Safeway and united phx firefighters 2013 funding report = release the fear's programs

FINAL 2 0 1 3 REPORT

THANKS TO THE SUPPORT FROM SAFEWAY & UNITED PHOENIX FIRERFIGHTERS YOUNG LIVES HAVE NEW HOPE AS THEY REALIZE THEIR DREAMS. . .

RELEASE THE FEAR = Inspiring & empowering kids with the tools to make better life choices...

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

Thanks to the foresight and generosity of

funds in 2013 from Safeway and United Phoenix Firefighters Assn, Inc.. Through your support Release the Fear was able to provide life altering skills to 41 youth in the Valley.

Our evidence-based curriculum uses the creative processes of art, music and communication. Thanks to your support we were able to teach these youth valuable cognitive behavioral life skills on conflict resolution and how to build selfesteem. They also learned tools that will inspire them in school, combat peer pressure, bullying, anger, and violence of any kind. These are life skills that will help them break the chain of fear, self-doubt and violence, and empower them to strive for a productive future. These workshops were delivered in March 2014. These 41 children were able to explore new Possibilities through the arts. They are now able to find their Purpose in a more meaningful productive life and a brighter tomorrow.

332 W .Lynwood Street Phoenix Arizona 85003 602-818-6959~info@releasethefear.org ~ www.releasethefear.org

What: Release the Fear, a non-profit health and human services organization, exists

to provide Arizona’s youth the life skills needed to combat the effects of peer pressure and 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 meeting Arizona education standards.

How: 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. Inquiry-based learning is 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 are 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 objectives on their own. When this is done, students are able to create new experiences which connect and build on their applied knowledge and personal life goals. Without these essential life skills, the stillmaturing minds of detained youth view their future as bleak with no hope for a “normal” life.

Approach: Through experiential programs, we encourage participants to develop valuable

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

Transformation: The Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Office released a 2010 report

demonstrating the value of Inside Out: Bridging Possibilities workshops on 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 22.81 percent. For those who were able to benefit from multiple workshops, it dropped by16.22 percent—nearly half. That is an impressive impact on any child’s future.

TURNING PAIN INTO POSSIBILITIES, POSSIBILITIES INTO PURPOSE. . .OPENING YOUNG MINDS FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW©

March 2014

RELEASE THE FEAR 2014 RTF Pre/Post Survey Results Safeway with United Phoenix Firefighters Assn, Inc for 2013 Funding OVERALL PERCENTAGES 41 Students (2 PB Workshops) Male 78% Female 72% – Youth Ages 15-19 82.5% discovered something new about themselves 85.5% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 68% compared to Post 72.5% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 88.5% compared to Post 96% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

84% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

90.5% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Individual Workshop Percentages 1. March 4-6 2014 Genesis Academy 16 Students (1 IO-PB Workshops) Male 44% Female 56% – Youth Ages 16-19 100% discovered something new about themselves 88% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 75% compared to Post 62% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 94% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

94% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

94% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

2. March 25-27 2014 Adobe Mountain: Unit Genesis 25 Students (1 IO-PB Workshops) Male 100% Female 0% – Youth Ages 15-17 65% discovered something new about themselves 83% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 61% compared to Post 83% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 83% compared to Post 92% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

74% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

87% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied

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RELEASE THE FEAR, Inc

For nearly seventeen years, Release the Fear has had the opportunity to interact with over 6,500 troubled 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 2013, 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 2013, 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.

Working as a Team to Reflect on What Tools They Have Learned in Workshop.

RELEASE THE FEAR 2013 -14 Program Budget: RTF Character Education Bridging Possibilities: 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 TOTAL FOR 1 WORKSHOP Safeway United Phx Firefighters Assn, Inc.

$680.00 $300.00

$1,360.00 $ 600.00

$150.00 $ 70.00

$ 300.00 $ 140.00

$ 80.00 $ 60.00

$ 160.00 $ 120.00

$260.00 $ 50.00

$ 520.00 $ 100.00 . $3,300.00

$1,650.00 $ 2,000.00 $1,300.00 $ 3,300.00

Cost Breakdown per workshop with average of 18 youth each: Average cost per daily session: $550.00 Average cost per youth per session $30.55 Per Capita cost per youth workshop:$91.66

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

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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 Safeway, 16 young lives from Genesis Academy

experienced their Possibilities.

This workshop took place on March 4-6, 2014.

