Community Leadership Council Meeting September 20, 2017 1
Say Yes Buffalo Model Scholarships Post- Secondary Comprehensive Completion Supports ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION Stronger Public Schools 2
Say Yes Funding Stakeholders National Public & Private Donors Foundations Private Entities Say Yes Higher Education 250+ individuals, families, Compact Colleges & Universities businesses and organizations Administrative operations and staffing College Scholarships In-School Staff (Family Support Specialists) Community Schools Summer Camps After School Internships programming Mentoring Boys & Men of Color Legal Clinics Early Childhood Technical and financial Physical & Mental Health 3 support for audits, research Clinics and WorkOuts
Community Leadership Council Co-Chairs Dr. Catherine Collins The Hon. Byron Brown Tim Kennedy Alphonso O’Neil-White Mayor Regent Senator Chair City of Buffalo NYSED Board Regents New York State Senate Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship Crystal Peoples-Stokes Dr. Barbara Seals- Maria Whyte Assemblywoman Nevergold Deputy Erie County New York State President Executive 4 Assembly Buffalo Board of Education
Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Superintendent's Update 3. Program Updates • Summer Camps • Mobile Health Units • School-based Preventive Services 4. Q&A 5. Closing Remarks 5
Superintendent’s Update Dr. Kriner Cash 6
Say Yes Program Updates David Rust, Executive Director, Say Yes Buffalo 7
Grad Gala Recap 8
Excelsior Update • Goal: take advantage of this new benefit for students while remaining true to our last dollar status/commitment to donors • Executive Committee has been meeting weekly on financial modeling, impact and potential changes • Comprehensive analysis indicates maximum of 18% of Say Yes Scholars could be eligible for Excelsior • Initial pro forma shows impact could decrease our overall endowment fundraising goal from $112 million to $98 million; follow up pro forma to take place in 4 years once impact can be quantified • Scholarship Board reviewing potential changes to wording of scholarship guidelines to ensure last dollar status • Donors will receive full update with additional information once board makes final decision
K-6 Summer Camps • Dan Cross-Viola, Supervisor for Extended Learning Time, Say Yes Buffalo • Vickie Gillison , First Lady & Summer Camp Director, Mount Olive Baptist Church 10
Summer Camps • Community-based programs for K-6: o 6-week half-day programs; some sites offer full-day in partnership with Erie County o Focus on grade level academics & enrichment (health & well being, leadership, civic engagement, recreational activities) o Incorporate Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge o Provide breakfast and lunch 11
Summer Camps 2017 Recap: • 1,750 students enrolled • 41 locations around the city hosted by 28 religious and community organizations o 27/41 locations offered extended full-day programming in partnership with Erie County • All sites participated in National Summer Learning Day with a field trip to Canalside July 12 • BPS & Say Yes conducted site visits to strengthen quality • BPS reviewing student participation’s impact on DIBELS 12
Summer Camp Providers & Locations The Belle Center • New Beginning Church of God • Berea Church of God in Christ New Covenant United Church of • • dba Parker Academy Christ New Hope Community Center • Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo • Police Athletic League of Buffalo • Boys & Girls Clubs of the • Northtowns • Resurrection Village CRUCIAL Community Center Somali Bantu Community • • BestSelf Behavioral Health Organization of Buffalo • Cold Spring Bible Chapel Thankful Missionary Baptist • • Community Action Organization Church • Emmanuel Temple Church • True Community Development • Hasek’s Heroes Corporation • Matt Urban Center Tru-Way Community Center • • Metro Community Development University District Community • • Corporation Development Association Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist • YMCA Buffalo Niagara • Church YWCA Western New York • Mt. Olive Baptist Church The Wellness Institute/Youth • • Native American Community Advantage • Services
Spotlight: Mount Olive 14
Mobile Health Units Dr. Gale Burstein, Commissioner, Erie County Department of Health 15
Mobile Health Units • Task Force comprised of school district, funders, government agencies, providers and Say Yes have been working for 3+ years to bring to fruition • First-of-its-kind primary health care delivery effort in New York State • Mobile units allow ability to provide health care services to students at schools that don’t already have a school- based health center 16
Mobile Health Units • Designated providers: • Community Health Center of Buffalo • Planned Parenthood of Central & Western New York • Neighborhood Health Center • Patients must register as a provider’s patient and list that provider as their Primary Care Physician with their insurance • Enrollment support provided to students/families without health coverage • In partnership with BPS, Kaleida’s school-based nurses coordinate appointments; Community School’s Navigators assist with escorting students to/from appointments 17
Mobile Health Units Schools where services are/will be available 2017-2018: • PS 204 Lafayette HS • PS 305 McKinley HS • PS South Park HS • PS 309 East HS • PS 208 Riverside HS • PS 301 Burgard HS • PS 72 Lorraine Academy • PS 37 Futures Academy • PS 45 International School • PS 187 Performing Arts Types of services provided: • Immunizations • Physicals • Sick visits • New patient & follow up appointments • Nurse visits 18 • Sexual health & family planning
School-based Preventive Services Program • Dr. Al Dirschberger , Commissioner, Erie County Dept. of Social Services • Tereka Baltimore , Family Support Specialist, Say Yes Buffalo • Quentin Wright, student, Burgard High School 19
School-based Preventive Services Program • Embeds County Services into all K-12 public school buildings • Direct service to students & families at risk for child welfare/ juvenile justice • Low school attendance is primary referral • Participants’ attendance increased average 5% last year 20
School-based Preventive Services Program • 2,700 children and their families served during past school year • Helped to start Fatherhood Connection (avg 16 men/week) • Customer Satisfaction Survey: ü 100% of families rate relationship with FSS as Very Good or Excellent ü 100% feel respected, listened and like they had input to during participation in program ü 100% would recommend the program to friends and family
School-based Preventive Services Program • New YES Program piloted at Burgard, Riverside and Academy High Schools to better reach HS students o Student-centered approach uses 1:1 and group mentoring o Focused on reaching freshmen and sophomore students who are over-age/under-credited o Majority of participants present with 4 or more risk factors such as homelessness, having been exposed to trauma, failing all core classes, etc. 22
School-based Preventive Services Program YES Program Results to-date: • 70 students enrolled April 2016 to August 2017 ü 43% increased school attendance ü 15% went from failing all core classes to passing ü 51% decreased number of Office Discipline Referrals ü 39% became employed through Mayor’s Summer Youth 23
Q & A 24
Feedback? Please tell us what you think! Fill out the BLUE form in your packet and leave it on your way out. 25
Questions? Visit: www.SayYesBuffalo.org Or call: 716-247-5310 26
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