LIFE Program

Yeah. Hi everyone.

My name is Daniel Salvador and today I will present

to you the light program here at Cypress College for

the fall of 2021 1st.

I'd like to talk about the community that we serve.

We provide support and resources through higher education for students

who are four million incarcerated or have experiencing the criminal

justice or legal system As well as students who have

a loved one who has experienced incarceration as well as

students who are in recovery from substance abuse, including drugs

or alcohol.

Now, why do we serve this community, first of all,

education lowers the recidivism rate significantly, According to a Harvard

political review review by Lisbon ECI.

In the us, the recidivism rate is 76.6 According to

a Northwestern University Prison Education Program.

There is a 43% reduction in recidivism rates for those

who participate in prison education programs.

Now, what this goes to show is that receiving a

higher education not only drastically reduces the recidivism rate, it

also prevents the reproduction of the very conditions that lead

people to prison by becoming educated members of society.

We also provide support and resources through higher education for

students who are justice involved system impacted substance abuse recovery,

students who experience significant challenges and barriers such as financial,

social support, housing, food, child care, family court, legal barriers,

restitution fees, mental health issues and substance abuse.

Now, I'd like to present to you our live program

coordinator and Fight club advisor, as well as our professional

experts and interns here.

We have ann Marie Beck, our life program coordinator as

well as Fight club advisor, robert Ortiz Arquilla professional expert

and we also have our live program professional experts as

well as Fight Club presidential team to Aristotle and Garrett

Sepulveda. We also have our amazing interns, Vicky mack, daniel,

Saldivar Valerie King, Michelle Lyons and ecus Bella camargo and

Alexandra roel.

Now I'd like to talk about some of the events

that are frequently hosted by the low life program.

Here are some flyers too frequently hosted events.

We have the fight club, which is every Monday from

1030 to 1130 and everyone is more than welcome to

attend these meetings and events.

Also, please join us and listen to Danny Mario present

on his report, the possibility report from prison to college

degrees in California.

Also this year we had the great pleasure of hearing

Dave Dahl, a formerly incarcerated individual of a wildly successful

bread company.

Dave's killer, bread share his story.

Dave shared with us, his upbringing incarceration and how he

started one of the most successful bread companies.

We look forward to having him at another event soon.

So stay tuned.

Here's our flyer for the fight club, which is every

monday from 10 30 to 11 30.

We have our zoom link right here as well as

our meeting idea and pass code you may go ahead

and screenshot this flyer so that you have with you

in case you'd like to join again.

Everyone is more than welcome to attend these meetings and

events. Here is the flyer for the Danny Mario event

which takes place on october 27th from 10:30 a.m. To

12 p.m. We have our zoom I.

D. Right here.

Rsv peeling please again, go ahead and screenshots so that

you have with you in case you'd like to attend.

Here's the flyer for the Dave dolls speaks of it,

Which took place on September 22 here we have more

flyers such as silver scholars which is every monday starting

at three PM.

Parents group is every Wednesday starting at nine a.m. We

also have project rebound which is a transfer workshop and

held every fourth thursday of the month from from 1

to 2 p.m. We also have healthy relationships which is

every monday from 6 to 7 p.m. As well as

money one oh one which is a free online course

designed for women who desire to be financially independent and

empowered. This event is hosted every semester and is a

three day session upon completion you will receive a $50

gift card.

Here's the flyer for the sober scholars event.

We have the zoom link right here again, please go

ahead and screenshot these fires so that you can keep

with you in case you'd like to attend Parents group.

Every Wednesday at nine am zoo made.

We also have our healthy relationships flyer here every monday

from 6 to 7 p.m. Money one or 1 for

the fall semester.

Again we have money one on one, A Money, one

on one event every semester.

So stay tuned for next for the next event and

we have project rebound, the transfer workshop.

He are the emails in case you have any questions

and it is every fourth thursday from 1 to 2

p.m. We have the zoom meeting ID right here.

Here are some of the ways that you may get

into in contact with the light programs.

We have our email facebook and instagram please go ahead

and like and follow us on social media for updates.

We post on the regularly and it's the best way

to stay up to date with any events that we

have any information and in case you'd like to reach

out to us, you may do so through either through

email, facebook or instagram.

Again you may screenshot this flyer so that you have

with you next.

I'd like to talk about the life programme and the

fight club.

What are the differences?

Some people get confused between between the two and I

will now explain the main difference between the fight club

and the life programme.

First of all the life programme was born from the

fight club.

Also, the the fight club is student driven with a

student leadership team.

Meanwhile the life programme is a faculty student driven program

under the direction of Dr Troy Davis.

Now here are some of the ways that life can

help the Life programme stands for liberated intellects for excellence.

The primary purpose of the Light program here at Cypress

College is to provide resources and support through higher education

for students who are formerly incarcerated or have experience in

the criminal justice or legal system, as well as providing

services for students who are system impacted or in recovery

from substance abuse.

Now here's some of the resources that we provide, such

as textbook vouchers, which can be redeemed at the bookstore

here at Cypress College.

We also have peer mentors to help guide students through

their first year on Cyprus colleges campus, as well as

emergency gift cards such as gas or food.

We also have an amazing community with regular community meetings

and events.

Again, everyone is more than welcome to attend.

We also provide advocacy letters, letters which are letters written

for you to judges, courts, parole and probation officers.

On behalf of the life programme.

Again, we have our email right below.

You may contact us at Life at Cyprus College dot

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And we look forward to communicating with you.

Now, here is a quote by Angela Davis, prisons do

not disappear.

Social problems, they disappear.

Human beings, homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, mental illness and illiteracy

are only a few of the problems that disappear from

public view when the human beings contending with them are

relegated to cages by Angela Davis.

Now, this quote says a lot about the philosophy that

we believe here within the Light program.

The Light programme strives to support formerly incarcerated system impacted

and substance abuse recovery students so that they can successfully

achieve their goals through the vehicle of higher education, receiving

an education not only drastically reduces the recidivism rate, it

also serves to elevate individuals and communities out of the

systems that lead to their incarceration.

We aim to empower and continue empowering the generations of

students who enroll with Cyprus College and that's all I

have for you today.

Thank you so much for listening and have a nice

rest of your day.

Thank you.

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