Center on Communities and Education

Partners in The School Zone


CCE supports The School Zone (TSZ), an integrated network of 20+ not-for-profit agencies (NFPs), 12 public schools and three high-performing private or charter schools in West Dallas. 

To comprehensively address K-12 education in West Dallas and drive school transformation, TSZ Partners have been divided into four Networks - Parent Involvement, Early Childhood Intervention (0-8), Supporting Teaching and Learning, and Community Resources. The Networks meet once every six weeks to review aggregate data, identify gaps, extend reach and improve the quality of services provided.

Parent Involvement


ARK (Adults Relating to Kids)

Offers programs to help parents and teachers better relate to children
www.childrenscenter.com 


AVANCE Dallas

Offers parent-child education, ESL and GED classes
www.avance-dallas.org


VMLC - West Dallas
Offers adult ESL classes, adult literacy programs and an early childhood program
www.vmlc.org

Wesley Rankin Community Center
Offers a preschool/elementary afterschool and summer day camp program, ESL and literacy classes, and emergency shelter
www.wesleyrankin.org

Early Childhood Intervention (0-8)


AVANCE Dallas
Offers parent-child education, ESL and GED classes
www.avance-dallas.org


Mary R. Saner Child Development Center
Offers a high-quality education to students in Pre-K3 through 8th grade
www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/Saner 

VMLC - West Dallas
Offers adult ESL classes, adult literacy programs and an early childhood program
www.vmlc.org

Wesley Rankin Community Center
Offers a preschool/elementary afterschool and summer day camp program, ESL and literacy classes, and emergency shelter
www.wesleyrankin.org

Supporting Teaching & Learning


ARK (Adults Relating to Kids)

Offers programs to help parents and teachers better relate to children
www.childrenscenter.com


Dallas Independent School District

The 14th largest school district in the nation with more than 157,000 students and more than 20,000 employees.

Education is Freedom

Offers programs to help students from
low-income communities pursue a college education
www.educationisfreedom.com


Mercy Street

Offers mentoring, sports programs and summer camps to students in grades 4-12
www.mercystreetdallas.org

Readers 2 Leaders

Offers reading and language skill development to children and parent training 
www.readers2leaders.org 

Salesmanship Club Youth and Family Centers

Offers programs and therapeutic services for troubled and at-risk kids and their families 
www.salesmanshipclub.org


Trinity River Mission

Offers literacy programs and promotes academic success through afterschool
and summer programs
www.trinityrivermission.org


Voice of Hope

Offers year-round afterschool programs for youth, ages 4-18 
www.voiceofhope.org


West Dallas Community Centers

Offers afterschool academic and enrichment programs for children and youth
www.westdallas.org

Wesley Rankin Community Center

Offers a preschool/elementary afterschool and summer day camp program, ESL and literacy classes, and emergency shelter
www.wesleyrankin.org

Community Resources


Brother Bill's Helping Hand

Offers a free grocery store, English classes, children’s camps and a community clinic 
www.bbhh.org  


Builders of Hope

Offers affordable housing, home buyer education and counseling courses, family support services 
www.buildersofhopecdc.com 

Catholic Charities of Dallas

Advocates for, and empowers people in need and calls the community to action
www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org


Dallas-Area Habitat for Humanity

Offers affordable, low-income housing and homeownership for low-income families
www.dallasareahabitat.org

Serve West Dallas

Provides expertise, training, efficiencies, contacts and economies of scale
www.servewestdallas.org


Watermark Community Church

Offers support to leadership, staff and students at C.F. Carr Elementary School 
www.watermark.org