Meredith Sherman

We can dance if we want to.

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

.@RepYvetteClarke 14M children rely on #SNAP benefits, which the proposed #FarmBill will cut by $30B. I urge you to reject this Farm Bill, work to strengthen SNAP and Summer EBT, and make it a priority to feed children who are hungry.

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYC_CommSchools nurture & empower the whole child, family, & community. 52 community schools need $9.16M to restore cuts! Let's get this done for our youth! #SAVECommunitySchools @OsseChi @RitaJosephNYC @DarleneMealy55

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerAdams @CMChiOsse @CMDarleneMealy - @PWCNYC, @16k308 & @GJS284 are part of 52 Community Schools experiencing a reduction in FY23. We need you to include $9.16M to restore funding for all schools. #SAVECommunitySchools #KeepSchoolsWhole https://t.co/mtYMaoWE23

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

I just wrote a @AQE_NY letter: Prioritize a Budget that Invests in Racial Justice in Education. Write one here: https://t.co/VJoe8cTpGB

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

Please sign on to support funding efforts for Community Schools here: https://t.co/v4400bXHaE

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

Community Schools’ whole child holistic approach to learning is what our communities need in this moment. I’m so glad @NYCMayor announced an expansion today! I hope this means he’ll also be restoring ALL cuts made this year to @NYC_CommSchools. #SAVECommunitySchools

[Chris Caruso @ccaruso1]

NYC announces expansion of Community Schools! Research shows that students in #communityschools attend school more often, feel safer & are more likely to graduate on time. This is what we need now! Thank you @NYCMayor @DOEChancellor @NYCFirstLady for your leadership.

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerCoJo Why is funding for Community Schools being cut when @NYC_CommSchools are proven to work? The supports Community Schools provide are essential for the return to school this September. #SAVECommunitySchools

[NYC Public Schools @NYCSchools]

@DOEChancellor @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice @RANDCorporation Students in #CommunitySchools feel safer and more supported. An average K-8 Community School had 38 fewer disciplinary incidents per year than comparable schools. 👇🏽

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

#SAVECommunitySchools @NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerCoJo

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

"Since 2014, Mayor de Blasio has directed over 100 low-income schools 2 add more social services. But he cut about $9M for those so-called community schools in the latest city budget. That move, activists say, shows just how unprepared the city is 2 support its neediest children”

[The New York Times @nytimes]

“The entire system has missed something if they don’t rethink what the fall semester looks like.”

Vulnerable children who have endured devastating outcomes from the coronavirus need creative solutions when they can't be in school, experts say. https://t.co/H2LzV5vw9d

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYGovCuomo @AMBichotte @SenatorParker - we are asking you to ensure State agencies pay #nonprofit contracts fully and on time, so that we can remain operational and support communities through
#COVID19 and reopening.

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYCMayor @NYCCouncil #SAVECommunitySchools @NYC_CommSchools are key to reopening schools! Restore the cuts so we can support our communities and prepare for the upcoming school year!

[Partnership with Children @PWCNYC]

The strategy of community schools is more critical than ever, and recommended by the Governor’s Advisory Council as we prepare for the new academic year. #SAVECommunitySchools

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerCoJo @NYC_CommSchools I am so disappointed to hear that the Community Schools Initiative received a $9M cut in the budget last week. This impacts 20,000 students & their communities. Can I count on you to fight to restore this funding? #SAVECommunitySchools

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

#SAVECommunitySchools @NYCCouncil @NYCMayor

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

#SaveCommunitySchools @NYCCouncil

[Advocates for Children of New York @AFCNewYork]

▶️ Fight to stop funding cuts and #SaveCommunitySchools: Students will need increased academic & social-emotional support when schools reopen, and @NYC_CommSchools are proven to be effective. https://t.co/DQ8r612uoU

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

https://t.co/vW7fJJAqBq

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@NYCCouncil @NYC_CommSchools are working. Proposed cuts to #CommuntySchools in FY21’s budget threaten that success & impact the communities they serve. @RANDCorporation shows evidence based success. @PWCNYC and @GJS284 @298Shabazz @BGESchool @Ps165O partnerships are working!

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

#SAVECommunitySchools @CMMathieuEugene @AlickaASamuel41 @CMInezDBarron @MarkTreyger718 !!!

[Abe Fernandez @abefernandez]

Eliminating funding for a Community School Director curbs that school's ability to efficiently leverage and coordinate dozens of programs and services for kids.

CS are a smart COST SAVING measure.

#CommunitySchools make sense. NYC's FY21 budget doesn't. #SAVECommunitySchools

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@MarkTreyger718 @leoniehaimson @NYCSpeakerCoJo @yoavgonen Thanks @MarkTreyger718 Now please also restore $9million back to #CommunitySchools so they can continue to provide trauma-informed, restorative, capacity-building programming to their communities.

[Meredith Sherman @MeredithInNYC]

@AlickaASamuel41 @CMInezDBarron @PWCNYC @NYC_CommSchools nurture the whole child, family, & community with trauma-informed restorative practices @298Shabazz @GJS284 @BGESchool @Ps165O Now is not the time to cut these services that are needed more than ever. #SaveCommunitySchools

[Abe Fernandez @abefernandez]

NYC is a leader in the national #CommunitySchools movement thanks to the hard work of students, families, teachers, school leaders, nonprofits, service providers, and community members. We should be growing in numbers at this critical time, not cutting budgets.