Amount: $25,000
2015
Bronx, NY
This three-year renewal grant will support the New Settlement Apartments Parent Action Committee (PAC), a multicultural organization of parents and concerned community members committed to fighting for educational equity for the young people of the South Bronx. Specifically, PAC will pursue two ongoing campaigns, both of which have already achieved successes but have a distance to go before they can declare victory: the District 9 Campaign and the School Safety Campaign. For the District 9 Campaign, PAC will conduct parent-led trainings on parent engagement, work with parents who are leading community school conversions in the Bronx, and pilot new parent engagement strategies in two District 9 schools. In the School Safety Campaign, PAC will continue to convene the Bronx School Justice Collaborative, organize Bronx School Justice Exchanges with multiple school stakeholders to encourage development of strong practices to improve school climate, and conduct trainings for new and veteran school safety agents.