Program areas at Homewood Children's Village
Youth and family services - advocacy programs support child and community health, as well as develop and monitor individualized action plans that help students achieve emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, and social development. Hcv's americorps team and advocates play a central role in connecting students and families to services and they also ensure that resources make their way to students. Teens are engaged in after school and/or summer programming that promotes college and workforce readiness and builds a strong foundation for post-secondary success.
Smart dreams is the current flagship project of hcv's innovation efforts. Hcv is building an app to support postsecondary readiness based on our curriculum and guidebook for high school students. Hcv takes innovative approaches to address community challenges. The office of research and evaluation (ore) tracks and analyzes the impacts of hcv core services. The organization is data driven allowing for analyses to be used for program design and development, which spurs continual improvement. Ore additionally supports data management of partner organizations, encouraging collective efforts for deeper impact.
Education / community schools - hcv supports the work of the local school district and other educational organizations. The education team provides direct and indirect educational services to advance the learning of students in Homewood. This team also works very closely with local partner organizations who specialize in various in and out of school time activities to increase engagement and learning. Community schools are a major driver of this work; focusing on improving student grades, attendance, and overall well being. Through our school based work we monitor student wellbeing and progress and provide support such as tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy to ensure our children succeed. Hcv operates in the schools of pittsburgh faison (k-5), pittsburgh lincoln (prek-5), and westinghouse academy (6-12). Hcv also partners with urban academy charter school and works to support homeschool families.