2017-2018 Boeing Final Report

Boeing 2017-2018 REPORT Thanks to Boeing for helping us realize we can Release our Fears and see our .Hope and Dreams are Possible...

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Thank you to Boeing for supporting Release the Fear.

This report reflects how our facilitators effectively use the creative processes of the "Bridging Possibilities" program to enlighten and enrich the lives of our youth.

"Bridging Possibilities" is a character education program designed to inspire and empower our youth with essential life skills so they are given the opportunity to make better life choices, find their inherent gifts, and know that they matter; thus allowing them to lead a more productive life and perhaps become tomorrow's leaders in Arizona and around the world.

The following information reflect the results of collected data from 38 young people who collaboratively experienced one of three “Bridging Possibilities� workshops.

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"It amazes me how each one of the individual canvases come from created different people from different backgrounds, different eccentricities. Yet we were able to come together and bring them together and create something beautiful as one understanding one masterpiece, almost like a metaphor for what we can do as a community... as a new world."

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hat: Release the Fear, a non-profit health and human services organization, teaches Arizona’s youth the

life skills needed to combat the effects of Peer Pressure, Gang involvement, Bullying, Abuse, and Violence in our society and to make better life choices. Release the Fear (RTF) has worked with thousands of at-risk youth and adults in Arizona and around the world, offering experiential programs that help reverse the paralyzing effects of fear and diminished self-worth. Our programs encourage youth to explore safe and healthy lifestyles and to overcome disabilities through the development of leadership and social skills through evidence-based curriculum that meets National Common Core standards. Arizona Department of Education, accredited Release the Fear program as a Character Education program

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ow: These programs stimulate whole-brain thinking and develop metacognitive thought processing by utilizing

new applied-knowledge teaching methods. These programs demonstrate options that awaken a creative consciousness and expose the unlimited potential of critical thinking and problem solving to help participants develop better cognitive behavioral skills. Our trained facilitators guide participants through interactive creative activities and analytically explore the connectedness to their lives. Release the Fear utilizes inquiry-based learning experiences, an educational practice where the teacher/facilitator uses controlled questioning to serve as a learning guide in order to move students towards new understandings. Educational research shows that student retention increases when new learning is discovered through inquiry practices, as the student is able to take ownership of these findings. The teacher/facilitator must act as guide while being an expert questioner, thinking of the end objective at all times and posing questions to allow students to reach ideas on their own. When this is done, students are able to create new thought patterns which connect and build on their applied knowledge and personal life goals. Without these essential life skills, the still- maturing minds of detained youth view their future as bleak with no hope for a “normal” life.

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pproach: Through experiential programs, we encourage participants to develop valuable core life skills, better

critical problem solving, and a healthy sense of understanding of self and others. Through the RTF programs, participants discover that anything is possible, that they have a purpose in life. They see why they do matter to the world, to the community, and most of all to themselves.

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ransformation: The Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Office released a 2010 report demonstrating the value

of Inside Out Bridging Possibilities workshops on 357 of their juvenile population. Thirty percent of incarcerated youth recidivate—meaning three out of ten will again find themselves in conflict with law and society and back behind bars. For the incarcerated youth who participated in just one Release the Fear workshop, that recidivism figure dropped by 23 percent. For those who were able to benefit from multiple workshops, it dropped by 16 percent - nearly half. That is an impressive impact on any child’s future as well as the community in general..

Release the Fear, Inc. has worked with youth in Arizona and internationally, in such places as Guam and El Salvador, instilling positive life changes for thousands.

"In the Bridging Possibilities workshop we realize that you have to go .through a few hoops to achieve your dreams. . ." John D.

Comparison of Recidivism Rates of RTF Workshop Particpants to All Juveniles in ADJC Care 68% 70%

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Release the Fear Workshop Participants 2012 to 2015

Average of 450-500 Arizona youth per year have found themselves in secure care or behind the fence at Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) Out of that a three year longitudinal study was conducted 2012-2015 on 928 youth that participated in the Release the Fear program.

