Partnership with Children

NYC energy. Austin stage. 4 years of real data, real students, and real transformation!

Today, Wesner, Camille, and Tal brought a room of national education leaders inside a Brooklyn classroom — exploring how healing arts and student voice aren’t just good ideas. When followed through, they’re a blueprint for what schools can be: spaces of healing, agency, and genuine belonging.

Proud doesn’t even cover it when it comes to our Brownsville, Brooklyn, students, our team, and PWC's work! 🙌

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Every student deserves a space where they can exhale.

At our very own Ashley Valle didn't just see that need — she did something about it. She and a colleague launched a Gay Student Alliance, and this week, they held their very first workshop.

And they didn't start small. Arianna Castillo, Program Coordinator of the NY LGBT Network, came in to speak with students, bringing expertise, affirmation, and the kind of conversation that reminds young people: you belong here, exactly as you are.
This is what it looks like when schools become places of genuine safety. When adults show up not just to teach, but to see students — all of them.

At Partnership with Children, we know that students can't thrive academically, socially, or emotionally when they're spending energy hiding who they are. Creating affirming spaces isn't a "nice to have." It's mental health work and community work!

We're so proud of Ashley, her co-facilitator, and everyone at BLA who made this happen and we can't wait to share how this group grows. 🌈🧡