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Local nonprofit outlines school-based wraparound program to boost family engagement
Summary
Minister Crawford described Arbor's Place and Project ME, a wraparound mentorship and family-engagement program operating with weekly donations and school partnerships; she requested help increasing parent participation at Aequine Jones.
At the Jan. 14 meeting, Minister Crawford described Arbor's Place, a Gainesville nonprofit that collects donated goods from local stores and runs community giveaways, and outlined Project ME, a youth mentorship and family-empowerment program operating in partnership with the school identified in the transcript as Aequine Jones.
Crawford said her group collects pallets of donated items from two local Walmart stores and distributes them as giveaways; she said the program is funded from her own resources and volunteer labor. She described Project ME as a wraparound program that includes a parent-empowerment component and youth mentorship; Crawford said parent participation is critical and that securing active parental engagement at Aequine Jones has been difficult despite approved mentors and school cooperation.
Board staff asked Crawford to provide contact information to Jackie Johnson so staff could follow up about increasing parent outreach and partner supports.
Ending
Staff asked Crawford to meet with Jackie Johnson after the meeting to provide contact details so the district can follow up on parent engagement and mentor approvals.