Above (left) percentages display the ADJC recidivism average from 2011- 2013; The percentages on the right are based on youth who have attended one or more RTF Character Education “Inside-Out Bridging Possibilities� programs either in secure care or while on parole within the community

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For eleven years, Release the Fear has had the opportunity to interact with over 11,000 disadvantage and at-risk youth; these youth now know they have a life purpose. They know their wishes and dreams can come true. They know they are worth it and that they matter!

Our evidence-based curriculum has helped troubled kids in schools, jails, detention, and treatment centers. Through the creative processes of art, music, and communication, we teach kids cognitive behavioral skills to build self-esteem. They learn tools to help them succeed in school, conflict resolution, and to address peer pressure, and bullying.

Between the years 2007 and 2017, Release the Fear has shown constant improvement upon youth’s pre-and post-reporting’s learned about perceptions of themselves.

In addition, during the years of 2012 and 2017, Release the Fear has contributed to an overall improvement of youth’s self-reported willingness to assist another if bullied. Despite a decline of reported learning’s about proactive options to prevent being bullied, their learning consistently remained over 78 percent.

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RELEASE THE FEAR 2017 RTF Pre/Post Survey Results The Boeing Employee Community Fund OVERALL PERCENTAGES 38 Students (3 BP Workshops) Male 65.8% Female 34.2% – Youth Ages 12-19 69.0% discovered something new about themselves 73.3% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 54.7% compared to Post 70.7% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 84.3% compared to Post 96.0% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

77.7% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

88.3% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Individual Workshop Percentages 1. October 23-25, 2017 SEF Juvenile Facility 13 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 100% Female 0% – Youth Ages 13-17 91% discovered something new about themselves 91% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 62% compared to Post 83% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 77% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

83% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

83% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

2. February 6-8, 2018 Sequoia School 7 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 45% Female 55% – Youth Ages 12-14 86% discovered something new about themselves 79% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 67% compared to Post 82% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 91% compared to Post 96% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

71% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

93% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

3. February 12-14, 2018 Sequoia School 18 Students (1 IO-BP Workshops) Male 50% Female 50% – Youth Ages 15-19 30% discovered something new about themselves 50% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 35% compared to Post 47% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 85% compared to Post 92% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

79% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

89% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

RELEASE THE FEAR 2017 Proposed Boeing Employee Community Fund sponsored workshops Program Budget: Bridging Possibilities character building workshops: Proposed Budget Per Workshop Instructional Programming: Program Supervisor/Trainer Co-Facilitator / Trainee Reporting and Evaluations: Pre/Post Inventories Final Report Supplies and Other Workshop Exp Art & Printed Supplies / Snacks Recognition for Students, Postage, Mktng Internal Coordination, Support & Workshop Presentation Travel Expenses – Average WORKSHOP TOTALS

Boeing ECF 3 workshops

$680.00 $300.00

$2,040.00 $ 900.00

$150.00 $ 70.00

$ 450.00 $ 210.00

$ 90.00 $ 60.00

$ 270.00 $ 180.00

$300.00 $ 50.00

$ 900.00 $ 150.00

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$5,100.00

Cost Breakdown per workshop with average of 15 youth each: Average cost per daily session: $566.67 Average cost per youth per session $37.78 Per Capita cost per youth workshop: $113.37

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Release the Fear’s mission, since 1996, is to counter the effects of violence in our communities by turning fear, anger, and hate into acceptance, hope, and self empowerment, bridging endless possibilities through the creative process.

Thanks to Boeing Employee Community Fund, 13 young lives from SEF experienced their Possibilities. This workshop took place on October 23th, 24th, and 25th 2017 - #1 of 3 Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.©

“Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:  Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams  Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication  Bridge Understanding  Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations.

The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 13-17.

The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Who am I?: Support. Capability. Honest. Self-support. Supporting to help someone feel worthy. Being successful and supportive. / Honesty. Confidence. Honesty=not lie about doing. Your work, confidence=being able to present something. Confidence=stepping up against a bully. Honesty=not lie about what the bully did.