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  Awaken Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into four 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 16-19.

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? : Communicate, listen, judge the people on the outside but not the inside. Solving problem. You take time to get to know a person before judging them. You ask questions. / Get to know each other, prejudgment. Keep comments to yourself, look at bright side. No pre-assessments.

Be positive in an interview. / Personality, personality will show a person how you are and will like you for your heart. Get to know you first not based on what your ethnicity is. Not everyone is the same.

Positive attitude, future jobs.

Creative Storytelling: Images can spark the memory. Method of studying. To help you relate to another’s situation. Helps in memorization, exercises mind. / We trained our mind to recall.

Education, remembering test, formulas, instructions. Remembering steps how to recall in the situation, or remembering about who you are as an individual. Your household, business, training at work. / Memorize important things. Easier to remember things, pass clsses. IDK. It would help by having patience. Never forget help you not go crazy. / Memory gain. Studying for tests. Remember the story. Make up stories for younger kids.

Through the Hoops: Teamwork, how to go through obstacles. Reaching out to peers to help through hard subjects. Stick up for friends, speak up ask for help. Always try your best and never give up. / New method, asking for help. To muster up confidence to ask for help. Stand up for yourself and others. We all go through things, but get through it in the end. / To get through obstacles. Ask for help when needed, passing tests. Inform an advisor, ask for help. Perseverance.You can get through it.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Motivate yourself positively. Motivate yourself to do better academically. Get your way out of it by saying you’re better than that. Telling yourself that you can be a better person and your own hero. / Gives confidence. Level of comfort, confidence. Be a leader, stand up for yourself. Being independent. / Acceptance for yourself. Not caring what anyone thinks about you. Know what you want and not worrying about what they want. Not caring what society expects of you.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are.

Good, happy. / Makes me feel happy but weird at the same time. / Awesome, great, sexy! / Good, ugly. / Beautiful, confidence and strong, this makes me proud and makes me confident that I will succeed in life. / It made me feel uplifting about myself. Like a boost to my confidence. / It makes me feel good about myself. / It makes me feel like I’m looking at myself in the mirror. / Confident. Capable of doing anything. / It makes me feel self confident. / It made me feel weird, because I don’t really love myself that much. Like I’m okay, but there is a lot I can improve on. / It make me feel who I am. I feel happy. I like who I am and there is no other than me. / It makes me feel very good inside because I was just looking into my eyes and not at my body for once. / It makes me feel good about myself and more confident also. / It makes me feel good about myself.

Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero?

IDK. Smart. Smart, good at knowing what to do. / My mom. Personality, respect. / Mom. Because my mom has made sure I’ve had everything I need since I was a baby. I honor her for that because she made me the young woman I am today. Responsibility, trust, caring, patience, confidence. / My father. He’s important not only cause he’s my father but I admire the man he is and how he raised me by himself. Loyalty, happiness, optimistic. / My brother. He is like my father. He motivates me. Trustworthy, honest, loyal, wise, kind. / Gummy Bears. They’re good to eat. Funny. / Brother. I’ve seen the struggles he has gone through. Person who is capable of leaving the past behind and start over. / Andrew Carreto. Because he’s a homie. A loyal person. / Nelson Mandela. He was an activist in South Africa and he became the President of South Africa.

Someone who is strong, and stands up for something important. / My best friends are important because they are there for me ever since we been friends. They give me good advice on what to do. Brave, admiring, integrity. / My mom is important because she has taught me to keep working and to never quit no matter how hard the situation is. I look for honesty, respect, loyalty, and brave. / My mother and father. They are both a big impact in my life. They motivate me. They are responsible, helpful, caring, punctual, respectful, loving, and I want to be just like them. / She important cause she’s my mom and she motivates me to make the right decisions. Caring, honesty.

Seeing Beyond: Use your third eye, imagination and intuition. Using prior knowledge, seeing the bigger picture, ask questions. Think beyond what you can see. / Keeps you open-minded about textures and senses. Math and science estimation and scientific method. Thinking outside the box, thinking ahead, creativity. / Ask questions to get answers. In math so we get answer to questions we don’t know. For all purposes. / Asking questions. Science because when we do experiments, we tend to answer/ask questions. Shows people you are interested in them.

