sarad davenport - "changing the ecosystem to support youth of color: the promise neighborhoods...

Building a Cradle-to-College and Career Pathway

Modeled loosely after the Harlem Children’s Zone, City of Promise is a

Promise Neighborhood initiative that provides a cradle-through-college and career continuum of

solutions to permanently improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in the 10th & Page, Westhaven, and

Starr Hill neighborhoods.

What is City of Promise?

25 blocks1,000

neighbors

Demographics

Promise Neighborhood Charlottesville City

64%Black

27%White

67%White

18%Black

The City of Promise neighborhood has a 4-percent Hispanic/Latin origin 5-percent citywide.

Goal 2Positive Youth Development

Goal 3Healthy

DevelopmentGoal 1

Academic Achievement

Roots to Wings was the initiative’s first official

partnership implementing a parent education to

encourage healthy child development and tools for

successful parenting program that served 4 cohorts, including 26

parents and 47 children.

Parent Empowerment

STEAM Afterschool Program

It is a drop-in afterschool program for youth in grades K-12 in the City of Promise Community. STEAM is in

coordination with Burnley-Moran Elementary School

and other partners and includes a homework-help

and tutoring and emphasizes a STEAM curriculum (Science,

Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).

Pathway Coaching Program

Children and families who are enrolled into Pathway Coaching will be enrolled by a coach and a GPS or comprehensive game plan will be developed to ensure success of the family served.

Pathway Coaching: Target Populations

• Elementary School Aged Children [C&C] (K-6th grade)• Middle School Aged Young Women (7th ─ 8th grade) • High School Aged Young Men (8th ─ 11th)

Goal 3: Health and Wellness

• Behavioral Health• Medical Care and Physical Health• Safety in home/community

Pathway Coaching and the Game Plan for Success

Bill Milliken and the Communities in Schools Model

• Lighthouse StudiosAward Winning Documentary

• Big Brothers Big Sisters1-to-1 Mentoring Partnership

• Parks & Recreation CampsK-6 OST Enrichment

• Computers for Kids Once per week programming

• Arts Mentors ProgramOnce per month programming

• Boys & Girls ClubComplimentary teenage enrollment

• Teens Give and CAYIP

Youth Development Ecosystem

• JABA Nursing Clinic at Westhaven• Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital• Thomas Jefferson Health District• City Schoolyard Gardens• Local Food Hub: Fresh Farmacy• C-Ville/Alb. Coalition for Healthy Youth• UVA Teen Health Center• UVA Cancer Center (Westhaven Day)• Bread & Roses (Trinity Episcopal)• Region Ten Community Services Board• Jefferson Area CHIP

Health And Wellness Ecosystem

ETO: Longitudinal Data System

Results Based Leadership ScorecardResults Based Leadership

Questions?