Confidence/ being able to speak in front of a crowd. Honesty. Owning up to your mistakes when asked. / bravery, confidence, leadership and stability. Confidence to go step in, stability to stop the bully leadership to show people to step in. confidence to achieve goals stability to do good in school. Confidence to do well in life.

Leadership to show what it is to be a good role model. / Confidence, Honesty, Teamwork. Stand up to the bully, stand up for others, being helpful. Raising hand in class, speaking in front of the class. Getting a job, going to college, getting a degree and scholarship.

Creative story telling: Responsible. Citizenship. Being responsible by doing your school work. Being responsible by having will power. To be successful by being responsible. / Responsibility, confidence.

Responsibility. Turning in work on time. Confidence and asking for help. Taking accountability, confidence, not letting your peers take over you. Being able to say no to friends. Taking care of yourself. Confidence= being able to show your ideas to others. / Support, teamwork, confidence. Being able to say no. Self-esteem. Being able to work on a project with others. / imagination, creativity, determination, participation. Help other participate in extra curricular activities that are helpful. Create a positive environment. Helps put maximum effort in school activity.

Determined to provide a positive environment.

Through the Hoops: Teamwork, trust, creativity, awareness knowing what to get done working on a school project Standing up for someone working in jobs with coworkers Confidence coordination, accountability Accountable for actions, trust teachers Make them accountable for actions Accountability for yourself . / Trust, Teamwork. Helping each other out, believing each other. Teamwork, friends helping each other stand against a bully. You have to work with different people throughout life. Trust people to their job throughout your life. / Challenges, obstacles. Challenge yourself to get through subject you don’t like.

The way you go about different situations. Challenge yourself to do better in life.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Self-confidence, caring, self-esteem to be able to pass classes Trusting your own gut To put yourself in others shoes. Confidence, empathy, self-respect. Push yourself to do work, push somebody to give their all. See a situation from others point of view. / Self- confidence, role model. To be self motivated to accomplish things. Being a role model would help you with peer pressure by being a leader. Role model, doing positive things. / Caring, empathy. Caring about people’s emotions. Giving advice, same situation.

Caring about other people.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: Feel. / Not being honest to myself. / Confident Loved. / Special. / Confident Good and a lot more self-confidence. / Special capable and powerful. / It makes me feel good. / That 2 actually be myself. / It makes me feel good about myself. / It makes me feel funny. / It made me feel uncomfortable because normal we look at mirror to look at our hair and see how we look, but looking at your eyes with a mirror isn’t normal for me. / It makes me feel awkward because I have never done that. / Awkward.

Hero: Who is Your Hero? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero?: My Prima Abby Ramos. / My mom. / James Harden. My Mom. / Bruce Lee. / My mom because she plays my father as well as my mother. / Mom because she played the role as my father. / My parents. / My mom. / Tupac.

Why do you think are they important?: Because she is my cousin and we both been through a lot. / But the difference is she made it out. She’s sacrificed so much to raise my sister and I. / They showed me a lot. / Strong confident determined. / Because they are my role models. / He was a philosopher. / Because she takes care of me no matter what the situation is. / Because she made me. / I’m a pretty nice person. / They are important because, they will do everything they can to help you and will always care about you even in a very bad times.

What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero? Respect. / Trustworthiness loyalty. / Trustworthy and caring. To always be honest and to be responsible and always get priority done first. / Loving respect. / Strong brave trusting. / Optimistic. / Responsibility caring giving. / Integrity. / Responsibility support self-motivation. / I couldn’t ask for anything but her love and compassion. / Trustworthiness respect. / Respect integrity caring etc. / She is important because she has always been there to support me in hard times and just fun times. She always makes me feel good about myself and she said in her words make me feel good about myself and she said in that she will never leave me and she will always love me no matter what I do. / Tupac because he speaks the truth and isn’t scared to speak the truth.

