#FAMILYHOOD- DEFINED

#Familyhood is a community development strategy that defines schools as the center for community development.

#Familyhood is driven by two main motto’s:

1) Friends of School- which states, “every school shall have functioning Student Government Associations, Parent Teacher Associations and Alumni Association. The collaboration of these three main school based membership organizations represents the schools #Famiyhood.

2) Mo’ Better Food – which states, “every school shall have a garden, a farmers market and a grocery store. These school based food related enterprises give students direct access to healthier foods and hands on business training. Typically, a school will start with building their garden. Grow in membership to start their farmers market. Grow in membership to eventually start their own grocery store.

#Familyhood expands the imagine of a school ( a building structure) to represent all the people currently connected to a school (i.e. students, parents, teachers, administrators) with people who have been connected to the school in the past (i.e. alumni, community partners).

(the image below represents the intelligence of Alumni+Students+Teachers+Community Partners in collaboration)