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RID1/Ifftt)J) ~I""" ~. . . A Healthy. .1 . '2020 ~ Community . Partnership 750 Bradford Street Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel 650.423.2217 Fax 650.568.2188 www.RWC202o.org Overview of RWC 2020 Initiatives RWC 2020's primary function is to bring key community organizations together to address complex issues that cannot be fully addressed by anyone entity, public or private. Over the years, RWC 2020 has focused its energy and resources on children, youth and families. When an initiative is launched, RWC 2020 takes full responsibility for defining outcomes, providing resources and putting in place mechanisms to track progress toward agreed upon goals. As initiatives, mature, RWC 2020 has stepped back from day to day operations and lead partner organizations (Redwood City School District and Sequoia Union High School District) have taken responsibility for implementation of programs. In these more mature initiatives, RWC 2020 maintains an ongoing irterest, working closely with the lead partner to support planning, resource development and evaluation. RWC 2020 views efforts to sustain mature initiatives as the shared responsibility of RWC 2020 and the lead agency. Current RWC 2020 Initiatives · Community Schools · Sequoia Teen Resource and Wellness Centers · Community Youth Development Initiative · Community Wellness Initiative 1. Community School Initiative Lead Partner: Redwood City School District For many years, Redwood City 2020 has worked to bring needed programs and services to children attending Redwood City School District schools. The four community schools listed below started with Healthy Start funding from the State of California, an effort to locate support services on school sites. Over the intervening years, the Healthy Start program has evolved and these schools now closely reflect the Community School model that is growing nationwide. Community schools, also called "full-service" schools, offer students and their families' services and opportunities beyond a strong academic program. Simply put, community schools bring together many partners to offer a range of supports and opportunities to children youth, families and communities. The fundamental belief guiding this approach is a conviction that schools, families and communities can work together for their common good. Redwood City 2020 now supports four full service community schools and one emerging community school, which serve over 3000 students and their families in the Redwood City School District.