“Hope Lives Here”: Dayton’s Hope Zone is Embedding Personalized Supports for Children and Families in Their Broader Cross-Sector Strategy
What if, instead of looking to schools and school reform to close outcome and opportunity gaps for children, communities invited other stakeholders to share collective responsibility for student and family success? Omega Community Development Corporation (Omega CDC) in Northwest Dayton, Ohio is answering this question through an ambitious collaboration among community- and faith-based organizations, local public schools and agencies, national networks and field leaders, and private sector partners.
In this Spotlight, we detail how Omega CDC’s Hope Zone became a national model of a two-generation cradle-to-career place-based partnership creating pathways to opportunity for children and families.
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