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Bridges
Published on Oct 17, 2019
This is a plan to bring relationship and understanding of two cultures by empowering one to serve another.
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Bridges
Building community through volunteers
In an effort to bridge the division between the segregated Latino Population of Kinoshita Elementary School and the diverse population of San Juan Capistrano, CA, a group of people came together to make unity. This is Bridges.
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Bridges will close the lines of segregation with cross age tutoring, intramural sports and extracurricular activities provided by local schools, organizations and community members.
Empowering community members from all ages to give back and seek to understand others is a major focus of Bridges.
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Kinoshita Elementary is not a diverse population. 96.3% of the population is Hispanic (ed-data.org). This has caused a real separation in the community. The Bridges program will help neighboring students, Kinoshita students, and volunteers to cross the tracks to serve one another. (Sarah, 2014).
Kinoshita Elementary School is not a diverse population. 96.3% of the population is Latino. The community is very divided and segregated. Focusing on a program for unity within just Kinoshita Elementary would not solve the problem of separation that our families and scholars face daily. In order for integration to happen the whole community needs to find a ground for coming together and learning ways to serve one another (Sarah 2014).
98.6% of the Kinoshita population is living below the poverty level. There are a large amount of needs. San Juan Capistrano is filled with resources. Using the resources from the community will not only help Kinoshita students it will also build bridges towards one another instead of apart (Sarah, 2012).
98.6% of the Kinoshita population is living below the poverty level. There are a large amount of needs. San Juan Capistrano is filled with resources. Using the resources from the community will not only help Kinoshita students it will also build bridges towards one another instead of apart (Sarah, 2012).
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Bridges Leadership
- Bridges Board-Volunteer run=2 retired teachers, 1 former administrator, 1local police officer, 1local engineer and 2 former Kinoshita Students
- Community Liasion
- 2 Volunteer Coordinators
- 60+students and volunteers from the communities.
Bridges receives a combination of funds to run. There is a board of community members that works to promote unity and opportunity for all of the community members. The board is volunteer run and works to earn extra funds to run the program. The board has 2 retired teachers, 1 former administrator, a police officer, a retired engineer and 2 high school students that were former Kinoshita graduates.
Title 1 funds from the site to pay for the Community Liaison as well as the two volunteers. Both are passionate about building bridges and also understand the conflict. Both are sensitive to both sides advocate for Bridges as a way to build up the community and the members that live in it (Sarah, 2012). The Community Liaison is paid with Title 1 funds as well as district funds. She is a connector of resources for families and students.
Title 1 funds from the site to pay for the Community Liaison as well as the two volunteers. Both are passionate about building bridges and also understand the conflict. Both are sensitive to both sides advocate for Bridges as a way to build up the community and the members that live in it (Sarah, 2012). The Community Liaison is paid with Title 1 funds as well as district funds. She is a connector of resources for families and students.
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Community Resources
- Senior Center
- Police Department-(GRIP)
- Marco Forster Middle School
- Del Obispo Elementary School
- Lions Heart-High School
- Mission Hospital
- Local Churches
- San Juan Hills High School
Giving local community organizations and members ways in which they can give back will not only grow unity but also build relationships.
Bridges receives a combination of funds to run. There is a board of community members that works to promote unity and opportunity for all of the community members. The board is volunteer run. Bridges board works to raise funds, connect community businesses to the mission and look for ways that volunteers can build bridges. The board has 2 retired teachers, 1 former administrator, a police officer, a retired engineer and 2 high school students that were former Kinoshita graduates.
Title 1 funds from the site to pay for the Community Liaison as well as the two volunteer coordinators. The volunteer coordinator is a retired teacher from Kinoshita will present on the student's behalf. The second volunteer coordinator is a retired teacher from the local private school. Both are passionate about building bridges and also understand the conflict. Both are sensitive to both sides advocate for Bridges as a way to build up the community and the members that live in it (Sarah, 2012). The Community Liaison is paid with Title 1 funds as well as district funds. She is a connector of resources for families and students.
Bridges receives a combination of funds to run. There is a board of community members that works to promote unity and opportunity for all of the community members. The board is volunteer run. Bridges board works to raise funds, connect community businesses to the mission and look for ways that volunteers can build bridges. The board has 2 retired teachers, 1 former administrator, a police officer, a retired engineer and 2 high school students that were former Kinoshita graduates.
Title 1 funds from the site to pay for the Community Liaison as well as the two volunteer coordinators. The volunteer coordinator is a retired teacher from Kinoshita will present on the student's behalf. The second volunteer coordinator is a retired teacher from the local private school. Both are passionate about building bridges and also understand the conflict. Both are sensitive to both sides advocate for Bridges as a way to build up the community and the members that live in it (Sarah, 2012). The Community Liaison is paid with Title 1 funds as well as district funds. She is a connector of resources for families and students.
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Bridges Tutoring
- Tutoring/Technology Center M-F 3-6pm
- Garage Tutoring T-Th 3-4:30-La Zanja
- In Classroom Volunteer-During School Hours
- Reading Buddies-Tuesday 7:45-9:30
The Bridges tutoring center is on Kinoshita's campus. It is open after school and is staffed with a Lead Volunteer and many other tutors. There is also a technology area where scholars and parents can access information or process documents, do homework or get help on specific studies.
Garage tutoring happens in the community. Many Kinoshita scholars are bused and the garage tutoring helps scholars get support with the help of many faithful volunteers. Some of the volunteers are from the local high school and middle school.
Reading Buddies is a program for the local middle school students to come and work with the Elementary scholars. Middle schools scholars are trained on various games and activities that they can do.
Garage tutoring happens in the community. Many Kinoshita scholars are bused and the garage tutoring helps scholars get support with the help of many faithful volunteers. Some of the volunteers are from the local high school and middle school.
Reading Buddies is a program for the local middle school students to come and work with the Elementary scholars. Middle schools scholars are trained on various games and activities that they can do.
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Bridges for ALL kids
- Soccer Club
- Dance Club
- Robotics Club
- Chess Club
- Summer Swim and Surf camps
- Fall Festival, Winter Wonderland, Sping Carnival
After school extra curricular activities are not a common commitment for many Kinosihta Scholars. Activities can be expensive and hard to get into. Bridges uses community members to run and lead groups. All the signups and organization of leaders is done by the Volunteer Coordinator. The Fall Festival, Winter Wonderland, and Spring Carnival all are run by community members and parents. Each of these clubs and camps bring opportunities and experiences that bring groups together not apart.
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The success of Bridges is in the interaction. The joy in the volunteers helping others, the gift of community members helping scholars. Scholars from other schools helping students as well. The assessment is in the number of scholars who are benefiting from tutoring center and outside activities. Another assessment is in the volume of volunteers. The volunteers will keep coming if they see change and fruits of their labor.
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