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Community is a group of people that come together as one and have a common and shared interest/goal and allows the members within it to feel heard, valued, connected, and closer with each other.

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The movie I chose to watch was the Ron Clark Movie. I really enjoyed watching this movie and I loved how it resembled a school community. Ron Clark was a teacher who taught in North Carolina and decided to move to NYC to help underprivileged kids. He created a set of classroom rules and the one that stood out the most to me was "In this classroom we are a family." I really thought that this brought his class together. Even at first they didn't like him and thought this rule was dumb, after they saw how much Ron cared for them and how fun he made his teaching they started to trust him more. Throughout the whole movie, Ron continuously found ways to bring his class together as one family. I think that this rule is extremely important to have in a classroom because it made his students realize that school is important but also made them realize that they really aren't just peers, that they truly do come together as a community and make a family within the classroom.

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The students felt connected with their teacher and all came together as a class to work towards the same goal (getting higher test scores). Because they came together as a community, they all worked hard together and tried as best as they could to perform well during the state tests and achieved the outcome that they wanted. Community was definitely shown in the movie through this rule and I really think that if this was a rule in all classrooms, students would come together more as one and form a tighter and closer community of learning.

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Overall, I enjoyed watching this movie and it really taught me what community should look like in a classroom as a future teacher. Something that I will take with me into my future classroom and lessons is that we all are a family.

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Contact info:
25 W 3rd Street
Bethlehem, PA  18015
610-807-0336
vc@volunteerlv.org
www.volunteerlv.org

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This organization has been serving the Lehigh Valley area as a capacity builder, resource provider, and connector for the nonprofit communities as well as individuals who want to give back to their community.

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The Volunteer Center provides extensive training programs, connects over 25,000 volunteers working with 450+ nonprofits, and coordinates volunteer service days including Day of Caring, 9/11 remembrance, Family Volunteer Day, and so many more service days.

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Contact info:
730 West Union Street
Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 432-8352
www.voa.org

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This organization is a national, nonprofit faith-based organization that steps forward to help the most vulnerable people. They are a ministry of service that includes over 16,000 employees that are dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. They touch the lives of over 1.5 million people in over 400 communities and have approximately 60,000 volunteers that help daily.

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Volunteers of America provides many services that help out the lives of 1.5 americans each year. Some services that they provide are affordable housing for homeless, have special programs to assist people with disabilities, offer behavioral and mental health services, direct service for veterans, service for older adults, and many many more services.

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National Recreation and Park Association 

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National Recreation and Park Association 

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Contact info:
800.626.NRPA (6772)
www.nrpa.gov

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The Recreation and Park Association states that they have three pillars health and wellness, equity, and conservation. They also advocate to support equity, climate readiness, and overall health and well being. They have provided safe and inclusive parks and playgrounds that serve more than 40,000 people. They also make sure that everyone no matter where they live have a fair and equal access to the parks. They created safe places for both young and elder people to be able to be active within their communities.

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NRPA creates many volunteer opportunities within each of the communities that they are based in. They have offered many initiatives to create a safe park space, many scholarships and awards so kids can get an adequate education, annual conferences for people who want to be involved within their community, and many family health and fitness days.

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Linking Schools, Communities, and Businesses

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Linking Schools, Communities, and Businesses

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National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments 

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National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments 

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Contact info:
+1.800.258.8413
ncssle@air.org

Article: https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/training-

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This article describes what family-school-community partnerships are and why they are so important. They state that this is when schools and other businesses and organizations in the community engage with families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways and take initiative to actively support their children's development and learning. They also go on and say that schools and communities come together and make efforts to listen to parents, support them, and make sure that they have the tools they need to be an active parent with their chid's school experience.

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This article includes many references, tabs that explain why these partnerships are so important, how it can improve the student's academic outcomes, and why family engagement is so important. It also includes featured resources that go into more depth if you want to learn more, and also online training opportunities.

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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley 

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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley 

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Contact info:
1110 American Parkway Northeast
Suite F-120 Allentown, PA 18109

610.758.8010
www.unitedwayglv.org

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This organization fights for the health, safety, and education of every person in the Lehigh Valley. The envision a community where every person belongs and every person thrives. They value integrity, inclusivity, impact, excellence, and agility. They also stand to fight racism, discrimination, and social injustice and are dedicated to dismantle them. They advocate for concrete policy and systems changes and invest in work that advances racial equity. They have nearly 2.6 million volunteers and 9.6 million donors that support United Way around the world.

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United Way improves lives and community conditions including  helping kids get forward in their education when they are struggling, create food access for those who are above poverty level or are not eligible for food assistance, and help senior citizens that don't have anyone to help them. They have raised over $5 billion every year to create community solutions that improve life for everyone including people that have been impacted by racial injustice.

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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center 

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Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center 

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Contact info:
522 West Maple Street

at Bayard Rustin Way

Allentown, PA 18101

(610) 347-9988
www.bradburysullivancenter.org

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The center "creates a vibrant LGBTQ+ community in the Lehigh Valley through arts, health, youth, training, and Pride." They believe and are committed to cross-movement solidarity and believes in access and inclusion for all people. They strive to strengthen and celebrate all of the Valley's LGBTQ+ communities and embrace and love all identities. They create spaces that acknowledge the increased discrimination and oppression people might experience while expressing who they truly are. They also state that they do not discriminate on the basis of color, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disabilities, national origin, age, etc.

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The center is dedicated to providing programming, outreach, and services to strengthen and support the LGBTQ+ community. They host many programs including arts and culture programs, health programs, youth programs, pride programs, and research programs. They also have supportive services for those who feel discriminated and are struggling, community groups, mental health clinicians, and free healthcare enrollment assistance. The center provides and specializes in training agencies, school districts, educators, healthcare providers, and businesses to avoid barriers in communication, understand appropriate actions, and work towards equity and fairness in the work place. On top of all of this, they have weekly events throughout the year for the community to enjoy including pride night, support groups for parents, poetry meetings, and so many more unique events to support the community.