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Seeing Beyond: Skills or Tools Learned: Awareness, Trust, Critical thinking to get the right answers in class, math to think about your problems to overcome them. Imagination, creativity, Art to create things, science new problems. Deal with problems. / Imagination, description, creativity. Art writing. Imagining how things are going to be. / Senses, mind's eye. Imagination. Senses, your hearing you listen to what your teacher or peers are saying. / To predict something that may occur later on.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Problem solving. Doing your work. Being responsible in getting out of difficult situations. / Open mind, critical thinking. Showing your ideas to others thinking outside of the box.

Critical thinking=brainstorming, open minded. / Not seeing the worst. Prove wrong. You only see the optimistic answers not to by pessimistic. / Being honest and truthful with yourself. When you are under stress but struggle to ask help. When life’s unfair.

Drawing one’s Fears, Hopes, and Dreams and Sharing: Accomplishment. Reflective. Expression. Getting good grades. Stop from bullying/suicide. Managing emotions. / Supportiveness, communication, self-control.

Help others, talk about problems, confrontation, fighting. Help someone who is being bullied out of situation.

Support family help others with control with communication. / Being honest with yourself, self-confidence. Being accountable and having responsibility. Standing up. So you can accomplish your dreams.

Over all something New about Self or Others in your group: Other people don’t think the same. / Most of us have the same fears, talk about our experiences. / Learned teamwork and how to accept yourself. / We all have similarities with everyone in the group.

Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (though/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one. : My friends gave me weed one day and I told my mom about it and now I said I went do drugs because my friend went to adobe. / When I really didn’t little basketball and never wanted to give it a chance so one day my mom’s boyfriend took me and my brother to the park and I actually really like basketball. Now it is my favorite sport.

It was hard at first, but with time and support and determination, dealing with the love was that throughout time.

I got my GED even though I wanted my high school diploma, I got it I was able to start working and taking college courses. / My mom being in the hospital because of a brain aneurysm. / Coming in here getting my GED. / Maybe moving a lot because we couldn’t keep up with the rent and had to move a lot, but I got to meet many people and get along with others. / I had to go to treatment for 2 hours every day every week. I found that it changes my mind set to be more positive and treatment helps me not relapse to my old behaviors. / When I moved schools I meet one of my best friend from 3rd grade. / Like when in high school and I’m using drugs I’m an angry person and to not care about most things rather than when I’m sober I can think things more clearly and actually care about a certain situation or scenario. / One time I had gotten detained, it wasn’t something I wanted but am glad I finally got the kick in the ass that I needed. I Know I’m close to getting my GED. Something I never world done being free.

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Funded By: Boeing Employee Community Fund, Sponsored Workshops Date: October 23-25, 2017 Location: SEF %Male 100

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Ages 13-17

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 62 %NO 38 %Other 0 Post %YES 83 %NO 17 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others.

Pre % Not at all 15 % Sometimes 77 % All the Time 8 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 75 % All the Time 17 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 54 % All the Time 31 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 50 % All the Time 50 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 54 % All the Time 38 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 42 % All the Time 50 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a Follower. Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 8 % Equal 46 % Leader 46 Post % Follower 8 % Equal 42 % Leader 50 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 31 % No 69 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 85 % No 15 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 31 % No 54

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Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 83 % No 17 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Try to help someone overcome. / Standing up to others. / Express yourself. / Because you can solve everything without violence.

After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 83 % No 17 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: My Parents. / I would stop the bully in his tracks. / I would try and be their friend. / I would stand against the bully.

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Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 92 % No 8 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Caring Responsibility. / I need to be more caring. / Not sure how to explain.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 54 % Post 100 % Thoughts Shared: Pre: It describes things (mood, blood). / It represents your personality. / I haven’t thought about color until now. / Race. / Blue. / It’s able to express everyone’s feelings. / Express your background and where you come from. / Color is emotions.

Post: Color represents feelings. / It represents you. / Background and how we express where we are from. / It has different meaning. / Blue. / It doesn’t describe you, it describes your feelings. / That color gives you hope. / Color can give you different ideas. / Sometimes represents your personality. / That colors are important in so many ways. / I feel like we are all the same. / That respects us.

What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place?

What % gave more thought and shared them about making the world a better place.

