OUTREACH
Project REACH
(Reaching Each Adult and Child in Need of Help)
Project REACH is specifically targeted to families in crisis. The outreach coordinator focuses on the needs of both individual students and their immediate families to help them improve the quality of their everyday lives. The goal is to provide links to available community services and resources as well as advocacy when working with appropriate agencies and schools. Clothing, food, shelter, health services, and legal counseling are just some of the resources provided during times of extreme difficulty.
Transition Team
Transition Team is designed to support students as they begin their careers at Jamestown High School. Chautauqua Striders’ outreach coordinator offers assistance to individuals and their families by scheduling home visits, assessing the needs of each particular situation, and making appropriate agency referrals. Teachers are contacted regularly to assess student progress. The long-term and trusting relationships built through advocacy and caring enhances the likelihood these students will adapt and
succeed socially and academically in high school and beyond.
APP
(Alternative Placement Program)
Students in middle school and senior high who are unable to adapt to the expectations of the regular school day for a variety of personal reasons may be asked to attend classes at the Jamestown Tech Academy. Chautauqua Striders provides a personal contact for these individuals, their families, and the school community. The liaison meets with the APP students, makes home visits and appropriate agency referrals, and encourages participation in other programs designed to help students make healthy choices. In addition, re-acclimation plans are designed to help ensure the return to the regular school environment is successful.
Hispanic Outreach
Chautauqua Striders works closely with the Jamestown Public Schools to offer assistance to children and families in the
Hispanic community. For many, the language barrier, differences in schools and educational expectations, and differences in climate and culture are overwhelming. Chautauqua Striders’ outreach coordinator helps with written and oral translations, makes agency referrals, and generally assists in bridging the communication
gap wherever it exists. Bilingual tutoring is available at
Washington Middle School, Jamestown High School, and
the Eastside YMCA.
Alcance Hispano
Convertirse en un puente entre la comunidad Hispana y todas las actividades de la escuela y de después de la escuela es uno de las metas principales del Programa de Alcance Hispano establecido en Chautauqua Striders. La ciudad de Jamestown ha visto un crecimiento y migración progresiva de familias Hispanas. Como parte normal de este proceso cientos de estudiantes Hispanos hacen parte de las Escuelas Públicas de Jamestown. Nuestro programa reconoce esta realidad por lo cuál ofrecemos alcance a las familias, interpretación, traducción y apoyo en la transición cultural.
Es nuestro placer ayudarle en Ingles ó en Español y le motivamos a que nos contacte con cualquier duda acerca del Distrito Escolar de Jamestown.
Teen Center
By design the Teen Center is a hub of teenage after school activity. Throughout the year professional staff from Chautauqua Striders and Jamestown Family YMCA offer several different youth development programs.
