Creating a sense of belonging, helping students get excited about learning and planning for a future of success.

Through long-term sustained support, Check & Connect seeks to build a relationship with each student that will serve to connect them with their school community and take pride in learning. Weekly conversations, tutoring and homework help form the basis for a trusted bond between the student and the Check & Connect Monitor. This enables the Monitor to individually and definitively determine the supports best suited to the students’ needs. The Monitor then works on behalf of the student as a mentor, tutor, problem-solver, listener and case advocate. Check & Connect works across the spheres of home, school, and community.

Key Features

• Preventative: Focuses on risk factors that can be altered through support and intervention.
• Builds capacity: Instructs and encourages students in the acquisition of new skills.
• Efficient: Coordinates student access to established resources within the school, at home and in the community.
• Outreach:  Structured to create long-term and trusted relationships
• Individualized:  Uniquely focuses on the individual needs of each student.
• Adaptable:  Designed to incorporate the goals and strengths of the school and the local community.

We have partnered with the Minneapolis Alliance with Youth to connect students with Americorps Promise Fellows. Promise Fellows serve our students by keeping track of their attendance, contacting families, and directing them towards the resources they need to succeed.