Pre 85% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Improve neighborhoods because that’s what made me do what I did. / Take out Donald J Trump. / Be understanding to one another. / Get youth all different ages to stop using hard drugs. / Talk about gun violence. / Community service for the environment. / Probably help people who are in need. / Stop crime everywhere. / Not sure but try to make everyone peaceful. / Show empathy to people in troubled times. / Stop violence.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 77% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: To join the military or become a game designer she play pro football. / Finish school and make my ama proud. / To stop using hard drugs. / To make it to the NBA. / Finishing my treatment by next summer. / Is to make it to the NFL. / Degree in marine biology and or veterinarian services. / Be able to go to a university and get a scholarship. / To make money. / To be successful.

Post: To see my niece go to college and be a role model. / To be a good dad. / To stop using drugs. / Making my mom proud of me. / Graduate, find a job to earn money and get my own home. / To live with my family at home and go to college. / Being accepted into college or a university. / House on the hills. / Making my mom happy. / To graduate from GED. / Go to college. / Starting a family.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Self-preservation. / Being responsible and caring more. / Never give up no matter what. / Step through obstacles that block my way. / Responsibility that I have learned will help a lot. / Responsibility. / Self-esteem and confidence. / I can do anything. / Push myself. / Respect. / Treat everyone same as family/friends.

What did you learn in workshop about yourself, that you did not know before?

Post 91% discovered something new in the workshop to improve: Thoughts Shared: Being accountable can go a long way. / I feel more comfortable speaking in front of people.

That I have an open mind. / That I can be trusted to do something. / Be confident in whatever you are trying to say. / Others have something in common with me. / I’m not alone. / I can speak in front of others. / I have fears. / That I’m very compassionate.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 91% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Some people think differently. / That they have similar problems. / Everybody loves there mom. / That they can have the same fears, feelings. / That we have the same fear. / I’m not alone with my fears. / Everyone is scared of losing family. / They have similar fears. / Same color. / We all have our own struggles.

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Thanks to the Boeing Employee Community Fund, 7 young lives from Sequoia Elementary School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, experienced their Possibilities.

This workshop took place on February 6-8, 2018 #2 of 3 Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:  Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams  Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication  Bridge Understanding  Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations.

The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Response Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-14.

How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Who am I? : Happy. Respect. Help and be friendly. Support and accept. / I am helper. Physical education class some interests in relationships. To tell the principle or a teacher. Do job then give life.

Creative Storytelling: Skills or Tools Learned: Mirror work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: I feel happy and a little sad. / So happy and enjoy the game. / Look face is perfect because I feel myself just normal person. Like who I love and like that’s just my life.

Hero: My sport win call volleyball. Why I always use my eyes. / Danielle Bregoli that is my favorite girl because she is very good at roasted but she’s not bullied by anyone. She really loves her fans. / Batman someone works and famous. They are important because they are strong.

Through the Hoops: Skills or Tools Learned: Teamwork, confidence, fun. Express yourself. Help with school work when something is hard. Can’t give up. Try your best. Tell an adult. Ask for help. Don’t accept that. Not alone, work together. Not being mean.

Write about a time when you were trustworthy or caring and helped someone else in a positive was. How did it feel afterward? Describe the experience below. I want to help people and save people’s lives, because really love people. / The best sister Elise. / I do help my mom and stepdad or my brother or friend or something when there is any trouble. / I helped my dad fix old trucks and cars. I feel good. / I helped a man because I was caring. I feel happy. / Jox fell and I helped you stand up. / Helped mom clean. / Rachael fell and I helped her up.

Funded By: Boeing Employee Community Fund Date: February 6-8, 2018 Location: Sequoia Elementary School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired %Male 83

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Ages 12-14

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 17 %NO 83 %Other 0 Post %YES 57 %NO 43 %Other 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others.

