Student Advocacy, Inc.
Ensure an Education~ Enhance a Life
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
At Student Advocacy, we are committed to the idea that a meaningful education is the best way to safeguard the potential that rests inside each and every student. We strive to protect the rights of all students in our community, regardless of race, ethnicity or disability, and support them with the educational resources needed to face their challenges. Our core belief is that ensuring an education can and will enhance a life.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Overcoming the Odds
Educational advocacy provided to youth who are at-risk of school failure. We advise parents of their child's rights, explain school procedures and successful methods for parents' involvement, investigate the child's educational needs and negotiate for school services tailored to the child's needs.
Project Equal Chance
Educational advocacy for middle and high school students with disabilities to afford them an equal chance to earn a high school diploma.
Solutions Not Suspensions
Educational advocacy to decrease loss of school time and promote alternative disciplinary practices for students facing a school suspension.
Access for All Kids
Educational Advocacy to ensure that children reentering school after leaving foster care or residential placement are registered in school and receiving appropriate school services.
Job Readiness for Youth with Disabilities Project
Job Readiness for Youth with Disabilities Project helps disabled youth who live in Westchester receive the appropriate amount of transition planning education they need to succeed after high school.
Where we work
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Putnam County, NY
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Westchester County, NY
Awards
Dennison Ray Award 2006
NYS Bar Association
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Student Advocacy aims to improve the educational outcomes of at-risk students in our community by ensuring that students receive the necessary supports they are legally entitled to in school.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Student Advocacy works to ensure that all students in our community have access to an education that enables them to flourish. We do this by:
Providing educational advocacy services for individuals to improve school opportunities and enhance educational outcomes;
Empowering families to become better advocates for their children by offering technical assistance and training;
Collaborating with community organizations, parents and school districts in policy advocacy to make needed reforms in the education system
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Student Advocacy's unique brand of educational advocacy utilizes a collaborative problem-solving approach. We do a comprehensive analysis of a student’s educational records and history, using the ever evolving landscape of law as our framework. We are student centric and child focused. We bring to the table an in-depth understanding of disabilities and systems, especially schools. Student Advocacy’s critical mission is to improve educational opportunities, protect educational rights and foster effective communication between families and school.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since our founding over 35 years ago, Student Advocacy has tirelessly advocacted for over 35,000 students in our community.
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Operations
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Student Advocacy, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 07/16/2020
Jill Bernstein
No Affiliation
Term: 2016 - 2020
Tim Adler
Rachel Berkey
Karen Blumenthal
Carole Chaimowitz
Gail Dobosh
Barbara Ebenstein
Debra Goldfarb
Diane Hirschberg
Carolyn Kay
Jeanne Kennedy
Barbara Kutcher
Alan Meister
JoAnn Month
Tracy Nathanson
Cora Rust
William Schecter
Linda Wetchler
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