Why should you receive the scholarship to participate in this program? I think I should participate in this program for many reasons. This program may help me make better decisions and think more wisely. It will also help me in life with using my mind instead of running on my anger. / I was in it and I loved it. You understand people more. / I would like to participate in this program because it helps you make better decisions and helps you with your fears. / I think I should participate in this program for many reasons. It would help me with all my choices and every step I take. I think it would help me and show me how to take it and better life choices. / I think that I should receive this scholarship to this program because I have a lot of stuff built inside that I need to release it from me. And it would help me to release everything. / I never had the chance to do this program at my old school, and I have wanted to try this out. I think I will teach me to work with others, and how to respond in those types of situations. Also I heard it is a fun program, and who doesn’t like fun. I just really really want to release the fear program to teach me something new. / I’ve been in this program before. I’ve really enjoyed it and I hope to participate once again. / I think I should be a good person to receive this scholarship is because this program helps me. I still have trouble sometimes expressing myself, and Release the Fear I believe can teach me that. I need to let go of thing that I’ll be able to let go in the program. I’m hoping this program would help me learn how to realize, confront, and control my fears. After participating in this program, I wish to help someone else who needs help. I’ll take the knowledge I’ve learned and teach someone else. Hopefully, it’ll help them help others. / I think I should receive a scholarship for this program because I am a hardworking student and I myself am ready to have a bright future. / I feel I should be allowed to participate because this a program I would like to have part in. Also I’m doing good in class so I feel I’m able to miss class for this program. Also I do need the community hours. / I should receive this scholarship because I know I would greatly benefit from this program. I have participated in Release the Fear before and while it did help me a lot, I think another go at it would be great. I would like to become more confident in myself. / This might be the second or third time attending this wonderful experience. Although some activities are the same everytime it’s more clear. As well as new or some familiar faces. I always get great feelings. I like the idea of interaction. / I should receive the scholarship to participate in this program because I am very future oriented. My mind is set to go to college/university in the future. This program will benefit me by introducing a new opportunity to me that I am not well accustomed to. Being in the program will also introduce me to the world of painting, drawing, sketching etc.. I have never really drawn anything but I always seek new opportunities and chances to take. I enjoy learning many things and learning the many ways of drawing will increase my mind’s aspect on many things in the future. I am very openminded as well and I am willing to try many new things. My mind wants to thrive in the future. I want to do better, not for me, but for the child I’m waiting to have. The university I want to go to so terribly bad is Grand Canyon University. I love the programs this university offers. I want to major in Performing Arts with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree. Joining this program will benefit my chances of being in GCU. It will open doors for me by allowing me to attend your program. Thanks.

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Release the Fear, Inc. ® PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org 602-818 6959

This was handed to us from a workshop student the last day of this workshop

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Funded By: Safeway Location: Genesis Academy %Male 44

%Female 56

1 of 2 Dates: March 4-6, 2014 Ages 16-19

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

Pre %YES 75 %NO 25 %Maybe 0 Post %YES 62 %NO 38 %Maybe 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others.

Pre % Not at all 13 % Sometimes 68 % All the Time 19 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 82 % All the Time 38 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 44 % All the Time 56 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 38 % All the Time 62 Rate this statement: I feel comfortable making my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 38 % All the Time 56 % No Answer 6 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 38 % All the Time 62 Complete this statement: I see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 0 % Equal 50 % Leader 50 Post % Follower 0 % Equal 38 % Leader 62 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 50 % No 50 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 81 % No 19 Did you do anything? % Yes 56 % No 13 % No Answer 31 Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 94 % No 6 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I’ve learned to ignore the negatives. / To have patience. / To overcome harsh situations. / Standing up for others. / Inform someone. / Not being afraid to stick up. / Nothing addressed bullying. / Yes, have confidence. / Stand up for yourself, face the bully. / Yes, it did because you can defend yourself. / Standing up, not afraid of who you are. / By looking at things from other people’s perspective. / Yes, because I would think about the positives and stick out for one another. / Yes to help them but not with violence.

Now, after attending the workshop, if you saw someone be bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 94 % No 6 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I would help them emotionally. / I’ll help the person being bullied because bullying is bad. / Give advice. / I would help them by backing them up. / That’s not right. / I would speak up. / Call someone superior. / Of course, no one deserves to be treated badly. / I would help the other person or tell an adult. / Yes, because I tell them to stop and solve the problem. / I would help the individual. / Speak up to someone. / I would help the fellow person. / Yes I would tell them to stop and tell them do it to me. Because that’s rude.

