Each at-risk student is part of a community – composed of their families, workplaces, churches, schools, and neighbors. The IDEA Foundation realizes that collaborating within these communities is a very important key to the long-term success of these students as they attain each educational goal. In the end, the goal of each IDEA program is to see its students succeed as solid, productive, engaged members of their communities. If the investment in relationship-building continues over time, the stakeholder population expands and the support for every individual student increases as well.
iSOSY (Innovative Strategies for OSY and Secondary Youth)
The iSOSY consortium partners with:
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Project FRONTIER​​
In addition, the iSOSY collection of resources includes the English for Daily Life section on Life in Your Community and the Living in America audio series to assist students in learning more about how to understand and get involved in their local communities.
IDRC (Identification and Recruitment Consortium)
The IDRC Consortium partners with:
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In addition, IDRC produces and distributes regular Ag Trends Newsletters that detail current headlines and trends from agriculture businesses nationwide. The IDRC website also connects users directly to legislation that affects farmworkers and connections to MEP programs in every state.
KSMEP (The Kansas Migrant Education Program)
The Kansas Migrant Education Program connects students and families with a variety of resources in their local communities that can meet important needs - including community organizations, food banks, church programs, educational support, and employment assistance. KSMEP also connects at-risk students with the HEP/CAMP Programs and other college scholarships that can be a viable avenue to a college education, and important medical and health resources.