Students: Partnerships

Resources are organized according to the order in which they are received.

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Team Nutrition - an initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service that supports Child Nutrition Programs through training, technical assistance (support), nutrition education, and school and community support for healthy children. https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition 

U of A Cooperative Extension Service (UAEX) Arkansas Food & Nutrition Resources- Offers resources to schools and communities on fitness and wellness in the scope of nutrition. Individual county extension offices are staffed with County Extension Agents who work one on one with schools and individuals. https://www.uaex.edu/health-living/food-nutrition/ 

Community Collaborations-  Wynne School District uses a number of community collaborations as strategies to engage parents and students in activities such as having the police department  come in to present Safety on Social Media Night. Student assemblies are set up and night assemblies for parents only where they are free to discuss mature information, or a collaboration with AR Children's Hospital where we provide a dental clinic to students in grades K-3. The Pre-K Collaboration Committee helps transition preschool children to kindergarten by hosting parent workshops at all area preschools three times a year. 

The National Farm to School Network - An information, advocacy and networking center for communities working to bring local food sourcing, school gardens and food and agriculture education into schools. http://www.farmtoschool.org/  and Arkansas Farm to School Network    http://www.farmtoschool.org/our-network/Arkansas 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Schools - Works with states, school districts, communities and national partners to prevent chronic disease and promote the health and well-being of children and adolescents in schools. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/index.htm 

New Mexico Health Equity Partnership - NMHEP uses a unique, multi-stakeholder statewide approach tailored to grassroots community assets and needs. This approach draws on the collective strengths of diverse partners and allies. Cross-sector relationships foster the leveraging of expertise and resources. Decisions are made collectively and transparently. The Partnership highly values cultural knowledge and engages communities by building on their assets to advocate for policy change. http://nmhep.org/ 

The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) - A growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. Building on the skills of local residents, the power of local associations, and the supportive functions of local institutions, asset-based community development draws upon existing community strengths to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future. https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/Pages/default.aspx 

UA System Partners for Inclusive Communities - Partners achieves its mission by assessing the needs of individuals with disabilities, then addressing those needs through research, education, community service, training, technical assistance and collecting and sharing information. https://uofapartners.uark.edu/projects/ 

UCA Office of Outreach and Community Engagement- Offers classes for the community and youth programs. Explore a passion, learn something new or expand your knowledge without seeking a degree. These quality lifelong learning programs are designed with the diverse learner in mind. There are hundreds of noncredit classes to fit your lifestyle, whether you prefer online, face-to-face, evening or weekend classes. Additionally, Outreach provides turn-key conference and event planning services.

http://uca.edu/outreach/ 

The Main Stage EdUCAtion Series - A program created for school districts that serve students in Kindergarten – 12th grade. Each performance is carefully selected to be entertaining while educating the audience on an academic topic and integrating arts into the school curriculum. These performances are scheduled during the school day for student field trips and all shows will be performed by professional, national-touring artists that will provide high quality performances. http://uca.edu/publicappearances/mainstage/ http://uca.edu/outreach/ 

Dr. Edmond E. Griffin Planetarium- Located on the University of Central Arkansas Campus in the Conway Corporation Center for the Sciences, the planetarium serves as an astronomy and science education resource center. It is part of the outreach component of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and as such, it supports astronomy teaching on campus, as well as, offers planetarium shows to school groups and the general public. http://uca.edu/physics/planetarium/ 

UCA Camps- UCA's College of Education offers Day, Weekend, and Summer Camps for youth from kindergarten through 12th grade. http://uca.edu/education/cub-camps/ 

Foster Care Transition Toolkit - This toolkit was developed to help youth access the resources needed to successfully transition into adulthood, continue on to postsecondary education, and meaningful careers. https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/foster-care/youth-transition-toolkit.pdf 

UCA Bears for CARE- A free respite care service program created by the University of Central Arkansas as part of the WE-CARE Network. With the help from screened and skilled students, faculty and community, the program strives to provide a time of leisure for special needs families and a time of excitement and fun for children with special healthcare needs and their siblings. http://uca.edu/outreach/bears-for-care/ 

The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) - A growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. Building on the skills of local residents, the power of local associations, and the supportive functions of local institutions, asset-based community development draws upon existing community strengths to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future. https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/Pages/default.aspx 

Community Collaborations-  Wynne School District uses a number of community collaborations as strategies to engage parents and students in activities such as having the police department  come in to present Safety on Social Media Night. Student assemblies are set up and night assemblies for parents only where they are free to discuss mature information, or a collaboration with AR Children's Hospital where we provide a dental clinic to students in grades K-3. The Pre-K Collaboration Committee helps transition preschool children to kindergarten by hosting parent workshops at all area preschools three times a year. 

The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) - A growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. Building on the skills of local residents, the power of local associations, and the supportive functions of local institutions, asset-based community development draws upon existing community strengths to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future. https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/Pages/default.aspx 

Community Collaborations-  Wynne School District uses a number of community collaborations as strategies to engage parents and students in activities such as having the police department  come in to present Safety on Social Media Night. Student assemblies are set up and night assemblies for parents only where they are free to discuss mature information, or a collaboration with AR Children's Hospital where we provide a dental clinic to students in grades K-3. The Pre-K Collaboration Committee helps transition preschool children to kindergarten by hosting parent workshops at all area preschools three times a year. 

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