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FIRST is having events at the Social Justice Center. See below for more information. 


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The Formerly Incarcerated Re-Entry Students Thriving (FIRST) Program and various community partners will have orientations, trainings, resources, and workshops aimed at assisting our campus in understanding the experiences of our FIRST Scholars while building our ally network! 

All events are open to the community, students, staff, and faculty, and we encourage you to attend as many as possible! If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out to the FIRST team:

Program Coordinator - Francisco Lopez
fjlopez@elcamino.edu

FIRST Student Service Specialist - Isabel Gonzalez
igonzalez@elcamino.edu

FIRST Counselor - Ruby Padilla
rpadilla@elcamino.edu

FIRST Counselor - Yvette Ruiz
YRuiz@elcamino.edu

FIRST Counselor - Diego Rodriguez
dirodriguez@elcamino.edu 

FIRST Counselor - Christopher Hurd
CHurd@elcamino.edu 

 

The Formerly Incarcerated Re-Entry Students Thriving (FIRST) Program holds events and workshops throughout the respective semester. The team is planning the Fall semester events during the Summer, so there are no Summer events. Check this website back in mid-August to see a list of Fall 2024 events. 


 

 

Past Events

 

 

FITE Documentary Film



From Incarceration to Education Q&A Panel

The PUSHOUTS Screening & Panel

Monday, November 29 | 5:30 – 7 p.m.

FIRST and the Rising Scholars Network bring you the amazing documentary, THE PUSHOUTS, by Curious Matters, Cam Bay Productions and Big Pictures Films!

RSVP

Breaking Bars Community Network Ally Training

Tuesday/Wednesday, November 30 & December 1 | 6 – 8 p.m.

The FIRST team is excited to partner with The Breaking Bars Community Network to bring a 2-Day Liberating Scholars Educational Ally Training to El Camino College.

RSVP Day 1

RSVP Day 2

Diversity Apprenticeship Program (DAP) Workshop

Wednesday, December 1 | 9 - 10 a.m.

FIRST has partnered with (DAP) to present on the program which aims to increase the number of underrepresented groups in the art community. In this workshop, they will be going over what art handling is, more details about the program, and requirements to apply to DAP!

RSVP

Prototypes/HealthRight 360 Workshop

Thursday, December 2 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

FIRST is excited to partner with Rebecca M. Snyder, LCSW, and Andrew Mohamed, ACSW, from the Prototypes team to provide a workshop on mental health support through self-care, mindfulness and self-compassion.

RSVP

Expungement Workshop

Thursday, December 2 | 5 – 6:30 p.m.

FIRST has partnered with Richard Ortiz, a former Retired Probation Officer and member of SRJC Second Chance Support Team, to provide an Expungement Workshop to any student, staff, faculty and community member who wants to know more about the expungement process.

RSVP

Ten Toes In Workshop

Friday, December 3 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

FIRST is excited to partner with Ten Toes In and present on resources to address the component of Intimate Relationships and Successful Reentry for the formerly incarcerated community. They will emphasize the importance of being a part of a Support Group and provide tools to be in a healthy relationship after incarceration.

RSVP