Educare Foundation
Educare Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
To inspire and empower young people to become responsible citizens, compassionate leaders, and to live their dreams.
About
EDUCARE'S OBJECTIVES INCLUDE EMPOWERING SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, YOUTH-SERVING AGENCIES, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEMSELVES, TO BETTER SERVE YOUTH AND PREPARE THEM TO LEAD HEALTHY, FULFILLING LIVES. EDUCARE OPERATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT INTEGRATE LIFE SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; AT-RISK INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STAFF TEAMBUILDING / COMMUNITY BUILDING; STUDENT PEER MENTORING; COMMUNITY SERVICE; CROSS-AGE MENTORING; PEER MEDIATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION; AND PARENT EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT.FOUNDED IN JUNE 1990, EDUCARE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL BASED EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS THROUGH INTEGRATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS. EDUCARE PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, HEART-CENTERED AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC, ENRICHMENT AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AS WELL AS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, AND PARENT WORKSHOPS. WE EMPOWER AND INSPIRE YOUTH TO BECOME HIGH ACHIEVERS; PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN THE HOME, AT SCHOOL, AND IN THE COMMUNITY; AND PREVENT DESTRUCTIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, VIOLENCE AND CRIME.EDUCARE IS DEDICATED TO CREATING AND EXPANDING ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS, BOTH IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCARE'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IS HEARTSET EDUCATION. HEARTSET EDUCATION IS EDUCARE'S SIGNATURE APPROACH TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING THAT AWAKENS PEOPLE TO WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR LIVES CAN BECOME. IT PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROWTH HEARTSET IN STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND PARENTS, TO COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE A POSITIVE "GROWTH MINDSET." FROM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO ACE, FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PARENT WORKSHOPS, HEARTSET EDUCATION ESTABLISHES A POWERFUL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL NEW "WAY OF BEING" THAT GUIDES AND DEFINES "WAYS OF DOING" IN OUR COMMUNITIES.EDUCARE'S CORE PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL (EXPANDED LEARNING) PROGRAMS, ACE (ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE) STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS, ACE INITIATIVE, SPECIALIZED STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS, HEARTSET EDUCATOR INSTITUTE, AND HEARTSET EDUCATION CERTIFICATION COURSE.SINCE 2009, EDUCARE HAS PROVIDED DAILY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR LOS ANGELES AREA YOUTH, AND CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR. EDUCARE'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTLY CONDUCTED AT 17 HIGH SCHOOLS AND 1 MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED AND LYNWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. EDUCARE'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS GO BEYOND SIMPLY PROVIDING A SAFE AFTER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS BY OFFERING NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH. CONDUCTED WITHIN OUR FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND HEARTSET EDUCATION, THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR UNIQUE ABILITIES, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND FIND RELEVANCE IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE DISTINCT TO EACH SCHOOL AND INCLUDE HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, MUSIC AND ARTS ENRICHMENT, MENTORING, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES, PHYSICAL / RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE LEARNING, AND COLLEGE / CAREER PATHWAYS SERVICES. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANT GAINS FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCARE'S AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ABSENCES, HIGHER STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES, AND INCREASED GRADUATION RATES.ACE (ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE) PROGRAM IS EDUCARE'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUCCESS AND CHARACTER-BUILDING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS. ACE UTILIZES EDUCARE'S YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING ("SEL") TO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR SAFE AND POSITIVE LEARNING AND GROWTH. ACE FOCUSES ON THE FOLLOWING SEL ELEMENTS:1. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT CONFIDENCE BUILDING, POSITIVE DECISION MAKING AND CONSTRUCTIVE CHOICES2. PERSONAL MANAGEMENT PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY3. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGING ANGER, FEAR, REJECTION AND PEER PRESSURE4. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND TEAM BUILDINGDURING 2018-19 MORE THAN 6,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ACE PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY IN FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, ACE INITIATIVE ("AI"), A PRACTICAL OUTGROWTH OF ACE, WEAVES HEARTSET EDUCATION INTO A SCHOOL'S CULTURE, DEVELOPING LEARNING COMMUNITIES OF KINDNESS. AI PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE YEARLONG PROGRAM OF INTEGRATED ACE WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND PARENTS. AI CREATES SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS OF SELF-AWARENESS AND COMPASSION THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS WITH THE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PREPARE THEM TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.SPECIALIZED STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE LEARNING, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS SUPPORT, STEM, HEALTHY CHOICES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.EDUCARE'S EDUCATOR INSTITUTE INCLUDES THE HEARTSET EDUCATION 1-YEAR CERTIFICATION COURSE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND YOUTH SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND PARENT AND FAMILY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS.THE PRIMARY GOAL OF EDUCARE'S 1-YEAR CERTIFICATION COURSE IN HEARTSET EDUCATION IS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS AND AFTERSCHOOL PRACTITIONERS WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INFUSED WITH CARING, CONNECTIVITY, AND PROVEN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS LEARN AND PRACTICE HEART-CENTERED STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING STUDENTS SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL SELF-MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND WISE DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND PEER SUPPORT TO EFFECTIVELY FACILITATE SMALL GROUPS (STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS); PROMOTE AND IMPLEMENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING; AND ESTABLISH SCHOOL CULTURE AND CLIMATE INITIATIVES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ENABLE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL TO REPLICATE EDUCARE'S SUCCESSFUL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, RESULTING IN SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENTS THAT FOSTER TOLERANCE, CREATIVITY, AND IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING.THROUGH OUR PARENT AND FAMILY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, PARENTS LEARN AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO CREATE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND STRONG FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S GOALS. THE WORKSHOPS EMPOWER PARENTS WITH STRATEGIES FOR PARENTING WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS. EDUCARE'S VISION IS THAT LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION. ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER ARE CREATING COMPASSIONATE LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-DISCOVERY, AND SERVE YOUTH IN ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “Educare's mission is to inspire and empower young people to become responsible citizens, compassionate leaders, and to live their dreams. current programs are designed to empower disadvantaged, at-risk students to achieve excellence in personal, social and academic pursuits through strengthening individual students and their adult support network. educare effectively provides exemplary transformational education and after school programs for youth and those who support them. educare seeks to empower youth to be healthy, whole, successful and contributing citizens; and adults to be inspiring and supportive role models. educare creates environments of caring and self-discovery that help youth realize their full potential. educare receives funding from individual contributions, federal grants and other organizational grants.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “Inspire & empower young people to become responsible, compassionate, & to live their dreams.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is CA, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as 16134 WYANDOTTE STREET, VAN NUYS, CA, 91406.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 458 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$165,929.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1990.
- The organization pays $4,756,889 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $99,824 in fundraising expenses.