Did you learn any skills to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 94 % No 6 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: I base my decisions on myself. / Yes because I don’t need people helping me make my own decisions. / Be yourself. / I am my own person, capable of doing my own thing. / Take everything step by step and now yourself. / I learned self-value. / I wasn’t paying attention to peer pressure. / Going through the hoop. / There’s no right or wrong answer. / To think on what you are doing. / Taking a step back and looking at it again. My instinct can be a valuable tool I can be what I want I just put everything into it.Yes to take a deep breath and think about the consequences in life.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 75% Post 94% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Royal blue. / Color expresses emotion. / Personality. / It’s nothing more than a cosmetic feature. / Color is beautiful. / Do you mean rainbows and stuff? / Color is what affects a mood. / I think everyone’s equal. Everyone deserves to be treated the same. / Blue, red, purple, and gold all favorites. Go Lakers! / Red, blue, orange, black, white and people. / Color is mood. The color you choose is the mood. / No. When I think of color, I think of equality. / Blue green. / I think colors are very interesting. / That is amazing. / Black. / Blue. / Blue, grey, gold, red. / Black. / Color is blind, it’s unexplainable.

Post: That is doesn’t matter, we are all pink in the inside. / Color expresses emotions. / I think that it’s pretty cool because it shows how every object or sound has its own color. / Colors are important and can relate to things. / Color is personality. / It’s mood. / I learned that it’s good to mix up colors. / Color is in everything we do. / Everyone has their own way of seeing things. / The world is very colorful. / I think that colors are mean anything you want it to be. / It more than it appears to be, texture, feelings. / I think colors represent emotions as well as ideas. / I think about music and feelings. / Help you understand about stuff.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 94% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Become a nurse, cosmetology. / To make my mother proud. / To have a good paying career so I will be able to care for my family. / Right now my biggest hope is to graduate high school. / To be successful no matter what I do. / I just want to go to college and get my degree. / I hope to go to college and be successful. I want my own house, car, job and my daughter. / I believe I have both. I think it depends if you believe in yourself. / To become a psychiatrist, have four kids, home, and a good wife. / Is to be successful in life. / Becoming a video game designer. / I really want to open my own performing arts company. / IDK yet. / To get through high school and get a career. / I’m not sure at the moment. / Become a better person every day of my life. / Become better in life. / I hope that everything comes good. / Dream if you dream about something, you can make your dream come true if you want. / To be happy and spread happiness.

Post: I join the Navy, and to graduate college with my PhD in Psychology. / Is to be an architect. / To become a nurse and cosmetologist. / To graduate as a mechanical engineer. / I want to be successful. / It’s to become a successful photographer. / Becoming a video game designer. / I want to be a photographer and a performing arts center. / To become a botanist and grow a lot of plants that are good for people. / My most important dream is to be a choreographer. / Is to become a chef and see my son grow up. / I want to be a chef. / Is to be someone in life, leave a legacy behind. / To be alone in the wild and connect with nature. / My most important dream is to be successful and hope to have a beautiful family. / Is to be an engineer. Build military tanks.

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

Thoughts Shared: To be more confident in myself. / To never give up. / Be confident at all times. / Never give up. / To be persistent. / One thing I learned was to never look back on my past. / Not let anyone pull me down. / I learned to just go for it. / Never give up and keep on track. / We all go through things but in the end we succeed. / Ask people for help whenever I need it. / Is to don’t be scared in front of people. / To overcome obstacles. Anything is possible, you have to believe. / That if I can’t achieve my goal by normal means, I can try something less conventional. / I just put my thoughts into it and let nothing bring me down. / Shut up and focus more. Talk more about your dream. / What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself that you did not know before?

Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: I found out that I am creative in my own weird, cool way. / That my good overweighs my bad. / To love myself for who I am. / I learned that you can have an unknown fear. / That I can overcome harsh situations. / I learned that I am capable of doing what I like. / How to express myself. / I didn’t know I had the courage to speak up about my daughter. / I can do anything. / I am strong and confident. / Am capable to become anything I want to be. / I learn how to speak up with people and don’t be shy. / What I like the most, new ways to go through a hard or even so simple situation. / That no matter what, I can find something positive in the negative. / I learned that I can just be me in life. / To talk to others about stuff.

