The student wellness support team collaborates on solutions relating to student and family health. We aim to keep our school community up to date on what is happening and our primary goal is to support staff, students and families.

Staff Members:

• Chip Hall - School Social Worker,

• Emily Brzezicki - Director at the Ben Center (United Way Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn),

• Jill Logan - School Psychologist,

• Kelly Oglesbee - Community School Coordinator (United Way Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn)

• Lexy McCauley - Algebra 1 teacher, Family & Community Engagement Liaison

• Maggie McCaughey - Family Services Coordinator

• Tamala Ragan - Health & Safety Coordinator

• Terkesha Slappy - School Nurse

The following resources are provided by the United Way Neighborhood Zone in Brooklyn (also known as the Ben Center). We partner with community members and other institutions and leverage unique community resources to bring wrap around services to the school's students, families, and wider community. Since its inception, the Ben Center has worked to help increase rates of attendance, boost student achievement, and engage families and community stakeholders in both the success of the school and the community. The Community School Strategy is now woven into the identity of Benjamin Franklin High School.

The Early Childhood Education Program provides wraparound services to parenting and expectant students and their families to increase educational success and promote a strong parent-child attachment. This program provides on-site childcare for infants and toddlers from 8 weeks to 4 years old for student parents. This allows students to have consistent, reliable childcare and promotes bonding between parent and child during the day at Prime Time.