What's New
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Elev8 Parents Visit Capitol Hill
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| Elev8 parents and staff recently met with policymakers in Washington, D.C. to advocate for changes to key public policies. Along with staff from P/PV and The Atlantic Philanthropies, participants emphasized the importance of increased funding as legislators prepare for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Child Nutrition Act. |
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New P/PV Briefs Focus on Integration of Services in Schools and the Ninth Grade Transition
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| P/PV's GroundWork series summarizes available evidence on a variety of social policy topics. The first issue, The Case for School-Based Integration of Services, reviews literature on the potential benefits of simultaneously providing healthcare, out-of-school-time learning and family support services in schools. The second issue, Paving the Way for Success in High School and Beyond, focuses on the transition from middle school to ninth grade—its importance, associated challenges for youth and suggestions for easing the transition.
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P/PV's High School Students as Mentors Featured in Youth Today
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| This Youth Today article explores findings from High School Students as Mentors, by Carla Herrera, Tina J. Kauh, Siobhan M. Cooney, Jean Baldwin Grossman and Jennifer McMaken, examining some of the ways Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is working to improve training for high school mentors. Carla Herrera is quoted throughout, concluding that "there are things you can definitely do to bump up what these high school volunteers are capable of" and that they "need something different and something extra than what you would give adults." To read the full article, click here.
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Overview
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For many years, P/PV has developed and tested programs designed to help young people reach their full potential. While many such programs are operated in distinct community-based settings, we have increasingly seen that schools can also serve as important centers for youth and their families to access much-needed supports, including mentoring, health care, enrichment experiences, and public benefits and services.
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Recent Publications
Major Initiatives
Elev8
Elev8 brings together schools, families and the community in underserved neighborhoods in an effort to ensure that students succeed in school and in life. The initiative offers carefully integrated, school-based supports for youth and their families—including extended-learning opportunities, comprehensive healthcare and family resources.
Experience Corps
P/PV conducted a three-year study to monitor the implementation and expansion of Experience Corps, a unique service program designed to mobilize the time, talent and experience of older Americans through service in urban public elementary schools.
School-Based Mentoring
P/PV has done extensive work on school-based mentoring, including a landmark random assignment impact study of Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring—the first national study of this program model.
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center: School Readiness Center Program Evaluation
Since 2003, P/PV has been tracking the implementation of academic enrichment, healthcare, childcare and other services at Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, a community-based charter school.
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More In-School Initiatives
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