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Academic
Center of Excellence
- Accepts
No Boundaries, Yosemite Institute
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Academic Achievers Association
- African American Academic Achievement
Committee, 4AC Mentoring & Tutoring Program
- Albert
D. Seeno East County Boys and Girls Club
- CALIFORNIA
NETWORK® Youth Internship Program
- C.C.C.O.E Youth Development Services
- Craft
Community Care Center, inc.
- East Bay Works
- Encourage Love of Learning &
Literacy
- Family Stress Center,
Proud Father Program
- Junior Achievement of the
Bay Area, Inc.
- Just
Ask - Delta Community Services, Inc. 9
- Just For Teens Homework
Help
- Key Club, PHS
- Kinship Support Services Program
- La Clinica De La Raza, Youth
Promoters Project
- Los Medanos College Financial
Aid
- PAL
- Pittsburg
Youth Mentoring Program
- Read to Live Program
- SAT Study Session
- Test
Preparation That Works
- The Delta Science Center at
Big Break
- Young
Adult Library League
- Youth
Achievement and Possibilities YAP/gap
- Youth and Young Adult
Program/ Family Stress Center
Academic
Center of Excellence
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Information:
Currently there are eight sites located across
CA that are affiliated with the UC Office of
the President’s Academic Centers of Excellence.
The Bay Area site is located at the East County
Boys and Girls Club in Pittsburg, CA. The Academic
Center of Excellence aims to build a college
going culture in the East Bay. Our objectives
are 1.) To promote a college-going culture among
students in this community. 2.) To increase
their academic competitiveness 3.) To increase
the number of students who enroll in two-and
four-year institutions of higher education.
USAFreedom Corps: AmeriCorps
Interest Area: Children & Youth, Community,
Education & Literacy
Contact:
Wais Hassan
East County Boys and Girls Club
1001 Stoneman Avenue
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 439-0223 phone
(925) 439-3216 fax
Website: tepd.ucop.edu/ace |
Accepts
No Boundaries, Yosemite Institute
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Information:
The Adapted Physical Education Specialist of
Pittsburg Unified School District organizes
a yearly trip to Yosemite Institute. Approxmately
20 special education students and 4 staff members
participate in this program each year. The purpose
of this trip is to provide personal experience
with a scientific principle, as well as encouraging
the student’s intrinsic motivation.
Contact:
Roxanne Patin, Adapted Physical Education Specialist
Pittsburg Unified School District
220 Trinidy Court
Rio Vista, CA 94571
(707) 628-4494 phone
(925) 473-4216 fax
email: rpatin@pittsburg.k12.ca.us |
Academic
Achievers Association
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Information:
Pittsburg High School Academic Achievers Association
is a school based non-profit organization comprised
of parents and interested community members
who support and encourage academic excellence
at PHS. An Award Ceremony and Luncheon is help
each semester for grades previously earned.
Students do not have to pay or apply to be part
of this program, they just have to receive a
3.0 or better GPA. The program is am incentive
for students to keep focused on grades throughout
their high school years, so they can continue
on to higher education.
Contact:
Kim Arcidiacono, Chairperson
Pittsburg High School
1472 Diokno Court
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 432-8334 phone
email: gajatt@aol.com |
African
American Academic Achievement Committee, 4AC
Mentoring & Tutoring Program
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Information:
“FourAC” is a volunteer organization
used to support the reduction of the historically
high minority dropout rate by using tutors and
mentors to help build self-esteem in socially-and
financially-disadvantaged students. The methods
of “FourAC” involve mobilizing experienced
and expert resources among the parents and like-minded
community members to focus on improving communication,
responsibility, and accountability among these
groups.
