Campus-Community Team In Norwalk Earns Honors For After-School Program

The After School Program, on the NCC campus, serves 50 middle school children throughout the year. Facets of the program include activities designed to enrich learning and character, mentor services and more, and to help students prepare for high school. An Alumni Component now also helps former students of the After School Program prepare for college.

“FCA’s partnership with NCC is unique in that it allows these youth to have the opportunity to be exposed to what it’s like on a college campus and use all the resources available there,” Robert F. Cashel, president and CEO of FCA. “We are grateful for our longstanding partnership with NCC and for being recognized by CTCC.”

The program has doubled in size since it began in 2004. A number of students who were in the After School Program have gone on to attend NCC.“It is an honor for Norwalk Community College’s partnership with Family and Children’s Agency to be recognized by our peers in the Connecticut Campus Compact as an exemplar of college and community engagement,” Dr. Pamela Edington, NCC provost and Dean of Academic Affairs.

She added, “Middle school students benefit from their location on a college campus while being supported in their academic and social development. NCC students have the opportunity to act as role models for younger students while learning how to apply college-level material in a real-world setting. By leveraging each organization’s strengths, it’s a win for everyone – students, NCC, FCA and the community at large.”FCA and NCC have also partnered up to give free counseling to NCC students. FCA’s social work staff is able to help students get through difficult times and issues.

CTCC is a statewide program is based on the campus at Fairfield University. Its goal is to improve the community and help citizens be socially responsible.

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