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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.

Middle School Learning Center Initiative
The purpose of the Middle School Learning Center Initiative is to create community partnerships and develop systems that will provide quality after school programming to students in Omaha Public Middle Schools. These high quality and free after school programs are directly tied to the school day curriculum and focus on recreation, academic enrichment, nutrition and cultural activities

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.

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/

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

Students who fail to develop strong attachments to school by the time they reach the middle grades are more likely to drop out of high school.

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In Douglas and Sarpy Counties, there are about 850 eighth-grade students each year who do not meet proficiency standards in reading or math.