Programs

  • Angels At Risk Prevention Education Programs

    ANGELS AT RISK'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF ITS THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES ARE MANY. OF THE 7 MODALITIES (PROGRAM SERVICES) THAT WE OFFER (PARENT-TEEN PROGRAM, CLASSROOM COUNSELOR PROGRAM, LUNCHTIME PROGRAM, TRAININGS, GENERATING PUBLIC AWARENESS, COLLABORATION, & ALLIANCES WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES), THE MOST ACTIVE MODALITIES CONTINUE TO BE THE BELOW 3 PROGRAM SERVICES (DIRECT):MODALITY #2. COUNSELORS FOR CAMPUS SUPPORT, CLASSROOM SPEAKERS, SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR PARENTS & SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR KIDS (PARENT/FAMILY ELEMENT)MODALITY #3. LUNCHTIME & AFTER SCHOOL PREVENTION PROGRAMS & PROJECTS (PARENT/FAMILY ELEMENT)MODALITY #4. WE FACILITATE TRAININGS (& IN-SERVICE WORKSHOPS) (TEACHERS/PTSA/POLICE/COMMUNITY RESOURCES) (PARENT/FAMILY ELEMENT).FOLLOWED BY MODALITY #1 PARENT-TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS (FREE TO WESTSIDE COMMUNITY / SCHOOLS / LEGAL / POLICE & COURTS). (THIS IS A MODALITY THAT IS CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION FOR A TEST LAUNCH PROGRAM IN 2025)EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES/MODALITIES HAVE A PROFOUND DIRECT & INDIRECT IMPACT ON THE KIDS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, SCHOOLS, & COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE ALL BASED IN STORYTELLING WITH EDUCATION THAT ILLUMINATES AWARENESS, CREATES A SNAPSHOT THAT COULD SAVE THE DAY & THUS PRODUCES EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (TO DATE, OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY TRANSLATE TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT). FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS, SINCE 1997, OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED & CHAMPIONED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS, & FAMILIES BOTH RICH & POOR. PERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT ANGELS AT RISK HAS SUBSTANTIATED IS THE CLEAR ACKNOWLEDGMENT & UNDERSTANDING OF OUR REPUTATION OF SEL/SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING-BASED PREVENTION EDUCATION. OUR REPUTATION & PLATFORM OF DIRECT SERVICES & SEL IS UNIQUE & WHILE INTELLECTUAL INFORMATION HAS ITS OWN POSITION, WE BELIEVE THAT THE VALUE OF STORYTELLING WITH EDUCATION IS UNPRECEDENTED & PRICELESS. EVEN THE CURRICULUM OF NOTES FROM THE HEART/WISHES FROM THE HEART IS SEL. EACH NOTE TELLS A STORY & LOANS BOTH A PERSONAL & UNIVERSAL VOICE. THE OPTIMISTIC CAUTIONARY TALES ARE YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SEL. EACH TALE TEACHES A LIFE LESSON & HAS A VOICE THAT IS ALSO SPECIFIC & UNIVERSAL.MORE SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE LENGTHY & CURRENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN DETAIL ARE UPON REQUEST & FOLLOW THE GENERAL GUIDELINES OF WHAT OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES ENVELOP IN THE SEVEN MODALITIES BELOW. WHILE WE CONTINUE THE BASIC PROGRAMS WE HAVE HAD SINCE 1997 & WHILE WE CONTINUE TO STREAMLINE OUR 7 MODALITIES & OUR SIMPLE CUTTING-EDGE CURRICULUM OUR ACTIVITIES VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR REGARDLESS. OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS, WE HAVE PERFECTED & UPDATED OUR CURRICULUM TO BETTER SEAMLESSLY TRANSLATE TO AN ONLINE ZOOM EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDES THE STUDENTS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS, & THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS YEAR, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE EXCITING NEW FRAMEWORK AND MOU WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED WITH THE GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE OUR ANGELS AT RISK LUNCHTIME/AFTERSCHOOL SESSIONS VIA ZOOM (MODALITY #3) AS WELL AS THE CONTINUATION OF OUR ANGELS AT RISK CLASSROOM SPEAKERS FOR PREVENTION EDUCATION SERVICES IN THEIR SCHOOLS VIA ZOOM (MODALITY #2). ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD THE HONOR OF RENEWING OUR CONTRACT WITH BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW TO INCLUDE OUR ANGELS AT RISK LUNCHTIME PROGRAMS & SERVICES (MODALITY #3). THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH BHUSD AS WELL AS OUR EXPANSION WITH THE GDSD HAS HELPED TRULY OPENED THE DOOR TO REINSTATE OUR PARENT-TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS (MODALITY #1). MOREOVER, THIS YEAR WE WERE ALSO INVITED BY THE CROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC DEAN AND THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL LIFE SKILLS TEACHER/COORDINATOR TO PROVIDE OUR PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (MODALITY #2) FOR A LIVE/IN-PERSON 8TH GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL TOWN HALL. THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDED ALL 8TH GRADERS, ALL 8TH GRADE TEACHERS, THE 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC DEAN AND THE CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. IN ADDITION, AN EMAIL WAS SENT OUT TO THE PARENTS PRIOR TO THE 8TH GRADE TOWN HALL WHICH HELPED TURN THE PROGRAMS INTO AN INCLUSIVE FAMILY EXPERIENCE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ARE THRILLED TO SAY THAT OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO IMPACT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CUTS ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS FROM SANTA MONICA TO BEVERLY HILLS TO INGLEWOOD. