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Overview
Through Metropolitan Family Service, every year thousands of students,
families, and community members in many
schools and several school districts
enjoy recreation activities, get
homework help, meet with mentors,
strengthen their connection with friends
and neighbors, and gain access to health
and social services.SUN Community Schools coordinate
services provided by SUN as well as
other partners.
Hundreds of service providers, business partners, donors, and volunteers contribute to this unique collaboration
that supports student success while building stronger communities.
SUN programs offer a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for individuals
of all ages, languages, and socio-economic backgrounds and meet the interests and needs of many cultures.
SUN Results
SUN Community Schools are a collaborative partnership and are
operated by nonprofits.
Metropolitan Family Service is the
largest provider of SUN Schools. For
an executive summary of the SUN
Service System Evaluation Report for
2006 – 2007 for the 52 SUN Community
Schools in Multnomah County see
link.
Helping Students Succeed
MFS SUN makes a significant difference
- Increasing the number of students meeting benchmarks
- Strengthening families and involving them in their children's education
- Improving collaboration among government, service providers, families, and neighborhoods
Your Support
Financial support for Metropolitan Family Service SUN Schools includes
funding through the Multnomah County Office of School and Community Partnerships, 21st Century
Community Learning Centers, and the generous support of corporate, private, and individual supporters.
Metropolitan Family Service Welcomes
Your Support!
- Become a mentor or tutor
- Teach an after-school class
- Organize with neighbors and parents to create a better community
- Participate in our many community events and activities
- Contribute your skills, donations, and talent to bring out the best in kids, families,
and neighborhoods
For more information or to support,
contact SUN at 503.232.0007, ext. 150 or
206 or sun@metfamily.org
Metropolitan Family Service
SUN Community Schools
David Douglas District
Earl Boyles Elementary School
Gilbert Park Elementary School
Gresham Barlow District
Clear Creek Middle School
Dexter McCarty Middle School
Centennial District
Harold Oliver Intermediate School
Harold Oliver Primary School
Lynch View Elementary School
Lynchwood Elementary School
Reynolds District
Alder Elementary School
Davis Elementary School
Glenfair Elementary School
H.B. Lee Middle School
Parkrose District
Shaver Elementary School
Portland Public Schools
George Middle School
SUN Community Schools are a
collaboration of local nonprofits,
Multnomah County Office of School
and Community Partnerships, the City
of Portland Parks and Recreation,
and Centennial, David Douglas,
Gresham-Barlow, Portland Public,
Parkrose, and Reynolds school
districts.
SUN SCHOOLS
Increasing academic success by integrating
the delivery of quality education with the health, social
services, recreational needs
of a community.
www.sunschools.org
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sun@metfamily.org
503.232.0007, ext. 150 or 206
Metropolitan Family Service
1808 SE Belmont Street
Portland, Oregon 97214
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After returning from a camping trip with 11 Davis SUN
students, I was waiting with children for parents to arrive.
I asked the kids to raise their hands if they had never
slept in a tent before, and most raised their hands. I asked the kids to raise
their hands if they had never cooked on a camp stove before, and all raised
their hands. I asked the kids to raise their hands if they had never had S’Mores
before, and as most of the children were raising their hands, one boy dropped
his hand on the table, looked at me and said, "Ms. Kelly, I hadn’t done any of
that stuff we did before!”
It was such a great revelation to me of how the SUN program
is able to take these children places they have never been and never dreamed of
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