“The discussion and research we shared about Latino parents perceptions of school and education helped me change my ideas about how to approach the parents of the students in my classroom.”
FIS launches a new capacity building & technical support project to help the development of nonprofits in the San Joaquin Valley.
The selection of the participating organizations for the 2010 program year will begin in March and the deadline to submit applications is February 24, 2010.
For more information about the project , please contact Mely Trujillo at (213) 484-2870 or by email at
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2010
Contact: Oscar E. Cruz Phone: (213) 484-2870 E-mail:
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Support Available to Nonprofit Organizations in the San Joaquin Valley
Los Angeles, CA (January 29, 2010) – Families In Schools (FIS) is pleased to announce the launching of the Adaptive Capacity Technical Assistance and Peer Learning Project – a three-year capacity building project targeting nonprofit organizations in the San Joaquin Valley that work in the areas of education, children, youth, and family development.
Through workshops, peer networking events, and individual assistance, selected organizations will take part in an innovative program designed to build and strengthen adaptive capacity – the ability to be responsive, innovative, and adaptive to internal and external forces that impact an organizations ability to fulfill its mission. Ultimately, this project seeks to help nonprofits achieve their mission and better address the needs and concerns of people of color and low income communities in the San Joaquin Valley.
Maria Casillas, President of Families In Schools, spoke about the urgency of this project, “With most nonprofit organizations struggling to keep their head above water in the current economic climate, knowledge and skills on how to become more effective and efficient will greatly benefit participating organizations.”
With funding from the Community Leadership Project, FIS will engage up to forty-five organizations and ninety staff members (fifteen organizations and thirty staff members per year). The selection of the participating organizations for the 2010 program year will begin in March and the deadline to submit applications is February 24, 2010. For more information about the project, please contact Oscar E. Cruz at (213) 484-2870 or by email at
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The Adaptive Capacity Technical Assistance and Peer Learning Project is supported by a grant from The Community Leadership Project, a joint effort funded by The David and Lucile Packard, James Irvine, and William and Flora Hewlett foundations.
This summer, Families In Schools (FIS) celebrated a significant grant from JPM Chase and Company to continue growing the College Awareness and Preparations programs. With this grant, Families In Schools will work with four high-need middle schools in the East LA/Boyle Heights and Leimert Park/Baldwin Village communities. Using a series of program models, FIS will provide a package of intervention programs and strategies that support students and build staff capacity in parent engagement and the development of a school-to-college-to-career pathway culture.
By the close of the school year, students will have received extensive information on college options and given a blueprint on how to reach their individual goals to go on to college. Parents will be thoroughly informed on ways to support their children and become educated on the roles they can play in their child’s advancement into high school, college and onto their careers. Teachers and school staff will also learn effective tools in creating a college-going culture at each of the four schools. Additionally, a part of the process will include the building of bridges between community partners, schools and families. Overall, JP Morgan Chase will provide a significant foundation for growth in the East LA/Boyle Heights and Leimert Park/Baldwin Village communities through the work with Families in Schools.
Families In Schools is pleased to announce the following implementation phase grant recipients for the Families Improving Education Initiative, an initiative of the James Irvine Foundation facilitated by Families In Schools. Over the next three years, the grantees will embark on educational advocacy campaigns to improve student outcomes in the Inland Empire and Central Valley. To view the entire press release, please click here.
Central Valley
Lao Family Community of Stockton Californians for Justice Community, Services, Employment Training (CSET) Fresno Center for New Americans (FCNA) People and Congregations Together (PACT) Reading & Beyond California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) Faith In Action Kern County
Inland Empire
Inland Congregations United for Change Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE) Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norte America (COFEM)
To learn more about the 11 grant recipients and their advocacy campaigns, please click here.
