In the spring of 2013 the BRIDGES Team began to talk about change. Where was change happening in schools? What was working? What was improving the lives of staff and students? As we learned more about new trends in improving school climate, the conversations got exciting! We saw much of our program was already reflected in the research, but we
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This year’s Walk In My Shoes was attended by 550+ youth and teachers from more than 2 dozen schools from across Orange County. Check out some photos from the event.
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This year the BRIDGES Program has asked all participating schools to make a push toward including students, staff and parents in the program. So far the results have been great!
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On November 15, Jonah Mowry, an Awards 42 recipient, will be the keynote speaker at the opening of OC Human Relations sold-out youth conference, Walk In My Shoes.
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Bart and Margaret Harloe announced a ten year commitment to funding OC youth to attend the OC Human Relations Summer Youth Organizer Camp and year-long Internship Program.
Read more →The BRIDGES Team is working in the following schools during the 2013-14 School Year: Anaheim Community Day Fountain Valley High Huntington Beach High School Loara High School Magnolia High School Mission Viejo High School Newport Harbor High School Ocean View High School Santa Ana Valley High School Savanna High School Servite High School Spring View Middle School Sycamore Jr. High
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“I really enjoyed the whole camp experience.”
“It was wonderful and I really feel lucky to have gotten such a wonderful opportunity.”
On May 7, 2013, OC Human Relations Community Partner Don Crevier invited the three YouthSpeak finalists to a special check presentation at Crevier Classic Cars.
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It’s always exciting to be in the room when old stereotypes are proven wrong. That’s what happened last month when 17 parents from Sycamore Jr. High in Anaheim graduated from OC Human Relations’ Parent Leadership Institute (PLI). These parents spent 6 weeks attending workshops on understanding the school system, graduation requirements, parent rights and responsibilities and how to partner with
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
Use the link below to visit our landing page and learn more about this exciting announcement!
