PSRO (Parent Student Resident Org)- Crawford Community Connection
Description
Founded in 2012, Parent-Student-Resident Organization (PSRO) supports and organizes meaningful resident engagement on issues such as education policy, improving the health of students, and leadership development for families in City Heights. The PSRO aims to enable families to have better health, language access, and improved community-based and school-based family support and health services.
The main goal of PSRO is to encourage education, policy change, and advocacy in partnership with community members.
Members of the PSRO make up several culture and language groups including, but not limited to: Swahili, Somali, Kizigua, Karen, and Spanish.
Examples of some advocacy successes:
Created Refugee Family Stories, a space where different San Diego refugee community members can share personal stories of food, community life, and education during the pandemic. The purpose of this site is to capture the personal stories of refugees and to show the similarities and differences of each experience. Refugee Family Stories | refugeefamilystories
Advocated for increased funding for Crawford High School in order to obtain two additional counselors.
Successfully engaged and trained hundreds of residents in advocacy and community organizing, and advocates for changes within their community.
Provided parents with knowledge and support in order to understand how to best advocate for their children's education and make their voices heard.
Services
Parent leadership development and advocacy
Parent Leadership Academy (Training is held annually around summer/fall)
Introductory: Parents learn how the San Diego Unified School District system works and encourages leadership at school sites and at home. They learn the different roles that they can play and encourages parents to become more involved with advocating for their child's education.
Intermediate: Parents learn about the different leadership opportunities at school sites and are encouraged to participate.
Advanced: Parents are advocating at the cluster and/or district level.
Community Meetings. PSRO provides a space for parents, community members, school administrators, the Board of Education, and San Diego Unified School District to speak about community concerns.
Eligibility
Programs are mainly focused in the City Heights area (Hoover and Crawford cluster schools), but open to all parents with a child in the San Diego Unified School District.
Service Areas
City Heights area (Hoover and Crawford cluster schools)
Point of Contact
Dan Nyamangah at dnyamangah@saysandiego.org or 619-362-3751
KEYWORDS
City Heights, Crawford, school, education, parent empowerment
Central, 92104, 92105, 92114, 92115, 92116