FIRST Events

FIRST Events. See below for more information.

The Formerly Incarcerated Re-Entry Students Thriving (FIRST) Program holds events and workshops throughout the respective semester. Below are the list of events that we are hosting this Fall 2026 term. Please keep in mind that No credit on events means that the event/workshop does not meet program criteria.

Topic	Date	Time & Location
New Student Orientation	Sept 3rd	3:30pm Social Justice center
College Hustling 101: Emotional Intelligence with Dr. leyva	Sept 8th	1 - 2:30 pm Social Justice center
College Hustling 101: Surviving Your First Semester	Oct 13th	1 - 2:30 pm Social Justice center
College Hustling 101: Get Yours; Claiming Your Territory in Hiher Education	Nov 10th	1 - 2:30 pm Social Justice center
College Hustling 101: The Final Countdown	Dec 8th	1 - 2:30 pm Social Justice center
Men's Talking Circle: Transition & Culture Shock	Sept 17th	1 - 3 pm Social Justice center
Men's Talking Circle: Post Incarceration Syndrom	Oct 22nd	1 - 3 pm Social Justice center
Men's Talking Circle: Stigma , Identity, & Self Worth	Nov 19th	1 - 3 pm Social Justice center
Beauty Hour	Sept 15th	1 - 3 pm Social Justice Center
Beauty Hour	Oct 20th	1 - 3 pm Social Justice Center
Beauty Hour	Nov 17th	1 - 3 pm Social Justice Center
Warriors in Recovery	Oct 7th	1 - 2 pm Social Justice Center
Warriors in Recovery	Nov 4th	1 - 2 pm Social Justice Center
Warriors in Recovery	Dec 2nd	1 - 2 pm Social Justice Center
Freedom Fridays- Supprt Group with Dr. Leyva- No Credit	Every Friday Sept 4th - Dec 11th	Via zoom: https://elcamino-edu.zoom.us/j/86033375839
Halloween Movie Night	Oct 28th	4 - 7 pm Social Justice Center
Documentary Screening: Almost Home	Nov 2nd	1 - 3 pm East Dinnng Room
Breaking Bread Gathering	Nov 25th	12- 2pm Social Justice Center
Financial Aid Support- No credit	Sept 10th & 24th; Oct 8th & 22nd; Nov 12th	10:30 am - 12 pm FIRST Program Center Every two weeks on Thursday
Dress For Success - No credit

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