About Us

Founded in 1991, the Center for Collaborative Solutions (CCS) is a nonprofit organization with a mission and a passion for unleashing the power of people working together to achieve common goals. Supported by a combination of grants and contracts, CCS spearheads two major initiatives in the public education arena. Our Changing Lives/Saving Lives Afterschool Healthy Behaviors Initiative is devoted to addressing the childhood obesity crisis and related health issues in low-income communities through development and implementation of exemplary practices in nutrition education, physical activity, and food security – utilizing a learning community approach and through the establishment of learning centers. Our second major initiative is the California Education Coalition for Health Care Reform (CECHCR) – a partnership of all major, statewide management (school boards, school administrators) and labor unions in California’s public education arena. CECHCR works to improve health care quality and reduce costs in public education through training, education, and advocacy.