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2016
- AFT Innovation Fund Award
2017
- Development of 501[c](3)
- Executive Director Melissa Roys
2018
- Ribbon-Cutting at Bellamy Elementary
- Embedded 5th Quarter Summer Program
- Opening of Giving Tree HUB
- CNYHHN Formal Partnership
- Development of LINK
- Invitation to San Diego, CA Philanthropic Conference
- Third Year award of AFT Innovation Fund Grant
2018
- HomeWork Diners, A+Nights and Breaks, Classroom Programming, and making new Community Partners
- Presentations
- Technical Assistance Center
- Formal Partnership announced with Safe Schools Mohawk Valley
- Presentation to AFT in Washington, D.C.
- Rebranding to CONNECTED Community Schools
2019
- Opening of Community Kids HUB
- Embedding LINK into entire Rome CSD
- Expansion in secondary level of Rome CSD
- Awarded 35% of total AFT Innovation Fund
- MVCC and Keuka College Embed credited internships
- Training/CCS Model formalized
- Financial systems/protocol/procedures embedded in RAE
- Announcement of Connected Districts
- Randi Weingarten
2020
- Opening of Waterville Community School
- Opening of Dolgeville Community School
- Satellite Mental Health clinics embedded in 9 sites across the 3 Connected Districts
- Formation of Community Response Team for COVID-19
- Community Kids Snack Program
- Milestone: reached 100 Community Partners for Advisory Board
- Conducted first ever virtual Summer Program
- Subject of AFT Spotlight article for our food giveaway programs during pandemic
- Launched community support campaign, raising funds for HUB resources
- Creation and implementation of data tracking and supports for continued analysis of program outcomes
- Present for AFT Innovation Fund webinar: “Data Collection for Community Schools”
2021
- Opening of Community Resource Hubs in Waterville and Dolgeville
- Creation of iLearning program
- Further development of CCS model and infrastructure, including Quality Management Program and Development Committee
Students enrolled
Individuals served through our community resource hubs
Snacks provided to students and classrooms
connected schools
= 923,000 Meals distributed
families LINKed to needed services and resources
Get In Touch
Location:
207 N James Street
Rome, New York
(315) 272-7498
School Hours: M-F: 8am - 4pm
Email Executive Director, Melissa Roys: MelissaR@connectedcs.org
Email Executive Director, Danielle Martin: DanielleM@connectedcs.org