FIRST Events
FIRST Presents: Spring 2024 Orientation, February 7, 2024 at 12pm-2:30pm at the Social Justice Center.
FIRST invites you to attend our Spring 2024 orientation. Attending the orientation is an excellent event to learn more about our program, our students, grants, and more. We will also discuss the Spring 2024 events and how they are intentialto help them continue to be successful.
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
[email protected] - FIRST Counselor - Juan Maceo
[email protected] - FIRST Counselor - Ruby Padilla
[email protected] - FIRST Student Serivce Specialist – Isabel Gonzalez
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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.