School-Linked Services: Child Opportunity Zone Family Centers

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information focus of current activities 22 Contact: Mary Parella Coordinator Participating Schools: 1 Elementary School 1 Middle School Auspices: Pawtucket Public Schools Affiliations: Carnegie Starting Points Carnegie Middle Schools Robert Wood Johnson School-Based Health Centers Address: Cunningham/Slater COZ Cunningham School 40 Baldwin Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 (401) 729-6293 Staff: Coordinator (full -time) Parent Coordinator (parttime) Children reach kindergarten ready to learn. Children experience success in school. Children are physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy. Parents have resources that support their role as parents. PAWTUCKET CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY CENTER COZ Grade Total Percent Schools Levels Enrollment Low-Income Cunningham Elementary School K-5 477 100% Slater Junior High School 6-8 511 75% Advisory Board The Pawtucket Child Opportunity Zone Family Center creates or participates in workgroups as needed to plan and implement specific projects. The COZ Coordinator receives input and feedback on program needs from parents participating in programs, through outreach by the parent coordinator, and through participation on existing coalitions in the community. School Location The Child Opportunity Zone Family Center works with students and families in the Cunningham Elementary School and Slater Junior High School, two schools located adjacent to each other. Both are primarily neighborhood schools, serving children from the Woodlawn neighborhood of Pawtucket. The COZ Family Center is located in a large classroom in the Cunningham School. Funding 1997-1998: $268,852 (does not include in-kind support from school district, in-kind support from health and human service agencies, or time contributed by parent and community volunteers). COZ Family Center (Department of URI 4% Education, Department of Health, United Way) Juvenile Justice Task Force 15% 13% 1% Starting Points (Department of Education, Department of Health, United Way, Carnegie Corporation) Children’s Trust Fund 15% 48% Even Start (RI Department of Education) 4% School District Program Components Parent Support and Education Parent-to-parent mentoring program (URI Cooperative Extension); Parenting skills training (URI Cooperative Extension); Resource counselor for parents of children with disabilities (RI Parent Information Network); Infant toddler car seat distribution; Car and bicycle safety education; Child care and transportation to events Infant and Pre-School Programs Parents as Teachers (RI Youth Guidance, Starting Points); Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters - HIPPY (Pawtucket District); Pawtucket Home Visiting Program; Even Start Family Literacy Program Children’s Learning and Enrichment After-school clubs for grades 3-8; After-school enrichment program for grades 3-5 (URI 4-H Program); Four week summer camp for grades 3-4; Two-week summer enrichment institute for grades 5,6,7 (URI); Four-week summer academic program for grade 8; Support for the transition to middle school; Support for the transition to high school; Guaranteed Admissions Program with URI; Students as Mediators; Girls Mentoring program (Brown University) School-Linked Health and Social Services Social Skills groups (Community Counseling Center); School-based health center to open 9/98 (RI Department of Health, Blackstone Valley Health Center, Memorial Hospital); Lead poisoning screening and treatment (Starting Points, Fatima Clinic) Adult Education Adult Basic Education classes; GED classes; ESL classes (Swearer Center); Citizenship classes (Project Hope); Summer literacy programs Family and Community Development Annual Family Fair; Breakfast with Santa; Family Field Trip; Family fun activities; Bike Rodeo; Parent coffee hours (Project Hope, Americorps)
PROVIDENCE CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY CENTERS COZ Grade Total Percent Schools Levels Enrollment Low-Income *William D’Abate Elementary School K-5 392 96% Gilbert Stuart Elementary School K-5 772 100% Fogarty Elementary School K-5 529 100% Camden Avenue Elementary School K-5 638 97% *Of the four schools with COZ Family Centers, only the William D’Abate Family Center submits applications to and receives funding through the state COZ Family Center initiative described in this publication. The remaining three COZ Family Centers are part of The Providence Plan’s Enterprise Community COZ Family Centers. The Gilbert Stuart COZ is operated by Dorcas Place Family Literacy Center, the Fogarty Elementary School COZ by the Salvation Army, and the Camden Avenue School COZ by the Smith Hill Center. The following information refers only to William D’Abate COZ. Advisory Board The D’Abate COZ Family Center does not have an official governing board. A number of agencies serving the Olneyville neighborhood meet on a monthly basis to share information and to provide input on programs. Community Location The D’Abate COZ is located in a large suite of offices/classrooms adjacent to the school building. There is no direct access to the school from the Family Center, which has office space for program staff from the COZ Family Center, Parents Making a Difference, Olneyville Housing, the Rhode Island Parent Information Network, the U.S. EPA, and Providence Community Police. Conference and classroom space in the Center is used by a variety of agencies and community groups. Funding 1997-1998 for D’Abate COZ Family Center: $159,569 (does not include support from health and human service agencies, or contributions of parent and community volunteers; does include in-kind from the Providence School Department). Starting Points (Department of Education, Department of Health, United Way, Carnegie) 14% Program Components at the D’Abate COZ Family Center Parent Support and Education D’Abate COZ Family Center; Parents Making a Difference Family Center (Americorps) ; Resource counselor for parents of disabled children (RI Parent Information Network); Parenting skills workshops; Information and referral; Housing information and workshops Children’s Learning and Enrichment Support transition to middle school; Peer mentoring for fifth graders (TIDES); Summer lending library; After-school computer club School-Linked Health and Social Services Immunization clinics (Travelers Aid); Mental 22% COZ Family Center (Department of Education, Department of Health, United Way) 64% School District health counseling for student and families (TIDES, RI Youth Guidance); Child outreach screening (Providence School Department) Adult Education Community access computer lab (TechCorps); Child care worker job training (Starting Points); Job training (Youthbuild); GED and ESL classes (RIRAL, Adult Academy); College, career, job skills counseling, scholarship information (URI, CCRI, EEOC) Family and Community Development Community projects in Olneyville; Community police office at Family Center (Providence Police Department); Environmental outreach and education (Olneyville Housing); Greenway Project (Providence Plan) Contact: Thomas DiPippo, Director of Federal Programs Participating Schools: 4 Elementary Schools Auspices: Providence School Department Affiliations: Providence Enterprise Community, The Providence Plan Address: Providence School Department 797 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903 (401) 456-9220 D’Abate COZ Contact: Kathie Hackett, Coordinator Auspices: Providence School Department Affiliations: Carnegie Starting Points Address: Wm. D’Abate COZ 17 Hyat Street Providence, RI 02909 401-546-1710 Staff: 1 Coordinator (full-time) 1 Clerk (full-time) information d’abate COZ family center 23
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