Wraparound supports refers to those services that help youth facing challenges become self-sufficient and thrive. These might include: education and workforce training, vocational rehabilitation, health and mental health services, food, housing, transportation, childcare, mentoring, and counseling. It is critical to coordinate these services and supports across systems, customizing them for each youth. Young people also need to be consistently supported by a caring, competent adult to help them navigate programs and services.
Resources
- September 21, 2000
High Schools of the Millennium: Report of the Workgroup
SynopsisThe High Schools of the Millennium Report argues for a new vision of high school, one that uses all the resources of the community to create smaller le…
- June 30, 2000
Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability
SynopsisThe focus of “Looking Forward: School-to-Work Principles and Strategies for Sustainability” falls around a central question “How can we as a nation mai…
Youth Engaged in Communities Through School: National Service-Learning Leader Schools
OverviewAccording to the Department of Education, over one-third of the high schools in the United States include some form of service-learning in their curric…
Deepening Partnerships Between School and Community: Stories From Denver and Jacksonville
OverviewCommunity Schools have been developed by communities with a deep concern about improving learning for their children, explained Martin J. Blank, Staff …