Our Partners

POC is distinguished by its strong commitment to collaborative partnerships, building meaningful relationships with community and faith-based organizations, businesses, schools, and government entities to create lasting impact.

Collaborative Programs

CCSD15 Partner Programs

Collaborative Programs

ICompete

A collaborative program between POC and the Palatine Park District, Palatine Township, Village of Palatine, CCSD15, and D211, churches, businesses, and individual donors.

To introduce underserved families to athletics, arts and academics by breaking down the barriers of access to stimulate interest, provide academic support, and increase opportunities for under-resourced families to participate in organized sports, clubs or community programs.

Endeavor Health: Northwest Community Hospital

Breaking Barriers and Building Healthy Families

Since 1992, POC has managed the Community Resource Center (CRC), the building owned and supported by Endeavor Health’s Northwest Community Hospital (NCH), with 15 partnering agencies housed under one roof. POC manages the daily operations, phones, and visitors entering the building and provides outreach and assistance to the agencies. NCH identifies and establishes new collaborative programming while absorbing the financial costs. The CRC sees over 200,000 visitors per year and is within walking distance of approximately 30 low-income apartment complexes. Having multiple partners under one roof improves the continuity of care and allows for immediate wrap-around services for individuals and families in crisis and is vital to this crowded neighborhood to reduce the barriers imposed upon families of poverty, such as transportation.

NCH also supports:

ICompete Youth afterschool clubs and summer camp.
Grant acquisition
Community Health Workers

Community Consolidated School District 15 Partner Programs

Parent Mentor Program

A partnership with Parent Engagement Institute and CCSD15 schools: Lake Louis, Jane Addams, Virginia Lake, and Lincoln.

POC recruits and trains 6 parents per school to assist teachers two hours per day, four days a week. Parents are assigned to a classroom (not their own child’s) where they work one-on-one or in small groups with children. After finishing a semester with at least 100 volunteer hours, Parent Mentors receive a small stipend.

Opportunities available:

Extra training around academic instruction, professional development, community engagement and leadership skills.
Participation in weekly Statewide professional development workshops.

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Full-Service Community School

POC is the lead partner for this initiative with CCSD15 and currently embraces two elementary schools (Lincoln and Lake Louise) as full-service community schools.

POC is the lead partner for this initiative for CCSD15 that currently embraces two elementary schools (Lincoln and Lake Louise) as full-service community schools. POC works closely with the school staff to provide enrichment, academic support, mental health resources and so much more to the students and families enrolled at those two schools.

Bilingual Parent Liaison Program

A collaborative effort between POC and CCSD15, representing the frontline of our outreach efforts to our clientele.

Bilingual Parent Liaisons play a vital role in increasing the engagement of Hispanic parents and English language learners in District 15 schools through a range of culturally responsive programs. Designed to strengthen communication between families and schools, the initiative supports students from Pre-K through eighth grade. Early and consistent outreach shows a lasting positive effect on student performance, extending into high school and beyond. POC helps launch their path to meaningful employment by building skills necessary to be out in the workforce.

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