The mission of City Connects is to have students engage and learn in school by connecting each child with a tailored set of enrichment, prevention, and intervention services the student needs to thrive. School personnel and community-based agencies work together to provide a wide range of programs and services that can benefit high school students.
City Connects works to build relationships with community-based agencies that provide youth and family services in the Dayton area. City Connects serves all students by providing assessment across six target areas (academics, social/emotional/behavioral, career, health, family, and spirituality) in an effort to provide individualized support to enhance student success while in high school.
The program seeks to:
- significantly increase overall student achievement,
- reduce barriers to learning by developing student and family support services and school-wide prevention programs, and
- expand academic and cultural enrichment opportunities through positive youth development programs.
Some examples of the types of supports and services include the following:
- Out of school time programming
- Academic Support
- Enrichment opportunities
- Summer programming
- Counseling
- Mentoring programs
- Focus groups
- Health care services
- Parent support