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COMMUNITY LINKSSUPPORTED EDUCATION PROGRAM
Empowerment through Education
Our MissionCommunity Links is a Supported Education (SEd) service which assists individuals living with mental health conditions in pursuing education goals and successfully completing: TASC/GED, college, certification, licensing, or vocational degrees.Community Links supports participants in realizing their full potential through educational achievements which promote independence and improve long-term work opportunities.
We believe …
that people living with mental or emotional health challenges deserve equal access to education opportunities as well as
access to the resources they need in order to reach their educational goals. We work with students to access these
opportunities that will empower individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives, both financially and personally.
Trauma Informed Practices …
We are a trauma-informed program, which recognizes the widespread impact of trauma and seeks to resist re-
traumatization by practicing transparency, sensitivity, and ensuring that each participant has voice and choice in every
aspect of service.
Why Trauma Informed Practices are important …
Lived Experiences …
Community Links counselors and management is made up of people with lived experience who have survived and thrived through their own mental health and education experiences, and use this shared
experience to inform their work and connect with students.
Our Approach
Community Links follows the “choose-get-keep” model which helps participants make choices about their path for education and training, get the right opportunities and resources, and keep their status as students until they achieve their goals. We support students in using and developing their innate talents and abilities and help students build new skills and connect to needed resources.
Services are…
Supported Education Counselors are able to meet students within their communities and on college campuses. They can also accompany students to essential appointments needed to succeed in their educational goals
MobilePursuing and attending school can be a very busy time in a student's life; Supported Education Counselors can meet a student outside of normal business hours to accommodate their scheduling needs.
Flexible
Supported Education Counselors will work with students based on each individual's need, personal desires and choices.
Tailored
Our services are mobile, flexible and tailored to each individual's need and based on the person's own
desires and choices.
What we offer…
Career planning Academic survival skills
development Direct assistance Outreach Systems Advocacy
Services Offered
TASC Referrals & Support Post-Secondary Readiness Accessing Post-Secondary Program General Skills Development Academic Support Financing Education Accessing Campus Resources Mediation and Advocacy Wellness and Self care
Eligibility for Services
18 Years or OlderNew York City ResidentLiving with a Mental Health
ConditionHas Post-Secondary Education
Goal
CONTACT US
Telephone & Fax:
t- 929-210-9810t- 929-210-9811f- 929-210-9812
Address:
1111 Saint Johns Place
Brooklyn N.Y., 11213
www.communitylinksed.org