CARE Brookland!

Community, Advocacy, and Resources for Education (CARE)

Community Support for Our Community Schools


Community, Advocacy, and Resources for Education

CARE Brookland is part of a movement to utilize the power of our neighborhood to elevate the performance of our community schools in Brookland and North Michigan Park. We are neighbors, advocates, educators, leaders, and family members joining together to support the mission of CARE Brookland.

Our Community Schools:

  • Noyes Elementary School

  • Bunker Hill Elementary School

  • John Burroughs Elementary School

  • Brookland Middle School

  • Luke C Moore Opportunity Academy

The Plan:

  • Raise funds so our school communities can fly higher and flourish.

  • Cultivate power as a community to advocate for our schools.

  • Advance educators by increasing community support to enrichen the classroom and learning experience.

CARE Brookland harnesses the power of community members to support our schools, enhancing students' educational experience to prepare them for life.


Mission Statement

How?

  • Assemble

    Stakeholders: Families, Educators, Leaders, Neighbors

  • Address

    The issues in our community schools

  • Act

    On the strategies that will elevate our community schools

Our Vision for Brookland

  • Safe Schools

    Every student should experience a safe journey to and from school–physically, mentally, and emotionally.

  • Student Joy

    Youth runnng to school because they are excited about what they are learning further develops critical thinkng, intrigue and discovery.

  • Strong School Pattern

    A strong transition from elementary to middle school enriches the community and allows all stakeholders to feel like they belong and can make a difference in their neighborhoods and schools.

  • Pipeline Support

    Alternative educational routes like the Luke C. Moore Opportunity Academy should be elevated to allow our nontraditional students to flourish.

What do we need

  • People

    Community Organizing

  • Policy

    Capacity Building

  • Funding

    Educational Resources

  • Power

    Collective Action

CARE Brookland Schools

“We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”

— Gwendolyn Brooks

CARE Washington, DC

The Movement