By Arielle Harris | Project Leader
Ellie Perez Sanchez, Palm Tree Sunset
Over the last couple of months, the POPS Program Team has launched 11 clubs into their 2022-2023 program year and is working on launching another five. More of POPS’ partner schools are scaling back their COVID-19 policies, allowing us to bring more volunteers onto the team and to search for new donor restaurant partnerships. We are excited to welcome more individuals and businesses to the POPS community!
The POPS team worked with a curriculum specialist over the summer to completely revamp the POPS curriculum. This improved collection of writing, visual art, and mindfulness prompts will be available to POPS club volunteers and teacher sponsors to use during the 2022-2023 academic year. We hope that both the volunteers and the students find the material clearer and more relevant to the mission of POPS.
Finally, since Spring 2022, the POPS team has been working with a research team from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) on implementing an NIH-funded project that will allow POPS to collect pertinent information regarding its programs and the youth it serves. POPS has worked with the SHARE team to develop a survey that will be distributed to students twice a year (once at the beginning and once at the end). The collected data will be invaluable to POPS, our partner schools, and anyone who is interested in learning more about the impacts of incarceration on community wellness.
We can’t wait to see what more the 2022-2023 program year holds!
Nicole Bezerra, Confusing Journey
By Tracy Harper | Communications Manager
By Tracy Harper | Communications Coordinator
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