We help students soar!
Explore our cradle-to-career programs
Why Choose Our Programs
EnCompass was founded by parents, educators & community members to meet the needs of Rochester students and provide access to quality opportunities, cradle to career.
Academic Support & Tutoring K-12
Wraparound Navigation for Families & Teens
College & Career Exploration
Job Training & Placement
If you are a school, community organization, or employer seeking partnership, contact Cara Carey-Fitzgerald, Chief Program Officer & Director of EnCompass.
Academic Support and Tutoring
EnCompass provides the academic and beyond the classroom support students need to achieve. Teachers, targeted reading intervention, inquiry-based curriculum, and hands-on enrichments foster and accelerate academic achievement.
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Certified teachers provide data driven, small-group reading intervention services to students in grades K-6.
Reading Intervention Programs are offered at:
Enrico Fermi School #17
Dr. Iris J. Bannister School #33
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EnCompass’ academically-based elementary programs use learning as a platform for social development and personal growth. STEM hands-on learning, clubs, literacy support, and tutoring combine in a safe, supportive setting. Programs are staffed by certified teachers and target and measure both academic and social skill development.
Summer Learning programs create enriching experiences, community connections, and prevent achievement gaps caused by summer learning loss. Summer learners are engaged with exciting themes which provide channels for students to delve deep into learning.
Afterschool & Summer Learning are offered for students of:
Enrico Fermi School #17
Nathaniel Hawthorne School #25
Dr. Iris J. Bannister School #33
Ida B. Wells-Barnett School #34
World of Inquiry School #58
EnCompass Family Navigation
EnCompass Lighthouse
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EnCompass Future Ready’s middle and high school academic support builds the foundations students need to succeed in school, graduate from high school, and become college and career ready. Certified teachers and experienced tutors provide personalized support, 4 days per week for students from every school and neighborhood in Rochester.
Afterschool Tutoring
Regents Exam and Test Prep
Experiential Learning
Summer Learning & Enrichment
Wraparound Navigation
EnCompass Navigation tackles barriers, personalizes support, and connects children, teens, and families with beyond-the-classroom resources they need to be successful in school and in life. Individualized mentorship and support to reach self-identified goals, facilitated connection to community resources eliminates barriers and creates access, and personalized support to build family-school relationships enhance academic progress and sustained stability.
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Parents lead the way in this free and voluntary program designed to each child’s success at home, in the community, and at school. Every member of the household works one-on-one with Navigators build skills, reach self-identified goals, connect to community resources and overcome challenges. Family Navigation offers a variety of whole-family activities and events.
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Middle school and high school students work 1:1 with Youth Navigators to plan the futures of their choice. Navigators are mentors and guides who meet with students regularly to:
Develop & Implement Personal College & Career Plans
Identify & Assess Academic Needs
Coordinate Wraparound Services and Hands-On Career Exposures
Arrange Work-Readiness Training and Job Placement
College & Career Readiness
High school graduation is just the starting gate! EnCompass is Rochester’s premier college and career readiness provider for students grades 6-12. Year-round employment education, college visits and workplace tours, opportunities to explore college and career pathways, and personalized post-secondary planning prepares students to make well-informed decisions about life after high school.
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EnCompass convenes The Hive, with youth serving partners Boys and Girls Club, Black Men Achieve, The Center for Teen Empowerment, and Hope585 to deliver Rochester & Monroe County’s no walls, no wrong doors model for youth workforce development. A year-round calendar of workforce development activities, across 10 in-demand career pathways, prepares thousands of youth to become the employers, professionals, and leaders of tomorrow.
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Future Ready is EnCompass’ year-round college and career readiness initiative, preparing them for high school graduation and post-secondary success through exposure to college and career pathways.
Career Spotlights & Enrichments
Networking Opportunities
College Tours & Readiness Academy
College Application and FAFSA Support
Have a question about what program is right for you, your family, or a student you serve? Contact Taeko Kelly.
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EnCompass is Rochester’s premier provider of services for students and families, including reading intervention, afterschool and summer learning, wraparound Navigation, and college and career development. Each year, EnCompass serves 2,400 children in an innovative, cradle-to-career pathway.
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EnCompass develops and provides innovative educational services to students and to the families, schools, communities, and professionals that support them. These services are matched to each student’s unique learning style in order to prevent academic failure and enhance lifelong learning.
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EnCompass Navigation, our groundbreaking holistic approach, layers supports for children, teens and families served in academic programs. Navigation addresses challenges students face inside and outside the classroom, and expands support from the student to all members of their households. This whole-family and whole-child concept tackles barriers children and families face and sets students on paths to academic achievement, graduation, and lifelong success.
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Certified educators and professional staff reach each student with individualized, evidence-based services that promote academic achievement and student success. Programming is infused by our values of Whole-Child Development, Professionalism, Student-Centered Learning, Informed Practices, and Commitment to All Learners.
