Community Care

COMMUNITY CARE OVERVIEW

The Department of Community Care supports the mental wellness of students, staff and the community through working directly with students, staff and families and community events.

Through the help of Community Engagement Advocates (CEA’s), Community Care helps students and families that may be struggling by working directly with the student and family and helping them find resources within the community. Our Behavior Analysts, work with teachers, students, and families to help manage difficult behaviors at school. 

On this webpage, you will find resources to support mental health, Social Emotional Learning, behavior management information, and community resources.

COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES

• Behavior Management

  • District 49 has Board Certified Behavior Analysts working to support our student’s behavioral needs. Here you will find information about BCBA services as well as helpful tips to support positive behavior in the classroom and at home.
     

  Suicide Prevention

  • Suicide is a leading cause of death for teens in El Paso County. See what D49 is doing to prevent losing more children to suicide.
     

  Community Resources

  • District 49 cares about our families and staff and wants to ensure that all children have the support they need to be successful. Resources for food, shelter, clothing and other basic needs can be found in this section.
     

  Presentations available

  • Community Care provides a wide range of community and staff presentations concerning mental health, trauma informed care, substance use, relationships, and more. 
     

  Community Events

  • Community Care provides a variety of events throughout the school year that focus on mental wellness and social/emotional learning.

• SAFE PLACE

  What is Safe Place?

  Safe Place is a national youth outreach and prevention program for young people under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety. Safe Place designates businesses and organizations as Safe Place locations, making help readily available to youth in communities across the country.

  Which YMCAs are Safe Places?

  In partnership with The Place (formerly Urban Peak) and the Pikes Peak Library District, 10 YMCA facilities are designated Safe Place sites, including the Briargate YMCA, the Cottonwood Creek YMCA, the Downtown YMCA, the YMCA at First & Main, the Fountain Valley YMCA, the Southeast YMCA, the Tri-Lakes YMCA and the YMCA Association Offices. The Banning Lewis Ranch Recreation Center is also a Safe Place.

   

  Safe Place

• Whole Child Education

  District 49 is adopting the Whole Child approach to Education. 

• Employee Assistance Program

  Falcon School District #49   EAP provides a wide range of supports such as:

  Counseling:  Trauma, Addiction, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, ect

  Legal: Will preparation, Financial, Landlord issues, Fraud

  Family: Daycare providers, Parenting Classes, Adoption Services, Senior Care, etc.

  Financial: Credit Management, Bankruptcy, Retirement Planning, Divorce Finance issues, etc.

  You can call, chat online, or text to receive information and support.