Petrona, Portland high school student | UWCW
The Albina Rockwood Promise Neighborhood Initiative (ARPNI) is a U.S. Department of Education multi-million dollar federal grant to support neighborhoods of opportunity by providing a continuum of school readiness and academic services, as well as family and community supports, to children from early childhood through college—and beyond.
Melissa Hicks with Self Enhancement Inc (SEI) (transcript)
United Way is spearheading the research component of the initiative, surveying community members in the Albina and Rockwood neighborhoods and surveying students in our partner middle and high schools. The survey results will help identify community priorities like neighborhood safety, affordable housing as well as school activities, with the goal of understanding what students need from cradle to career, both at home and at school.
