PASE Network News

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a cross-sector collaboration to improve the level of support and care available to grieving children. The Coalition creates and disseminates resources through a user-friendly website featuring videos and downloadable grief-support modules for youth-serving professionals. Check out this handout to learn more about the Coalition to Support Grieving Students and its website as well as other grief initiatives for schools and youth-services programs from New York Life Foundation.

If you work at an organization that wants to make a difference in the lives of BIPOC youth and to support their mental wellbeing, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Team: Changing Minds have a new initiative to support your efforts.  The two organizations are partnering to offer fully-funded Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) trainings to community organizations that align with the Team: Changing Minds’ mission and interact with youth, especially BIPOC youth who identify as male. The Youth MHFA training will help your team understand common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, how to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis, how to connect youth with help, and more. Learn more about the initiative and apply today. 

Are you looking to build community and connected learning spaces in your afterschool program or school site? Check out Narrative4’s Story Exchange model for deep listening and peer connection as you plan for back-to-school season. Throughout July and August 2024, Narrative4 will host virtual Story Exchange facilitator training. This two-part training is free to educators throughout the US and gives participants an opportunity to experience a story exchange themselves, introduces the skills to lead them with their students, and connects educators with related resources. Check out Narrative4’s website to find upcoming dates. 

Run by the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, The Nonprofit Board Leadership Program (NBLP) connects Columbia Business School students, alumni, and nonprofit executives through mutually beneficial partnerships and resources. The Year-long Partnership Program matches teams of 2-3 students with a nonprofit partner to focus on 1) a pro bono consulting project that invites students to creatively solve problems, identify opportunities, and explore their potential impact in a nonprofit setting; and 2) exposure to board leadership through observation of board meetings and mentorship from a board member. While providing space for applied student learning, nonprofit leaders and Board mentors also benefit through valuable insights and meaningful relationships with the next generation of board leaders. You can find more information about the partnership program on the program structure and timeline and see sample projects on the NBLP projects page. Submit your application to be a 2024-25 nonprofit partner via this electronic form by August 15, 2024. 

Join the Campaign for Grade Level Reading and Early Learning Nation on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM for their next Learning Tuesday Webinar, a conversation entitled “Children's Books: From Access to Opportunity.” Panelists will discuss youth book access and bring perspectives from journalism, research, and the nonprofit sector. Alvin Barnes of the NYC-based nonprofit Barbershop Books will be one of the featured speakers. Learn more and register via this Zoom link.