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUE TO SET INTO MOTION A CONFIRMATION TO REVISIT LAUNCHING A TEST PROGRAM WITH NOTES FROM THE HEART/WISHES FROM THE HEART WITH KIDS & PARENTS IN THE SIMPLEST OF WAYS (MODALITY #1). THIS TEST PROGRAM WITH NOTES FROM THE HEART/WISHES FROM THE HEART WOULD ALSO INTRODUCE A SIMPLE TRAINING OF THE EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN AN EASY NON-THERAPEUTIC, YET EFFECTIVE, FORMAT (MODALITY #4). FINALLY, THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE OUTREACHES TO OTHER NON-PROFITS TO FIND NEW & INNOVATIVE WAYS TO COLLABORATE OR MERGE (MODALITY #6). WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR, ANGELS AT RISK'S SUCCESSES ARE MANY. SOME OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MEASURED BY & INCLUDE THE BELOW POINTS:1. THE IMPACT OF OUR FUNDED PROGRAMS IS GREAT. OUR MEASURES OF SUCCESS ARE THROUGH OUR CURRICULUM-BASED SURVEYS, ENDORSEMENT LETTERS, STORIES & CONTINUED REQUESTS BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FAMILIES, AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, & COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE FOR THE PAST 27 YEARS. ALSO, THE RECENT & CURRENT INVITATIONS FROM LARGER ORGANIZATIONS VIA FUNDING (MPF) & TO BE INCLUDED IN POLICY ADVOCACY, THEIR VISION & IDEAS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH & DRUG & ALCOHOL USE AT A STATE-WIDE & NATIONAL LEVEL & THE INVITATION TO COLLABORATE AND/OR MERGE WITH AS THEIR PRIMARY PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 2. A BRAND NEW WAY THAT WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS IS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT REQUESTS & OVERALL AND CONTINUED ASK FROM SCHOOLS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS/ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH ON A LOCAL AND NATIONAL SCALE, TO VIEW & UNDERSTAND OUR CURRICULUM AS WELL AS TRAININGS FOR OUR SIMPLE PREVENTION EDUCATION & HEART-BASED FORMAT WHICH TRANSLATES TO ZOOM. 3. POST-COVID, WE CONTINUE TO BE INVITED FOR THE RE-IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS SUCH AS GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BHUSD AND CROSSROADS SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES:3A. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THIS YEAR AND FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, WE HAD THE HONOR OF RENEWING OUR CONTRACT WITH BHUSD TO PROVIDE OUR MOD. #3 ANGELS AT RISK PREVENTION EDUCATION LUNCHTIME/AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THEIR SCHOOLS. 3B. WE WERE ALSO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RENEW AND EXPAND THE ONGOING MOU WITH GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH NOW MARKS 9 YEARS OF A CONTINUED AND CONSISTENT ALLIANCE BETWEEN AAR AND GDPS VIA AN MOU. THROUGH ANIMO LEADERSHIP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, WE WERE INVITED TO PROVIDE OUR CLASSROOM SPEAKER SERVICES (MODALITY #2) VIA ZOOM WHICH WAS AN ALL-INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR THE SCHOOL/FAMILY COMMUNITY TOGETHER HIGHLIGHTING PREVENTION EDUCATION & MENTAL HEALTH, IMPACTING THE ENTIRE 12TH GRADE LEVEL CONSISTING OF ROUGHLY 165 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, DOZENS OF TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO THIS AND WITH THE START OF THE 2025 YEAR, WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO SAY THAT OUR ANGELS AT RISK LUNCHTIME PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR MODALITY #3 HAS A SUCCESSFUL TEST LAUNCH WITH SEVERAL STUDENTS ANIMO LEADERSHIP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN INGLEWOOD VIA ZOOM IN JANUARY 2025.3C. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD THE HONOR OF CONTINUING OUR ANGELS AT RISK PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES VIA MODALITY #2 FOR THE CROSSROADS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE TOWN HALL VIA A LIVE IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR ENTIRE 8TH GRADE STUDENT BODY CONSISTING OF ROUGHLY 115 STUDENTS AND A DOZEN TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS AND THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. PARENTS OF ALL OF THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVED AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION WHICH INCLUDED THE PREVENTION EDUCATION POINTS FOR PARENTS AND KIDS AND THE "SOME SUMMERTIME BASICS" BLOG BY SUSIE SPAIN PUBLISHED ORIGINALLY ON THE HUFFINGTONPOST IN 2013, EVIDENCING THAT THE CLASSIC CURRICULUM ENDURES TIME. THESE CURRICULUM PIECES HELP TURN THE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM INTO A FAMILY PROGRAM AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR CONVERSATION. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE ASKED US TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR FOR THEIR 8TH GRADE TOWN HALL FURTHER EVIDENCES AND VALIDATES THE PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 4. THE SPECIFIC CONTINUED ASK FOR OUR MODALITY #3 LUNCHTIME PROGRAMS FROM BHUSD AND THE EXPANSION OF OUR MODALITY #3 PROGRAMS FOR THE GDPSD IS BIG AS THIS ALSO HELPS OPEN THE DOOR FOR MODALITY #1(PARENT-TEEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS) TO BE RE-INTRODUCED.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
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