guest Blog: Paulina Cortez
Today, I present words from another of our newest fellows, Paulina Cortez:Ce-Ollin, the outreach project I am working on through the Forest Foundation is for continuation high school students in the Santa Barbara area. Ce-Ollin outreaches to the Santa Barbara La Cuesta and San Marcos La Cuesta campuses. The program enriches the community by working with the students to improve their current situation. It offers resources and information that may not be readily available to them, it provides alternative forms of education, and it encourages higher education. Students who participate in the program are paired with a student from UCSB. The one-on-one relationship allows the project organizers to cater the project to each student’s individual needs. In addition to the mentoring relationship, students are offered the opportunity to attend campus visits at UCSB and SBCC where they are introduced to the resources available on those campuses and attend workshops that introduce them to the university atmosphere.
Aside from providing financial resources, the Forest Foundation’s support through training and consistent communication with staff has ensured the continuous progress of the project. The training is a valuable resource because we will be constantly introduced to new methods that our projects can be improved with. I have found it useful to have communication with the staff because it demonstrates their unconditional availability for any difficulties or problems that may arise with the project. The interaction with other fellows has been positive because of the network of support that is present in weekly meetings and trainings. I have an optimistic outlook for the interactions that will happen between other fellows and myself while working together for the common goal of community improvement.
posted by forest foundation @ 1:41 PM
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