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BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES RESOURCES

Healthy Futures
The Coordinated School Health Model is the framework for Healthy Futures. The first two strategies include coordinated school health centers and comprehensive health literacy.

Student Engagement, Attendance and Service Learning
Student Engagement, Attendance & Service Learning is a collaboration between BBF and the University of Nebraska at Omaha working on five strategies, including attendance incentives programs, attendance media campaign, school refusal assessment survey, 40 Developmental Asset framework, and service learning.

Bright Futures Foundation/Avenue Scholars
The Bright Futures Foundation was organized in January 2008 with a pledge to support students of talent and financial need through higher education and into the workforce. In January 2009, the Avenue Scholars program began serving students in a partnership with Urban League of Omaha to secure college admission and financial aid for graduating high school seniors.

Nebraska Career Connections
Nebraska Career Connections provides educational and career planning resources that bring together Nebraskans – students, parents, educators, and employers. Building Bright Futures is partnering with Nebraska Career Connections to serve more youth through community partners.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Greater Omaha After School Alliance
http://www.omahaafterschool.org/

Online Math Tutoring
http://www.mathpower.com/tutorialfund.htm

Help with Study Skills
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/homework1.cfm

Study Skills Resources
http://www.how-to-study.com/

College Planning Resources
http://www.educationquest.org/

Planning for College
http://www.collegeboard.com/

ACT & SAT Test Prep
http://www.act-sat-prep.com/

ACT Parent Information
http://www.act.org/path/parent/resource/index.html

Parent Resources from Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml

Special Education Parent Resources
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Parenting Today’s Teens
http://www.parentingteens.com/

Talking with Kids about Tough Issues
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/

Advice and Resources for Parents
http://www.familyeducation.com/

Support and Education for Parents
http://www.childsaving.org/

Boys Town Parenting Resources
http://www.parenting.org/

Children’s Hospital Parenting U
http://www.chsomaha.org/body.cfm?id=1762

Kids Health Tips for Parents
http://kidshealth.org/parent/

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/

Family Activities and Ideas
http://family.go.com/entertainment/

Resources for Fathers
http://www.fathers.com/

COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

There are over 1,000 high school students in the two-county area not meeting standards in reading and over 950 not meeting standards in math.

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The overall graduation rate in the Omaha Metropolitan Area is 80%, leaving 20% of students not graduating on-time, having dropped out or having pursued a GED.