Collaborative Partnerships
21st CCLC programs are strongly encouraged to establish collaborative partnerships with community organizations. The purpose of these partnerships is to provide children and their families with opportunities to take advantage of community resources. Alternatively, the partnerships can provide community residents the opportunity to volunteer their time and share their expertise to help students achieve academic standards and master new skills.
Once applicable partnerships have been determined, applicants should execute letters of agreement with those entities that will serve as community partners in the 21st CCLC program. These letters can be submitted as an appendix to the proposal as evidence of a commitment to partner with community organizations. The letters should describe the roles and responsibilities of the partners in the 21st CCLC, including any cash or in- kind services. The letters should indicate the names of the partners and be signed by the partners’ chief executive officers or persons authorized to commit the partner’s staff and/or resources to the center.
Once applicable partnerships have been determined, applicants should execute letters of agreement with those entities that will serve as community partners in the 21st CCLC program. These letters can be submitted as an appendix to the proposal as evidence of a commitment to partner with community organizations. The letters should describe the roles and responsibilities of the partners in the 21st CCLC, including any cash or in- kind services. The letters should indicate the names of the partners and be signed by the partners’ chief executive officers or persons authorized to commit the partner’s staff and/or resources to the center.
CREATE Partnerships
In order to meet the CREATE mission and goals, the initiative is searching for the following roles and responsibilities in our potential collaborative partnerships:
- Art organizations who may provide mentoring and/or professional development opportunities in community relations and public arts realm
- Government agencies to provide advocacy, advice, and technical assistance in the development a public arts group
- Individual artists who may provide mentoring with knowledge and experience in creating public art murals and sculptures
- Community representatives to connect our schools to location sites for the public art, local businesses, councils, and outreach programs.