Contact:
Robert Kilbourne, Executive Director
POB 1512
Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 754-9465 phone
(925) 776-4923 fax
email: rwkilbou@aol.com
website: www.homestead.fourac.com |
Albert
D. Seeno East County Boys and Girls Club
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Contact:
1001 Stoneman Ave
Pittsburg C.A. 94565
(925) 439-5933 phone |
CALIFORNIA
NETWORK® Youth Internship Program
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Information:
A minimum of five students work at least 25
hours per week in a paid internship learning
the different aspects of multimedia careers.
Students are given training in web design, video,
photography, interviewing techniques, production,
organizational skills editing and posting.
Contact:
Marisa Belleci, CEO
340 Cumberland Street, Suite B
Pittsburg, CA 94565
email: Marisa@pittsburgca.net
website: www.californianetwork.org
and www.pittsburgca.net |
C.C.C.O.E
Youth Development Services
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Information:
Provides support to youth and families who face
economic and/or academic barriers. Services
provided support healthy lifestyle choices,
academic achievement and economic security through
a rewarding career. Programs for foster youth,
homeless education, workability I, and the workforce
investment act (WIA teen).
Contact:
(925) 942-3308 phone
website: http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/stsvcs/yds.html |
Craft
Community Care Center, inc.
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Information:
The Success Through Self Academy Bridges the
gap between inter-city youth who prosper and
benefit from the public school system and those
who struggle and sometimes fail. STS Academy
helps to bridge this gap by establishing frequent
and direct communication between parents, teachers,
students, and STS in their after school program
that provides students the opportunity to receive
homework assistance and instructions in Mathematics
& English/Language Arts in a safe, healthy
environment from young credentialed teachers.
Contact:
Jim Craft, Executive Director
2020 Railroad Avenue
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 252-9199 phone
(925) 252-9955 fax
email: jcraft@stsacademy.org
website: www.stsacademy.org |
East
Bay Works
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Information:
Basic skills assessment, Leadership development,
Exposure to the workplace through internships,
apprenticeships, job shadowing and mentoring,
Workshops on resume writing, interviewing and
job search, Information on what jobs are in
demand, where to find them and how much you
can expect to be paid, Assistance with college
tuition
Contact:
Pittsburg One-Stop Career Center
415 Railroad Ave.
(925) 439-4875 phone |
Encourage
Love of Learning & Literacy
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Information:
The Rotary Club of Pittsburg will provide hardbound
American Heritage Children’s Dictionaries
to all third grade students in the City of Pittsburg,
and Thesaurus to all incoming freshman students
in hopes of encouraging a love of learning and
literacy.
Contact:
Diana Mason, Chairman Education Committee
Rotary Club of Pittsburg
P.O. Box 846
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 890-8559 phone
email: dianamason@comcast.net
website: www.rotaryclubpittsburg.org |
Family
Stress Center, Proud Father Program
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Information:
Proud Father Program is a comprehensive social
service program for fathers living in Bay Point,
Pittsburg, and Antioch with multiple barriers
to supporting their children financially, emotionally,
and socially. Proud Father’s program offers
job training that leads to employment opportunities,
parenting skills, anger management, and community
college preparation.
Contact:
Barbara Bysiek, Executive Director
2086 Commerce Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 827-0212 phone
(925) 827-1122 fax
email: Barbara.bysiek@familystressc.org
and tara.bartholomew@familystressc.org
website: www.familystresscenter.org |
Junior
Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc.
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Information:
Junior Achievement supports systemic educational
improvements that provide youth with the support
and opportunities necessary for a successful
transition from childhood through adolescence
to adulthood. They bring community volunteer
role models into school classrooms, enhancing
ongoing curriculum, and creating a supportive
learning environment. Junior Achievement helps
students define their expanding roles in society
by connecting young people to the community
and the community to schools.