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

Post 88% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That my friend has a kid that she takes care of by herself, and this is a brave and hard thing to do. / That they have their own struggles they go through, but they manage to go on. / I already knew a few things about them. / That they have a unique dream/goal and memories and fears. / That they have similar fears and goals. / I learned we all have similar fears. / I learned that some people aren’t afraid to speak up what they feel. / I gained their trust and learned their goals and how they will be successful one day. / Don’t judge others. / They all have some of the same fears as others. / I learned a lot on how color can do what it feel. I think I did good. / They have the same fear, goals in life just as anybody else. / That everyone else has their own personal experiences that affect their behavior. / That all I have to be is open. / What they go through!

RELEASE THE FEAR, Inc

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

Thanks to Safeway and United Phoenix Firefighters Assn, Inc., 25 young lives from Adobe Mountain Juvenile Facility Unit: Genesis experienced their Possibilities.

This workshop took place on March 25-27, 2014.

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  Awaken Senses  Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment  Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into four 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 15-17.

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? : Coping skills. Avoiding distraction. Find out any similarity. It can help you stay on track. / Communication. To communicate with others. By learning about others. Basic human characteristics. / Sharing. Share thoughts and opinions. By helping people share. Giving the poor what they need. / Working in a group. To learn about respecting and how to work in a group. By figuring things out as a group. To get along with people.

Creative Storytelling: To learn to do things in a group and watching other people to do it. To get along with other friends. To be respectful and help the people that are being bullied. Because it could help you succeed in life.

Through the Hoops: Observing teamwork. You will learn how to work with peers. As a team we can stop bullying. You will be able to adapt to working with your coworkers. / Cooperation. Helping each other achieve. By standing up and against bullying together. By being a community together and make a stronger bond. / How to work as a team. Helping one another in school. Being able to help other the time of being bullied. You can work together and support each other toward each other’s goals. / To be successful in life. To help other people in their life. To help them out with their life. It could give you wisdom.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Self-motivation. It could help you with tests. You could think about how your heroes traits. You can get out of sticky situations. / Self-esteem. By giving positive encouragement to yourself. By making a stand for yourself and show what you feel. By walking around proud and happy, not unworthy and happy. / How they could help you and feel good. They would help you reach your goal. You would feel good to be someone’s hero. You could become someone’s hero. / Boosting my self-esteem. It could change your thinking. For you could make own decisions.

Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are. Honest makes me feel happy, respect makes me feel calm. / It makes me feel good. / Family makes me feel happy. / I’m writing a couple of words and it doesn’t make me feel any different. / Freedom, happy. / It makes me feel happy to know that I am at peace with myself at last. / It feels a little awkward cause I never do that. / It made me feel happy. / It make me feel confident. / It makes me feel good, confident at myself.

Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? What characteristics or qualities, would you or do you, look for in a Hero? My family. They always support me when even when I don’t need them. / My mom. She has always been there when I needed her. She loves me, cares for me, is always there.

Love, care, helpful, always there. / My mom. She is always there for me. / My mom. Because she’s taking care of me. I don’t know, never really thought of that. / My mom and step-dad. Because they are always with me. / My hero that I am not related to is my Nina. She is always there for me and has supported me in anything I do. If my parents passed away, she would take me in. I look for sensitivity, thoughtfulness, humble, helpful people that really care and listen to hat you have to say. / Cause she’s my mom and I love her. Love, helpful, there for me. / My mom. Because my mom never let me down not once and she tried to help me on school and she was saying to me “I’m getting you ready on life before you become a nobody.” / God is my hero because without him I wouldn’t be here. Justice. / My dad. He always there for me. I don’t, just the stuff he’s done for me and still doing.

Seeing Beyond: Imagination. It can help with workshop with knowing types of wood by feel. For a blind person, it helps them know their surroundings so they can get around. / Observe clues and increase senses. Detective art and reading, biology – imagination and creativity. By increasing senses and improvement. / Identifying objects. Identify work that you can’t do. Identify objects that go on the project that you are working. / Use your mind. Science, you let some other person to help you out, mechanics. Life skills.

Drawing one’s Fear’s, Hopes and Dreams and Sharing: Being open and mindful. Trying new classes you didn’t think you would like. Being willing to help stop bullying. You will do new things even if you aren’t sure you can. / Every has been through different things. No one should judge a person for what they see. Get to know a person and don’t judge them. Encourage people not to bully. By not being selfish to others, not to yourself. / Being open and honest. Asking for help and getting to best education possible. Explaining why it’s wrong to bully and working with others about ways to fix it.

