FIRST Events
FIRST is having events at the Social Justice Center. See below for more information.
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
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FIRST Student Service Specialist - Isabel Gonzalez
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FIRST Student Success Navigator- Albert Medina
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FIRST Counselor - Yvette Ruiz
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FIRST Counselor - Christopher Hurd
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| Topic | Date | Time & Location |
| College Hustling 101: Time Managment | February 24th | 11 am- 12:30 pm FIRST Center |
| Mandatory New Student Orientation | February 25th | 4pm-6pm Social Justice Center |
| Men's Talking Circle: Affirmation/Letting Go | February 27th | Hike Sturtevant Falls/ Time TBD |
| Beauty Hour | March 10th | 1pm - 3pm Social Justice Center |
| College Hustling 101: Elevator Pitch | March 24th | 11 am - 12:30 pm FIRST Center |
| Men's Talking Circle: Forgivness | Aprl 22nd | 1pm 3pm Social Justice Center |
| Career Week: Job Fair & Expungment Clinic- No Credit | April 28th | 9am - 1pm Student Service Plaza |
| Career Week/ College Hustling 101: Resume Building | April 29th | 1pm - 2:30pm FIRST Center |
| Career Week: ARC Career Panel | April 30th | 1pm- 3pm MICASACenter |
| Documentary Screening: Put the Guns Down: A world Epidemic | May 7th | 11 am - 1pm Social Justice Center |
| College Hustling 101: Dress for Success | May 13th | 1pm - 2:30pm FIRST Center |
| Beauty Hour | May 19th | 1pm - 3pm Social Justice Center |
| Men's Talking Circle: Hyper Masculinity | May 20th | 1pm-3pm pm Social Justice Center |
| Men's Group & MOCAN Fishing Trip- No Credit | May 22nd | 7am - 12 pm Redondo Beach Pier |
| College Hustling 101: Recharge for Finals | June 4th | 11am - 12:30 pm FIRST Center |
| End of Year Softball Game BBQ | June 18th | 12pm - 3pm Alondra Park Meadows Area |
| Financial Aid Support- No credit | 2/19 - 5/14 (Every Thursday) | 10am - 11am FIRST Program Center Every two weeks |
| Dress For Success - No credit | Every Tueday | 11am-12pm Social Justice Center |
| Narcotic Anonymous Meetings | March 4th | 1pm-2pm Center for Well Being |
| April 8th | 1pm - 2pm Center for Well Being | |
| May 6th | 1pm - 2pm Center for Well Being | |
| June 10th | 1pm - 2pm Center for Well Being |
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.