Contact:
Adam Cooper, Development Director
3003 Oak Road, Suite 109
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(925) 465-1069 phone
(925) 465-1094 fax
email: acooper@jaba.org
website: www.laclinica.org |
Just
For Teens Homework Help
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Information:
Free online tutoring to students in Grades 4
- 12 and beginning college. Expert tutors in
math, science, social studies, and English via
the Internet. Every day 1PM - 10 PM
Contact:
Anne Cain, County Librarian
(925) 646-6423 phone
email:libadmin@cclib.org
website: http://ccclib.org/teen/homework.html |
Key
Club, PHS
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Information:
For years, Key Club has been a respected club
on PHS campus known for their community service
contributions and leadership exemplification.
If the community needs any help, Key Club is
more than happy to help. They provide an outlet
for teens looking to further there education,
with opportunities for community service. Or
if there is a teen that just wants to work for
a cause come to Key Club.
Contact:
Pittsburg C.A 94565
Sheryl Wilson, Advisor
(925) 473-4100, ext. 1301 phone |
Kinship
Support Services Program
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Information:
Specialize in services for families caring for
children of a relative including grandparents,
siblings, aunts, Includes and any other family
member. They also provide Case management, Advocacy,
Information & Referral, Education Forums,
and Support Groups, Guardianship assistance,
Homework Club, Recreation, Respite & family
emergency assistance.
Contact:
Family Stress Center
315 G Street
Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 706-8477, ext 230 phone
website: www.teenCVS.org |
La
Clinica De La Raza, Youth Promoters Project
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Information:
La Clinica De La Raza’s Pittsburg Community
Health Education Youth Promoters Project trains
at-risk youth from Pittsburg/Bay Point to become
health promoters, or lay health educators in
the community, with a particular focus on violence
prevention participants also receive academic
support, college counseling and exposure to
careers in healthcare.
Contact:
Anne Sunderland, Planner
1515 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
(510) 535-2937 phone
(510) 535-4189 fax
email: asunderland@laclinica.org
website: www.laclinica.org |
Los
Medanos College Financial Aid
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Information:
Services: Financial aid is a means of assisting
students to receive a college education who
would otherwise be unable to afford this opportunity.
Students to be helped are those who show the
most financial need and who demonstrate the
desire and ability to achieve academic goals
and complete a course of study in a degree or
certificate program.
Contact:
2700 E. Leland Rd.
Pittsburg C.A 94565
(925) 439-2181 phone
Website: http://www.losmedanos.edu/studentservices/finaid/default.htm |
PAL
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Information:
PAL is a youth crime prevention program that
utilizes educational, athletic and recreational
activities to create trust and understanding
between police officers and youth. It is based
on the conviction that young people- if they
are reached early enough – can develop
strong positive attitudes towards police officers
in their journey thorough life toward the goal
of maturity and good citizenship. The PAL program
brings youth under the supervision and positive
influence of a law enforcement agency and expands
public awareness about the role of a police
officer and the reinforcement of the responsible
values and attitudes instilled in young people
by their parents.
Studies have shown that if a young person respects
a police officer on the ball field, gym or classroom,
the youth will likely come to respect the laws
that police officers enforce. Such respect is
beneficial to the youth, the police officer,
the neighborhood and the business community.
Cops & Kids – Working Together for
a better tomorrow.
The National Police Athletics/Activities Leagues,
Inc. exists to prevent juvenile crime and violence
by providing civic, athletic, recreational and
educational opportunities and resources to PAL
Chapters.
Contact:
300 L Street
Antioch, CA 94509
(925) 779-6963 phone
(925) 779-6905 fax
email: acantando@ci.antioch.ca.us
website: www.nationalpal.org
and
9100 Brentwood PL
Brentwood, CA 94513
(925) 809-7744 phone
(925) 584-8345 fax
email: mlouwerens@ci.brentwood.ca.us
website: www.ci.brentwood.ca.us |
Pittsburg
Youth Mentoring Program
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Information:
The Pittsburg Pre-School and Community Council’s
(PPSCC) Mentoring Program provides mentorship,
a daily homework club, and recreational and
cultural enrichment activities to 50 at-risk
Pittsburg youth, ages 8-18. Adult mentors and
tutors provide guidance, academic support and
friendship, and help mentored youth make healthy
life decisions.
