THE FIVE W’S OF CAPPA
WHO:
The Community Alliance for Progressive Positive Action (CAPPA) is A NON-PROFIT 501C3 Youth Intervention and Development Program that has been incorporated since September 2004. CAPPA’s mission is to help students build on their capabilities, increase their feelings of self-worth, decrease self-destructive behavior and assist them in making proper life changing decisions
. The premise of CAPPA is that schools and communities must work together to provide safe environments where children can learn and continue to motivate themselves to achieve their fullest potential. WHAT:
The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, also known as PSSA, measures how well students have achieved in reading, mathematics, science and writing according to Pennsylvania's world-class academic standards. According to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, students must be 100% proficient in reading and math by 2014. 95% of the students that attend the CAPPA program are from schools that are struggling to meet those standards. The CAPPA Neighborhood Network Center provides technology based learning instruction after school hours. The program is supported by Lycoming College Teacher Education Department Instructors and students and other highly qualified college level instructors. The relationship between Lycoming College Education Department and CAPPA helps to insure that students are receiving instruction that best matches their classroom instruction. CAPPA engages youth in grades K-8 in an Academic Enrichment Program. Activities include after school individualized standards based instruction, homework help, life skills and nutrition programming. The program also provides full day summer academic enrichment and recreation. The program has helped to strengthen the Williamsport Area Community by providing a state of the art technology center where youth from all primary and middle schools in the Williamsport Area School District may attend. CAPPA effectively serves students who are not meaningfully engaged in other areas, including after school programming and recreational and youth sports. Without CAPPA programs these young people would likely be at home or gathering with friends, instead of being engaged in structured activities. 95% of students served by CAPPA are economically disadvantaged (