Pre % Not at all 33 % Sometimes 33 % All the Time 33 Post % Not at all 14 % Sometimes 43 % All the Time 43 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 66 % All the Time 17 Post % Not at all 14 % Sometimes 43 % All the Time 43 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 50 % Sometimes 33 % All the Time 17 Post % Not at all 14 % Sometimes 43 % All the Time 43 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 33 % Equal 33 % Leader 33 Post % Follower 43 % Equal 14 % Leader 43 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 50 % No 50 % No Answer 0 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 33 % No 67 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 0 % No 83

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Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 57 % No 43 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Tell the teacher. / Yes I’d help them. / About memories, fears, and dreams. / After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 71 % No 29 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: If I saw a person bully another person, I will help that person. I will roasted the rude person. / Go tell teachers. / I would tell the principle or teacher. / I will push bully.

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 57 % No 43 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Sometimes. / I can respect my own decision.

Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness Pre 17 %Responsibility Pre 17 %Citizenship Pre 17 Post: 14 Post: 57 Post: 0 %Trustworthiness Pre 0 %Caring Pre 17 %Respect Pre 50 Post: 28 Post: 28 Post 43 What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place?

Thoughts shared: Stay and follow my mom and stepdad. / One thing is make all happy. / Yeah. / Great.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 83% Post 71% Thoughts shared: Pre: Red. / Anything. / Sun. / Happy. / Light blue. It’s a beautiful color. Looks like the ocean or sky.

Post: I love green. / Brown. / Happy can have color. / Black. / Light blue. Looks like the sky or butterfly.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 83% Post 71% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Dinosaurs. / My most important dream is making me happy. / Gunboats. / My most important hope must go to college then I will become a doctor. / I love dreaming about something really good.

Post: My most important hope or dream is becoming a doctor. / Cooking chef. / Have a good time with my family. / Family, home, marvel. / I love dream star war.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 71% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Some time. / Courage. / Don’t know not there.

What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before?

Post 43% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: I learned about helping. / No, I take care of myself.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 43% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: I’ve got friends. / I learned about my friends and respect. / Classmates. / Yes.

Inspiring and empowering Youth with the tools to make better life choices.. .

Thanks to Boeing Employee Community Fund, 18 young lives from Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, experienced their Possibilities.

This workshop took place on February 12-14, 2018 #3 of 3 Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:  Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams  Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication  Bridge Understanding  Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations.

The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 15-19.

How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Who am I?: Encouragement. We can try and help for in the bully. Face to face just encouragement and nice or kind. In life wife or husband with children. / Being open. Be happy, socialize. Step up, tell them what right and wrong. Don’t be shy, be brave. Try to build friendships as love group. / Cooperation. Friendly, cooperation, no fighting. Help a friend from bulling. Communicate in groups. / Encouragement. Help, support and be patient.

Talk with her or him if don’t work talk to teacher. If problem or struggle with talk to someone who give you great advice.

Mirror work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are: I would love to say love and joyful because when someone has in a relationship means love and the friend has in the body positive means joyful. / I look like for more also kind. / I love myself, because it looks very affective to be myself as that’s what I like. Yet better, as how in the interesting word does it make me feel so happy after all the glory days. / My heart makes me happy. Love the way I am inside. I thought my dad’s words that he gave me, make me better life. / See will you are mamma will help. / Mirror made me smile.

Hero: Bayonetta (video game). Support each other with people and even positive. They can’t say something negative. / Our world is my life, but life is hard or world, that don’t easy and can help to the people. I want to help of people to learn. / Jorge, because he helped me to carry my pack back and my stuff to go into this way. There is much to do or help anyone as a true hero. / Maddie helps me. / My dad. I was lost being down my dad helps me being back the way I should be. My mom helps me learn anything. My family is important help and friends. / Mama. Do for who can family a many wow I am pretty sweet and cool please love..She is the one I know pretty much in the two years since now. She is always there for me, supports me, cares about me and love me for who I am.

Funded By: Boeing Employee Community Fund Date: February 12-14, 2018 Location: Sequoia School for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired %Male 50

%Female 50

Ages 15-19

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 35 %NO 45 %Other 15 Post %YES 47 %NO 30 %Other 20 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others.

