The Henrico Inclusive Communities Coalition Initiative

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2013

Two of the most important factors in education are to meet the needs of all students and to provide a positive learning environment that ensures every child meets his or her potential. This occurs when a school has strong leadership and excellent teachers. It also happens when a school division takes the time to focus on individual student needs, while proactively celebrating student differences and establishing a sense of tolerance within the community. The Henrico Inclusive Communities Coalition (ICC) Initiative does just that, as it provides ongoing bully prevention programming and mentoring support for struggling students. The initiative produced 524 mentors last year that served 1,029 students while providing bully prevention programming for more than 48,000 students.