Local educators look toward Harlem-N.Y. program targets poverty, teen pregnancy
A program designed to help disadvantaged children in Harlem succeed at school and get into college could help solve some of the problems facing youth in Del Norte County, local officials said.
Earlier this month, a group of people from the Del Norte County Unified School District and First 5 Del Norte went to a conference in New York City about the Harlem Children's Zone.
After returning, they discussed what elements the program could work in Del Norte, perhaps to address issues such as teen pregnancy and poverty.
The California Endowment selected Del Norte as one of 14 California communities to participate in the "Building Healthy Communities" program. The organization will give grants to each community over the next 10 years.
Margaret Keating School on the Yurok Reservation in Klamath already has a similar structure to the Harlem Children’s Zone, Moorehouse said. In addition to the the K-5 school, there is Head Start and First 5 all on one site.