The UnityWorks School Program began in 2014 with a successful pilot program in Yakima, WA (USA). We have partnered with the Yakima School District to train and support teams from a number of local schools:
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The Yakima metropolitan area has a population of about 250,000. Almost 45% of the county is Hispanic and 39% of school children speak a language other than English at home. All students in the Yakima District receive free or reduced-price lunch, and 25% of families with children live below the poverty line. In addition, 29% of the population does not have a high school diploma, 15% are single-parent households, and median household income is $44,419. (Refs: www.yc-life.org, www.yakimaschools.org, reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us)
Click on the link for a list of school activities planned by the site teams, along with a sample Diversity Action Plan.
UnityWorks Site Teams
UnityWorks Teams from Hoover and MLK Elementary Schools
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* Adams Elementary
* Barge-Lincoln Elementary
* Davis High School
* Discovery Lab School
* Eisenhower High School
* Franklin Middle School
* Garfield Elementary
* Gilbert Elementary
* Hoover Elementary
* Lewis & Clark Middle School
* McLure Elementary
* Mckinley Elementary
* M.L.King Jr. Elementary
* Nob Hill Elementary
* Robertson Elementary
* Roosevelt Elementary
* Stanton Academy
* Washington Middle School
* Whitney Elementary
* Wilson Middle School
Promoting the Oneness of Humanity
The District serves a diverse population of 16,000 students and is the largest Latino-majority district in the state.
UnityWorks Teams from Garfield Elementary,
Lewis & Clark Middle, and Davis High School.
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