Community Partnerships

The School District of Philadelphia has the following school safety programs implemented, or is in the process of implementing, in and around its schools, but we need your assistance to make them work.  We are urging our parents and community members to join as volunteers:

• Safe Corridors is a collaborative effort between the District, businesses, schools and the community to provide additional supervision and safety for students as they travel to and from school. While on well-lit, high traffic corridors, students will be able to know that there are safe havens along the route and that parents and staff are traveling the corridors, ensuring their safe passage.
  • The School District has Safe Corridors for every one of its schools, but now the next step is to broaden the ranks of patrol volunteers. This is important because the more people are participating, like any neighborhood watch program, the more effective it will be. Volunteers should be vigilant, watch from home and as they travel throughout the City, work in teams, share information and report anything suspicious or out of the ordinary.

• Parent Patrols that bring parents into the building to help patrol the school and the safe corridors around the school. Parents from the school’s community not only raise visibility, but afford volunteers the opportunity to know what is going on in the schools while building a relationship with students.

• Parent Truant Officers (PTOs) program is designed to improve and increase attendance and academic achievement, enforce attendance and truancy policies and mandates, keep parents informed of current truancy laws, increase community and parental involvement, and enhance collaboration in the fight against truancy.

• Parent Help Desk functions as a welcome resource for incoming visitors, assists with guiding visitors to their destination, and provides resource information to parents, students and visitors.

For volunteer information please contact: 215-400-4180