![]() ![]() Coordinators will also be responsible for enhancing each school site’s connectivity with the broader community around it. Health Hubs build on the nationally recognized and evidence-based Community Schools model, which center schools as places where students and families can experience opportunity and growth in learning, health, economic stability.īallmer Group’s funding supports a full-time coordinator position servicing the Health Hub location, who will provide case management, referral and navigation services to students, families and neighbors to facilitate access to critical services. Hubs also co-locate after-school programs, basic needs resources, parent and caregiver engagement and services, and other resources ranging from legal aid to housing counseling. The longstanding School Based Health Center partnerships with Ascension, Henry Ford Health, and the Institute for Population Health are the essential building blocks for the Health Hubs. The five that are opening this school year are Central/Durfee, East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney, Osborn, Southeastern and Western High Schools.Įach of the Health Hubs will co-locate resources that serve the needs of the whole child and whole family, providing additional wrap around support in addition to the School-Based Health Centers or clinics at each site. The School at Marygrove is an additional demonstration site. The neighborhood Health Hub sites are Cody, Osborn, Mumford, Henry Ford, Central, Western, Denby, Pershing, East English Village at Finney, Southeastern, Northwestern and Martin Luther King Jr. “This is another step to ensure our students and families are able to access the support they need through their neighborhood school in alignment with the District’s strategic plan’s whole-child commitment.” Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District. We know that academic growth and consistent attendance require our students and families to be healthy and stable,” said Dr. “The 12 Health Hubs located at the designated High School sites are designed to address behavioral, mental and physical needs to support our students and families. ![]() The DPSCD Health Hubs will expand basic support available to students and families by providing comprehensive services at select schools that have existing School Based Health Centers or clinics, ensuring that students and families are able to access services right in the neighborhoods where they live. Kellogg Foundation, $550,000 from The Kresge Foundation, and $500,000 from The Children’s Foundation to launch 12 Health Hubs over the next three to four years. Partnerships, Innovation & Whole Child SupportĭETROIT – J–Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) announced today it has received $2.7 million in funding from Ballmer Group, $750,000 from the W.K.Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men. ![]()
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