The mission of Center for Success Network is to unite community and literacy to empower students in their journey of education.
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequities and hardships for children and youth across the nation. Last year, the Center for Success Network took a stand to reshape how and where education is delivered.
In response to the pandemic, we successfully transitioned to a virtual format and were able to expand our student and mentor capacity to accommodate more students’ literacy, academic, and enrichment needs across a variety of platforms. More than 80% of our students are engaged with weekly virtual content, conversations and connection in activities ranging from yoga and creative writing, to riddles and read alouds. Mentors are trained to engage remotely by attending a 90-minute Mentor Training, completing an application and background check, and participating in a 2-hour Mentoring for Equity Workshop led by the Director of Equity and Social Responsibility. Once these steps are completed, mentors connect weekly to read and complete customized literacy activities.
We are excited that our Pontiac and Detroit sites have reopened with all of the necessary safety precautions in place! Reopening our sites is a huge milestone and we hope to offer a much-needed space for our students to get help with their schoolwork and attend their mentoring sessions, while offering enrichment and rejuvenation for parents and families.
As we move forward, we plan to embrace and continue our progressively innovative virtual strategies which will increase our digital footprint, stretch our reach, and broaden the impact of our literacy proficiency work. The Center envisions normalizing virtual mentorship as a sustainable vehicle for deepening learning opportunities and parent engagement connections between larger numbers of historically excluded students, their families, and the Center. We aim to increase mentor training specific to the virtual strategies of our programs and the virtual needs of our students, and upgrade our technological infrastructure to maximize our virtual program effectiveness and strengthen our digital literacy program platform to provide user-friendly online classroom experiences to our students and their families.
Our vision is to vitalize the community's affiliation with literacy, inspiring families to relate with literacy as a fundamental necessity and encouraging parents to generate themselves as primary stakeholders engaged in their children's success.
The Center will apply what we have learned during the last year and carry those changes forward as improvements in how we advance our mission. With a combination of in-person and virtual services, the Center for Success Network will remain dedicated to ensuring that the specific needs and desires of students and their families are heard and accurately addressed. Together, we can help ensure the long-term sustainability of our mission!
How Your Contribution Can Help:
| Amount | Contribution Item |
|---|---|
| $10 | Refreshments for CFSN mentors and families |
| $25 | Five brand new books for CFSN site library |
| $50 | Two virtual learning enrichment and literacy sessions |
| $100 | Cleaning and supplies for safe, sanitized spaces |
| $150 | Program supplies |
| $250 | Provide student literacy assessments to create individualized learning plan |
| $500 | Specified professional development for CFSN team & mentors to increase program delivery goals |
| $750 | Provide and ensure safe space for CFSN students and families to learn and grow |
| $1,000 | Background checks for 50 mentors who facilitate one year of learning |
| $1,250 | Provide internet support services to maintain devices at the Pontiac and Detroit sites |
| $2,500 | Support the health benefits for all salaried employees |
Please email info@center4success.org if you need any assistance with processing your donation or would like more information about our work.