Please Support the Children, Youth and Families Fund
The Collaborative for Educational Services works with children, youth, and families; schools, districts, educators and community members to create and improve educational opportunities both in and out of the classroom and ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Our mission is to develop and foster lifelong learning and to provide opportunities for wellbeing for all of the communities we work with, through collaboration and leadership.
At a time of strained state, Federal, and local resources, the free programs and services that CES offers work to reach out and provide assistance to learners, parents and families that cannot otherwise be provided. Your generosity can make a difference in the lives of children and their families that struggle with food scarcity or personal trauma, young people seeking to realize their dreams, and students who need extra help to realize their potential. We offer many programs free of charge to children and families in our local communities. Thank you for supporting these programs and making them possible!
To Make a Contribution
You can contribute online to the Children, Youth and Families Fund or other programs listed below, or you can contribute by mailing your donation.
If you choose to donate offline, please provide your name, address, email address (if available), and the name of the fund to which you are donating; and mail it with a check made out to Collaborative for Educational Services (with the name of the fund you wish to support indicated in the check’s memo line) to:
Attn: Development
Collaborative for Educational Services
97 Hawley Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Thank you for your support!
The CES Children, Youth and Families Fund
The needs are real, and we ask for your help through a donation to the CES Children, Youth and Families Fund. Donations made to the Fund will be directed to the community work where it is most needed at this time. You can get an idea of the types of free programs you’ll support by reading about some of our directed funds below, or you can specify a particular program that resonates. All are needed, and all contribute to a community where families, children, and young people can flourish.
Thank you for all that you do, and anything you can give.
You can also give to these directed CES programs
These CES programs provide their services free of charge to our local communities. Please support them by donating online either to the CES Children, Youth and Families Fund, or to a specific program.
After School Program Fund CES After School programs are offered in schools across Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden Counties. Your donation helps CES provide enriching experiences for students and supports access for young people who might otherwise be unable to participate.
Migrant Student Support Fund The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) supports migratory children and youth with educational and wraparound services to overcome educational disruption, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, various health-related problems, and other factors that may inhibit their ability to succeed in school.
Social Justice and Equity Fund This fund supports research on building social justice and equity in schools, as well as our work with students, families and teachers; and makes the Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference possible.
Strong Foundations for Young Children We provide free consultation for families of infants, toddlers and preschoolers not supported through other organizations, who reside in Hampshire or Franklin County, MA. Our goal is to provide help, coaching and guidance to parents to address challenges around their children’s mental health, and social and emotional development.
STEM Internship Fund We provide local high school students with paid internships in STEM settings (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). These internships offer high school students an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable experience and connections in STEM fields
Healthy Hampshire Healthy Hampshire focuses on helping communities to support nourished, active, and joyful residents who are empowered to shape the places they live and the lives they lead; especially on issues like food scarcity and health and wellbeing.
SPIFFY Coalition The SPIFFY Coalition is a Hampshire County coalition of over 80 community partners working together to improve outcomes for youth in Hampshire County. We work collaboratively on prevention efforts with a health equity lens to reduce youth substance use and build healthy communities.
Joan E. Schuman Scholarship Fund The Joan E. Schuman Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to support special education students graduating from high school and moving on to a two- or four-year institution of higher education.