Pre % Not at all 35 % Sometimes 60 % All the Time 5 Post % Not at all 26 % Sometimes 55 % All the Time 15 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 15 % Sometimes 55 % All the Time 30 Post % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 53 % All the Time 39 Rate this statement: I respect my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 10 % Sometimes 55 % All the Time 30 Post % Not at all 16 % Sometimes 74 % All the Time 10 Complete this statement: I am trustworthy and see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 25 % Equal 50 % Leader 20 Post % Follower 37 % Equal 40 % Leader 20 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 30 % No 65 % No Answer 5 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 65 % No 35 % No Answer 0 Did you do anything? % Yes 40 % No 30

% No Answer 30

Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 79 % No 21 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Always / If someone bullies me I have to do something about it / Stop bulling and support other people / I want to help people stop bullying / Just help them, the person who is being bullied / After attending the character education workshop and learning about compassion, if you saw someone being bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 89 % No 11 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Help them / I would help / It is not okay to bully people / Tell them to stop and be nice / Depends on situation / Just face to face and say stop / I would try and help / I would help them tomake the bully stop bulling him or her /

Did you learn any skills, such as respect or responsibility, to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 84 % No 16 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: My responsibility for work / Own your decisions and listen yourself / My responsibility for work / Now I know that to do about my future and other stuff / Which Character Count Trait would you most like the workshop to help you improve on? %Fairness Pre 0 %Responsibility Pre 40 %Citizenship Pre 0 Post: 5 Post: 26 Post: 11 %Trustworthiness Pre 10 %Caring Pre 10 %Respect Pre 50 Post: 32 Post: 32 Post 26 What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place?

Thoughts shared: To be nice to everyone / Make the world clean / Have people who care about other people and respect people / Peace and positive. Freedom / Help people / Making videos and upload to youtube / To be kind to others and they will be kind and repeat it / Equality / Excited.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 75% Post 65% Thoughts shared: Pre: I still am thinking about a color. It is purple / Red / Color is beautiful / Color is nice / I always imagine how I feel inside of blue and black side of my emotions / Sometimes color means emotions / Made me happy / Red means love, support or positives / It’s beautiful / I think of them as emotions / Color is like a feeling. Blue is sad / Black seems like darkness and wants power / Red and Black / Black and blue / Red. Post: Blue means for happy and smiles / My favorite colors are now new / Think as them as emotions. I learn any color could be emotion and not just one / Color is perfect / I think about blue / Red / Different emotions / Like emotions and what it means to you / Feel different colors. My favorite color/opposite / Black actually normal life not depression / Color is good and we do sweet and love / Feelings / Color is perfect.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 50% Post 75% Thoughts Shared: Pre: It’s too important to explain my dream / Get a dream / To go to college / Own my own business and be a photographer / Happiness, love and caring / Help little kids / Making a music video / To find someone to be with and become a writer / Go to Gallaudet University / Go to NFL. Post: Becoming a photographer / I want to go to colony sweid / I would help kids / Happiness / Fashion / Become a CSI and live my life and journey and family too / Richer and travel / To own my car / I want to become a traveler / I want books / To become a writer. To find someone to be with / Be kind in my life and college / Get married / Go to NFL / Dreams.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 55% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: To keep up with my hopes / Good family and be richer / Citizenship / I have to be patient about reach goal / Help as many people / Follow the steps of learning and do my work too to become a writer / Teacher helps me / Stayed focused / Become an artist / Help kids / Cooperation.

What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself, that you did not know before?

Post 30% discovered something new in the workshop about yourself: Thoughts Shared: About color and teamwork / I could trust or talk to someone / Teamwork / Not bulling / Participation Cooperation / To help people.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 50% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: They finally opened up slowly / Learn their fears and memories / Fairness also caring more / Friends and trustworthiness / That they have same worries about the future as me / Friends / I learned about helping a friend from being bullied / Same fears as we have / Friends / Same fears as me.

Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices.. .

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Thank you Boeing Employee Community Fund for believing in our mission and vision. For your understanding that each and every child is deserving to be inspired and empower with the tools to make better life choices.

Today because of your support, there are 38 more youth that are much closer to finding their gifts and they are able to share it with the world around them.

Most sincerely, Robert Miley,CEO

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