Grantee Name
Coro New York Leadership Center
Funding Area
Building Healthy Communities
Publication Date
February 2017
Grant Amount
$15,000
Grant Date:
July 2016 – September 2016
Community schools serve as neighborhood hubs where students receive high-quality academic instruction, families can access social services, and communities congregate to share and address their common challenges.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) began this initiative in an effort to provide a holistic and comprehensive approach to education in urban centers. At each community school, a community school director (CSD) identifies student needs and facilitates relationships with community-based organizations that can address those needs. As CSDs are not educators or NYCDOE employees, they face challenges in having the authority to lead changes in their schools as compared with traditional school leaders.
In 2016, NYHealth awarded Coro New York Leadership Center a grant to provide leadership training to 110 CSDs in New York City. The leadership training program aimed to equip CSDs with skills to implement and lead holistic practices at community schools, such as supporting the provision of in-school health and mental health services and bolstering community and parent engagement with schools.