A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Department of Public Health
Department of Public Social Services
Department of Mental Health
Department of Probation
City of San Bernardino JTPA (Job Training)
City of San Bernardino Redevelopment Agency
City of San Bernardino Parks and Recreation
City of San Bernardino Literacy Program
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Emmerton School Staff
Children's Network
Norton Air Force Base
Parents, students, and community residents

What is the goal of the project?

• Emmerton parents and community members will be able to identify health and mental needs of self and family members, locate and secure timely and appropriate services, and institute preventative/wellness practices.
• Emmerton students, parents, and community members, joining together with collaborative efforts, will establish a safe, stable, and affordable living environment.
• Collaborative members, school staff, parents, and community members will provide no fewer than 25 different programs for Emmerton residents (children and adults) to meaningfully connect to school, work, and community in order to advance levels of education, life skills, employment, and community service.

Who participates in the project?

Families whose children attend Emmerton Elementary School (814 students) in San Bernardino. The City of San Bernardino ranks number one in welfare population in the county, with 37.9 percent on aid. Seventy-four percent of the population in Emmerton neighborhood are on welfare.

What services are provided?

Services based on three major goals:
• Emotionally, physically healthy children and families
  
• Stable, safe, affordable housing and revitalization
  
• Education and community-based programs which engage, challenge, and connect students and parents to the world of work, school and community.

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

• Developing computer database system for data collection
  
• Onsite staff collects data on clients, services needed and those provided, and any follow-up that was needed. All data are being collected and formatted to conform with statewide evaluation requirements.

What are the collaborators learning?

Evaluation is ongoing. Due to high mobility rates, a longitudinal study is difficult to conduct. Evaluation group needs to design a control group of stable students to aid in this study.

Contact Person:

Faye Pointer
Agency Collaboration Coordinator
San Bernardino City Schools
1888 Arden Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909)862-6400 (Phone)

[Stark County Project: Summit School Family Resource Center: Canton, Ohio]

[The Children and Adolescents Network of DuPage: DuPage County, Illinois]