Partners
Partnering is a critical component of Council’s success. We partner with numerous groups – schools, community organizations, corrections and law enforcement – both public and private organizations. Our partnerships and collaboration with the following organizations are excellent examples of Council’s scope and possibilities:
The National Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Our partnership with Boys and Girls Clubs of American began as a pilot project in 2000. As a result of implementing our program in a select number of clubs, members of some of the country's most notorious gangs left their violent lives for school, jobs, and a future. Through this joint effort, a Best Practices Manual was developed to set-up gang intervention and prevention programs in their respective clubs using Council’s model.
NYC Police Department
Council joined forces with the NYC Police Department early in 2002 to achieve what some thought impossible – police officers and kids working to improve the quality of interaction between and among themselves. This earlier effort produced numerous and continuing inquiries from police departments around the country. Collaboration with law enforcement and corrections groups is a pivotal component of our Comprehensive Community Model’s four strategies.
Riverhead Central School District
Members of the Council for Unity at Riverhead High School collaborate to keep the school a peaceful learning environment for all of the students, to erase lines of division among its student body, to promote tolerance and to strive for unity. This initial engagement has evolved to be the template for our new Comprehensive Community Model. Please Visit their website.
Leake and Watts Services, Inc.
Leake and Watts is one of the largest and most respected social services agencies in the country. In 1997, Council for Unity and Leake and Watts partnered to develop a CFU program to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of vulnerable children and their foster care families. Today, the children in the CFU program at Leake and Watts, who once believed they had no influence over circumstances in their lives, feel empowered to hold fast to their chapters' slogan, "Who Said There Could Not Be Light!" Please visit their website.
be a STAR
The mission of be a STAR is to ensure a positive and equitable social environment for everyone regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation through grassroots efforts beginning with education and awareness. be a STAR, which stands for "Show Tolerance And Respect," will promote positive methods of social interaction and encourage people to treat others as equals and with respect because everyone is a star in their own right. Please visit their website.