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Fund Educator Wellness Grants!

The problem: The need for educator wellness is at a high point with the lasting traumas and stress of the pandemic and the teacher shortages and absenteeism putting an increased burden on the staff who remain- stretching everyone thin. Yet the funding that supported educator wellness partnerships for DC schools is in jeopardy."
Learn More About EmpowerEd's Educator Wellness School Partnerships Here

THE SOLUTIONS:

1. Locally fund educator wellness grants through OSSE at $500,00 recurring annually

2. Make sure that OSSE's Educator Wellness Grants are continuation grants allowing experienced partners to continue services withoug long breaks in service and time consuming re-application processes that delay services to schools


 The Details: 
⇨ Grant Program: Federal COVID relief dollars from ESSR provided funding for 5 partner organizations- through OSSE- to partner with five schools a piece over the past two school years. EmpowerEd was one of the grantees. These partnerships have yielded tremendous success and learning- enabling the 25 partner schools to develop staff wellness teams, make an educator wellness plan, have technical assistance from experts, train and facilitate school-based leaders and implement new wellness programs and policies at the individual, relational and systemic level in their schools. That funding was then continued locally with an investment of $500,000 locally in the FY 2025 budget. But the grant process was very delayed in getting started, with grants only becoming final in March of 2025- leaving a very short window for partners to work with schools to accomplish wellness goals. We ask this $500,000 be in the four year financiaI plan allowing confidence the grants will continue year over year and allow experienced partners with demonstrated success to re- apply as continuation grants, allowing the process to start sooner and better serve our schools!
The Data: The Effectiveness of EmpowerEd's School Partnerships
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  • About
    • Mission
    • Values & Agenda
    • Our Podcast
    • Our Team
    • Equity Agenda
    • Get in Touch
    • Our Funding
  • Retention
    • Educator Wellness & Retention Playbook
    • Flexible Scheduling for Schools
    • Our Retention Work & Resources
    • Testimonies & Research
    • Solutions & Action!
  • Wellness Partnerships
  • Teacher Voice
    • Our Campaigns
    • Teacher Testimonies
  • Get Involved
    • Email Sign Up
    • Join Teacher-led Campaigns
    • Upcoming Events & Calendar
    • Teacher Fellowship
    • Defend DC Public Education
    • Contact DC Officials & Testify
  • Donate
    • Educators Fight Back Fund
    • Donor Advised Funds
    • Sustain Educator Organizing
    • Donate Stocks