About CCS
Founded in 1991, the Center for Collaborative Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission and a passion for unleashing the power of people working together—helping others to discover innovative and effective ways to achieve shared goals. Our work is built around three complementary departments within the organization: Afterschool Solutions, Health Care Solutions, and Labor Management Solutions.
Focusing on SOLUTIONS in both departments, the majority of our work is grant-funded and project-based. For example: In our Labor Management Solutions Department, we serve as the neutral convener of the California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform (CECHCR), a labor-management collaborative effort to address health care cost and quality issues in the public education arena. We also convene an annual conference that offers education, skill-building and opportunities for dialogue in effective labor-management relations.
In our Afterschool Solutions Department, we have designed and implemented a Healthy Behaviors Initiative that builds exemplary afterschool practices in nutrition, physical activity and food security. We also developed an afterschool leadership initiative, where phase 1 has culminated in the publishing of a book: Lessons in Leadership—Words of wisdom from pioneer directors who developed exemplary afterschool programs.
In both departments, the Center also provides fee-for-service training, facilitation, coaching and consultation services. Our Afterschool services support building high quality, sustainable afterschool programs and partnerships, and cover all aspects of program start-up and development. We have also published a number of Afterschool Products, including books and CD ROMs, to help programs achieve excellence. Our Labor-Management services focus on improving the labor-management relationship and on effective negotiations and problem solving.
CCS is governed by a distinguished Board of Directors, and its President and CEO and Vice President and COO serve as ex officio members of the Board.
Founded in 1991, the Center for Collaborative Solutions is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission and a passion for unleashing the power of people working together—helping others to discover innovative and effective ways to achieve shared goals. Our work is built around three complementary departments within the organization: Afterschool Solutions, Health Care Solutions, and Labor Management Solutions.
Focusing on SOLUTIONS in both departments, the majority of our work is grant-funded and project-based. For example: In our Labor Management Solutions Department, we serve as the neutral convener of the California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform (CECHCR), a labor-management collaborative effort to address health care cost and quality issues in the public education arena. We also convene an annual conference that offers education, skill-building and opportunities for dialogue in effective labor-management relations.
In our Afterschool Solutions Department, we have designed and implemented a Healthy Behaviors Initiative that builds exemplary afterschool practices in nutrition, physical activity and food security. We also developed an afterschool leadership initiative, where phase 1 has culminated in the publishing of a book: Lessons in Leadership—Words of wisdom from pioneer directors who developed exemplary afterschool programs.
In both departments, the Center also provides fee-for-service training, facilitation, coaching and consultation services. Our Afterschool services support building high quality, sustainable afterschool programs and partnerships, and cover all aspects of program start-up and development. We have also published a number of Afterschool Products, including books and CD ROMs, to help programs achieve excellence. Our Labor-Management services focus on improving the labor-management relationship and on effective negotiations and problem solving.
CCS is governed by a distinguished Board of Directors, and its President and CEO and Vice President and COO serve as ex officio members of the Board.
