A Friend of a Friend is a Friend
- At risk youth
- Abuse & violence
- Behavioral issues
- Community development
- Intergenerational relations
- Education
- Youth development
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?
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ECI Educational Consultants International, LLC
, FL, Wesley Chapel, Pasco County
, KIN, Kingston
Administrator.
Public (tuition-free)
Less than a year
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Still in idea phase, but looking to launch soon
ECI will integrate AFFF, use peer counseling, cultural methods and technology/media to allow students to learn empathy toward others.
Use social media as “safe haven” to connect students and promote camaraderie. Audiovisual will be used for data collection/analysis.
This is a new initiative we are embarking, hence there are no impact to date. We plan to address the academic, psychological, social and emotional needs of students who have never received any assistance to cope with situations beyond their control.
We project that AFFF will impact students academically, socially and emotionally. Within the short term, students will build a rapport with teachers and peer counselors and be trained as empathy leaders, who will further impact their family structure. In the long term, empathy education will be included in the curriculum and the teaching and learning process. We expect to widen AFFF intervention program to the extended family and community.
August 2012, plan/organize training & intervention program course materials. Discuss implementation strategies & then roll out.
Intervention and Training materials
Training and Sensitization
Data collection, Analysis and Report
Impact milestone is extending the program to families and community members while addressing community issues.
Family and Community Involvement
Partnership with other institutions
Curriculum modification
On a touring visit of Kingston High School and then engaging the principal in dialogue about challenges her students were facing on a daily basis, it came to me that her students need more than academic assistance. Many of the students experience psycho-social challenges that impede their learning. A program that incorporates peer cultural counseling and allow them to learn empathy would be beneficial to majority of the students. If they learned that someone cared about them, they will then learn to care about themselves.
At this time, the only partner we have is Kingston High School, the institution that will be the recipient of this program. We are a newly operating company and once we get our name established in the community, we will commence partnering with other entities.
We have volunteer staff with different areas of expertise who will lent a hand with either providing materials for or conduct training with the teachers and students at KHS. These persons feel strongly about wanting to change the lives of students by showing empathy as well as having a vested interest in improving students’ lives.
We are a newly registered company that began operations August 2011. It is our wish to provide educational services to all stakeholders in education.