These schools don’t just teach kids. They help families build ‘a community where we all work together.’

After a Stray Bullet Kills a NYC Teen, Chancellor Calls for Community Support

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in our increasingly online post-pandemic world, our families are forced to navigate resources alone. In many communities, including my own, the responsibility to care for, monitor and protect our children falls solely to families and schools.  Imagine how much stronger our cities would be if we were to embrace an ecosystem of care, with faith institutions, businesses, and local organizations work…

These schools don’t just teach kids. They help families build ‘a community where we all work together.’

When Lucero Alejandra Cardenas moved to the United States with her family from Mexico four years ago, it wasn’t an easy transition. Her oldest son, now 10 years old, suffered from anxiety and struggled to learn English at his first school. Cardenas had a difficult time, too. She didn’t speak any English herself, and she says it was hard to navigate her new life, raising a family with young sons without being able to talk with teachers about thei…