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Celebrating #SELday 2020

Social emotional learning (SEL) changes lives — studies show that SEL improves well-being and academic outcomes, builds positive school climate, and provides children with the necessary skills to excel in today’s workforce. Yet many members of our communities do not know about SEL yet. SEL Day, March 27, 2020, provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our support for integrating evidence-based SEL into our schools, organizations and community.

Celebrating Dr. King and His “Beloved Community” Mission

Join us for SEL & Equity: Creating Community at the 2020 National Social and Emotional Learning Conference.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his life to creating the Beloved Community — uplifting non-violent practices, educating, training and inspiring a generation of young leaders; and tirelessly advocating for equality and justice. By doing so, he showed us the path to a society that maximizes empathy, compassion and love; one that also leads to health and well-being.

The Center for Schools and Communities Announces Its MLK Yearlong Service Project with the Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church in Harrisburg

Today, January 20, 2020, Center for Schools and Communities staff will join hundreds of thousands of volunteers across America in making the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday a day of service. However, efforts aren’t limited to just one day; the Center has expanded its longstanding MLK initiative and the 2020 project will be a yearlong partnership with the Neighborhood Center of the United Methodist Church in Harrisburg.

CSC Staff Work to Raise Awareness for Students Experiencing Homelessness

November 18-22, 2019 Pennsylvania observed Students Experiencing Homelessness Awareness Week. Efforts across the commonwealth included educational, community service, fundraising and advocacy events to address this critical issue and bring attention to students’ needs.

Care. Connect. Champion. A Middle School Bullying Prevention Toolkit

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, our new online resource Care. Connect. Champion. A Middle School Bullying Prevention Toolkit was launched. The website was created especially to help youth ages 11 through 14 share their voice and engage in bullying prevention.

Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) Announces Entrepreneurial YouthHubs

Today on October 24, Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) announced the newly established youth innovation and entrepreneurial hubs, known as Pennsylvania YouthHubs, across the state. The announcement was made during Lights On Afterschool Day, which celebrates the extraordinary work being done by students who attend afterschool programs.