{"id":31582,"date":"2022-05-10T02:12:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T02:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=31582"},"modified":"2022-05-10T02:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T02:12:42","slug":"el-camino-college-formerly-incarcerated-student-program-gets-160000-grant-daily-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/10\/el-camino-college-formerly-incarcerated-student-program-gets-160000-grant-daily-breeze\/","title":{"rendered":"El Camino College formerly incarcerated student program gets $160,000 grant\u00a0 \u2013 Daily Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At El Camino College, some students have been impacted by the criminal justice system. The school\u2019s Formerly Incarcerated Re-Entry Students Thriving, or FIRST program, works to support those students \u2014 who often face significant educational barriers.<\/p>\n<p>On May 2 El Camino\u2019s FIRST program received a $160,000 grant from the California Community College Chancellor\u2019s Office, which will be used to help students impacted by the criminal justice system with basic needs, academic support, and career development training.<\/p>\n<p>El Camino is one of 59 colleges in the state to secure a Rising Scholars Network grant designed to support students who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>A 2018 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/reports\/education.html\" rel=\"noopener\">analysis<\/a> conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative \u2014 a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization \u2014 found that formerly incarcerated people are eight times less likely to complete college than those in the general public.<\/p>\n<p>And, about half of the formerly incarcerated population in the United States hold only a high school diploma or GED, \u201ccredentials which have diminishing value in today\u2019s job market,\u201d the PPI report said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Throughout its lifetime, El Camino\u2019s FIRST program has served 56 students. There are 40 students currently enrolled in the program, according to FIRST coordinator Ricky Gonzalez.\u00a0<strong\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students lead the way when it comes to our programming and offerings for what they need to be successful,\u201d said Gonzalez, \u201cfrom academic assistance to basic needs such as food and housing support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program\u2019s goal is to help formerly incarcerated students complete college successfully, through \u201cvarious training\/workshops, support groups, and counseling assistance that promote collaboration and community while removing systemic barriers and ensuring the successful completion of academic goals,\u201d Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<p>With the $160,000 grant, El Camino will expand academic and professional development support services for those students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunds from the grant will be used to provide dedicated academic counseling as well as success coach and advising services for students in the FIRST program,\u201d an El Camino press release said. \u201cWorkshops focused on career training, transfer options, and job placement will also be available, in addition to activities that advocate for and strengthen opportunities for justice-impacted students.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: 1px solid #999;border-bottom: 1px solid #999;padding: .5em\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/newsletter\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up<\/a> for The Localist, our daily email newsletter with handpicked stories relevant to where you live. <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/newsletter\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailybreeze.com\/2022\/05\/09\/el-camino-college-formerly-incarcerated-student-program-gets-160000-grant\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] At El Camino College, some students have been impacted by the criminal justice system&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31584,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31582\/revisions\/31584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}