors with career readiness training and internships in creative industries across the city.