HELPING PEOPLE REACH
their greatest potential
With United Way, you can help today’s youth achieve their greatest potential through early learning and leadership programs. You’re the reason children are well fed and ready to learn, students are reading at grade level, and teens are equipped with the skills to avoid risky behavior. Your gift provides the support our children need to be prepared and successful.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS IN HALLANDALE
In 2019, United Way of Broward County joined five other community organizations to create a Community Partnership School™ at two Broward County Public Schools in Hallandale Beach: Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach K-8 and Gulfstream Early Learning Center. In 2023, United Way of Broward County received an additional grant to expand a Community Partnership School to Hallandale High Magnet School. This acquisition enables us to serve the Hallandale Beach school zone feeder pattern and service families from school entry to graduation.
A Community Partnership School™ is a school model created by the University of Central Florida that leverages the social and institutional capital of community partners to offer resources and services that address the socio-academic needs of students. With funding from the state legislature, United Way of Broward County and five core partners are meeting the immediate and long-term needs and goals of students, their families, and the Hallandale Beach community. The Community Partnership School™ integrates on-site health and wellness programs; expands students’ access to tutoring; offers leadership programs and academic enrichment activities; and empowers families with educational and social support. Our five core partners in this initiative are Broward County Public Schools, Broward College, Memorial Healthcare System, Hispanic Unity of Florida, and the Early Learning Coalition of Broward.
1,419
students served through the Community Partnership School at Gulfstream Academy
$9.90
the value of benefits over time for every $1 invested in a community school*
*Measuring Social Return on Investment for Community Schools: A Practical Guide, The Children’s Aid Society, 2013
29
social service programs leveraged on-site
To contribute to our Community Partnership School or if you have any questions, please contact the Community Partnership School Director Megan Beddow-Peters at [email protected] or 954.308.9282.
EDUCATIONAL IMPACT
supported by United Way programs
61%
of children from ages 0 to 5 met or exceeded their developmental milestones
40%
of girls increased their knowledge in
STEAM-related subjects
51%
of children maintained their program attendance
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