Family and Community Partnerships
We have developed community partnerships with seven local programs and agencies. Our parent agency, Brooklyn Community Services, has 17 programs in Brooklyn, all accessible to our families eligible for those services. These programs include family counseling, job placement services, and supportive programs for those with mental illness or developmental delay.
Family Partnerships:
- We understand that parents are their child's first teacher and respect the cultural and individual differences of the families. It is through this respect that we build a relationship of trust.
- The social worker and parents create a Family Partnership Agreement, which outlines the academic and behavioral goals for the child and the parent.
- Parents are encouraged to volunteer in their child's classroom. This offers the children more personal attention, and parents valuable techniques in child behavior management.
Community Partnerships:
- Helen Keller Services for the Blind for our children's vision screenings
- Brooklyn Hospital for Hearing screening
- Physical and parent workshops
- New York University College of Dentistry for dental screenings.