Contact:
Frances Greene, Executive Director
Pittsburg Preschool & Community Council
1760 Chester Drive
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 439-2061 phone
(925) 432-7473 fax
email: fgreeneppscc@sbcglobal.net
website: www.ppscc.info |
Read
to Live Program
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Information:
“Read to Live” is a one-on-one tutoring
program in reading and spelling for incarcerated
boys, 13-18 years old at the Orin Allen Youth
Rehabilitation Facility in Byron.
Contact:
Sandra Graham, Program Director
Contra Costa Youth Council
P.O. Box 2667
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
(925) 330-6506 phone
(925) 932-2730 fax
email: spirited8@earthlink.net |
SAT
Study Session
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Information:
In an effort to help college-bound high school
students perform well on SAT and improve their
chances of attending the college of their choice,
the library will present a series of workshops
offered by the Princeton Review, an organization
that provides test preparation for many examinations
such as the ACT, GMAT, the GRE, and others.
There will be nine workshops in the series beginning
with a practice SAT test. The workshops will
alternate between practice examinations and
classroom instruction.
Contact:
Marian Patridge, Branch Librarian
Contra Costa County Library
80 Power Ave
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 427-8441 phone
(925) 427-8137 fax
email: mpartrid@ccclib.org
website: www.ccclib.org |
Test
Preparation That Works
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Information:
Brought to you FREE by your Library
ACT, ASVAB Civil Service Careers, Cosmetology,
EMS, Firefighter, GED,
Law enforcement, Praxis/PPST, Real Estate, SAT,
U.S. Citizenship, and more!
Contact:
website: http://www.Learningexpresslibrary.com |
The
Delta Science Center at Big Break
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Information:
The Delta Science Center at Big Break invites
people of all ages and backgrounds to appreciate,
understand, and become active stewards of the
Bay-Delta ecosystem-California’s most
important, but least understood natural resource.
Program objectives include: education, research,
restoration and access.
Contact:
Nancy Chinn, Manager
2700 E. Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(208) 392-4736 phone
email: dsc@losmedanos.edu
website: www.deltasciencecenter.org |
Young
Adult Library League
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Information:
Food, fun and Socializing at YALL. 6-12 graders
are welcome.
3rd Thursday of each month 4:30-5:30
Contact:
Bay Point Public Library
205 Pacifica Ave
Bay Point, CA 94565
(925) 458-9597 phone
website: www.ccclib.org |
Youth
Achievement and Possibilities YAP/gap
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Information:
The Youth Achievement and Possibilities program
targets the children of low-income working parents
who live in the unincorporated community of
Bay Point. YAP has assisted these families by
offering a structured program of age- appropriate
educational and enrichment activities to young
children ages 6-11 years old during the four
major “gaps” in the school calendar.
YAP/gap keeps at risk youngsters safe and constructively
engaged allowing their parents to maintain their
jobs (and peace of mind) during school vacations.
Contact:
Eva Garcia, Neighborhood Services Coordinator
Service Integration Program
3105 Willow Pass Road
Bay Point, CA 94565
(925) 252-2309 phone
(925) 252-2303 fax
email: egarcia@ehsd.cccounty.us |
Youth
and Young Adult Program/ Family Stress Center
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Information:
CASE MANAGEMENT: Each student meets with Case
Manager one hour a week. ASSESSMENT: Vocational
Evaluation will be performed to see if training
is appropriate
TUTORING: Professional Development, Basic English
and Math, Job counseling, Case Manager assists
youth with resume and job search, Follow up
Case manager works with employer to assist with
the transition to work and job retention.
Contact:
Family Stress Center
415 Railroad Ave.
Pittsburg C.A 94565
(925) 439-4875 phone
website: http://www.familystresscenter.org/YoungAdult.htm |
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