SOUTH WARD ALLIANCE
534 CLINTON AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07108 www.swcalliance.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE SOUTH WARD COMMUNITY HAS AN INTEGRATED CONTINUUM OF HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM BIRTH THROUGH COLLEGE AND CAREER.

OUR VISION FOR OUR CONTINUUM OF SOLUTIONS STARTS BY STRENGTHENING PARENTING SKILLS, ENSURING CHILDREN HAVE A MEDICAL HOME AND ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SWCA NETWORK OF SCHOOLS WILL ENSURE CHILDREN: HAVE GREAT TEACHERS AND TUTORS, IMPLEMENT PROVEN CURRICULUM, AND LAUNCH INTERVENTIONS STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. SWCA AND PARTNERS WILL FILL GAPS SO THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN ATTEND HIGH QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SWCA AND ITS PARTNERS WILL BLANKET THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH RESOURCES TO COUNTER THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND THE RESULTING TRAUMA THAT CONTRIBUTES TO POOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOR, AND RISK FOR LATER NEGATIVE LIFE OUTCOMES. TO ENSURE YOUTH MAKE IT TO THE FINISH LINE OF COLLEGE AND CAREER, SUPPORTS WILL NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE WHILE THEY MATRICULATE TO ACHIEVE A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION THAT ENABLES THEM TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND THRIVE AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

THE SOUTH WARD ALLIANCE IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS CHILDREN NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE BY ORGANIZING AROUND A THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY: HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE, HIGH-IMPACT FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POLICY AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY.

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