DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a new program at Anacostia High School: the Safer Stronger DC Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement’s (ONSE) Leadership Academy – a school-based initiative aimed at promoting school and community safety by providing wraparound services and mentorship through direct engagement with students and their families. Link to the full announcement.
We look forward to learning how GW can partner with DC Public Schools on the community schools approach through the "Connected Schools" initiative.
This school year, Anacostia became one of ten DCPS Connected Schools – a new $1.6 million investment by Mayor Bowser to take the community schools model to the next level. Connected Schools take a whole child, whole school, whole community approach by transforming schools into spaces that support not only a student’s academic development, but a family’s overall wellbeing through access to resources related to health, employment, housing and more. The ONSE Leadership Academy is an example of how Connected Schools transform the way DC agencies work together to break down persistent in-school and out-of-school barriers students face.