Always having a good conscience and being successful. / To express our feelings. To be in an open mind to communicate. To tell how you feel before you do something. For everything and to have a great communication.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Thinking about things and seeing the bright side in things. Not being mad because you have to test. Going to work even when you don’t want to because you know it will pay off. / To look at something not only negative but also positive. Help others look at positive and negative sides. Help you open up in life. / Seeing the best in a situation. Staying up and trying my best no matter what problems come up. Seeing the best in everything and use that as motivation to be successful. / Teamwork. Help with groups. To deal with other people.

Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one. When my

mom met my step-dad I thought it was bad, but when I got to know in a month and he actually care about me and helps me stay out of trouble. / When I transferred to a different school, I felt nervous and wasn’t motivated to go to school. But it turned out to be for the better of me and my education because I started to get better grades. / I got mad when I got committed, then I saw it as an opportunity to get help for school, get my GED or a high school diploma. / Committing all the crimes I did, I got in enough trouble to finally change my ways and do good also. / The time for me would be having to come here because I thought by me coming here I wasn’t going to get rehabilitated. I was going to get more gang related but I was wrong. This place has really helped me open my eyes to what I’m missing out on in life. / I was going to smoke another weed set but it turned out that I didn’t. / How I assaulted a kid at a treatment center and violated, but I was planning on running anyway and would have if I didn’t go to jail, so it would have taken longer to do my time and go home cause they would have had to find me. / I came here and now I’m getting treatment to better myself. / When I burned my hand and had to go to the hospital, but it taught me how to be more careful and I got $200. / Coming to Adobe I thought was bad but it has a lot of opportunities. / A time would be hen I had to come here because I thought this place as going to be a bad place, but it turned out to help me a lot. / A time would be when I had to go to counseling. I thought it wasn’t going to help but it really did. / Una vez que un amigo me digo fueramos as altar una persona. Y yo le dige que no porque a mi no me gustaria que me asaltaran. / When I didn’t go to school because I was gonna have detention but then I found out I was going on a field trip. / Es dia fue cuando decide cruzar droga a la frontera pero creo que fue una decision correcta porque estoy aprendiendo de mis errores. / One time a friend asked me let’s go and commit this crime. And I was scared so I said I have to be home because of my mom or I will get in trouble. So I got away from that negative peer. / When I first met my dad I thought it was going to be negative because he was not in my life for 15 years that he try his best to be a great dad but it was too much for him so he walk out so how it became a positive is he use to do drugs and with him walking out on me, it help me to see the real him. / When I was afraid of going to court and I thought something bad really was going to happen after I went to court it turned out to be good because they really helped me in the ADJC to be better in life no that I have a daughter. / When my girl left me. Now it’s good because she ain’t a problem in my recovery.

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Funded By: Safeway and United Phoenix Firefighters Assn, Inc March 25-27, 2014 Location: Adobe Mountain Facility Unit: Genesis %Male 100

%Female 0

Ages 15-17

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

Pre %YES 61 %NO 26 %Maybe 13 Post %YES 83 %NO 0 %Maybe 0 Rate this statement: You feel comfortable speaking in front of others.

Pre % Not at all 17 % Sometimes 65 % All the Time 17 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 65 % All the Time 35 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 48 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 43 % All the Time 57 Rate this statement: I feel comfortable making my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 9 % Sometimes 39 % All the Time 52 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 43 % All the Time 48 % No Answer 4 Complete this statement: I see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 4 % Equal 65 % Leader 30 Post % Follower 4 % Equal 52 % Leader 43 Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 17 % No 74 % No Answer 4

% No Answer 4

Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 83 % No 17 Did you do anything? % Yes 35 % No 35 % No Answer 30 Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 74 % No 26 % No Answer 0 Thoughts Shared: Because friends could stand up against it. / Just speak up. / Help the person. / Being open minded. / To work as a group. / Just don’t do anything back. / I learned that everyone should be treated equally. / Treat people how you want to be treated. / Not to bully someone. / Bullies need help too with their problems. / It’s better to get along. / To express yourself. / To help prevent. / Tell them to stop.

Now, after attending the workshop, if you saw someone be bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 87 % No 9 % Other 4 Thoughts Shared: Because I would want to help me if I were getting bullied. / I would put myself in the middle of it. / I would tell the bully to stop. / I will stand up for them. / Because everybody has to be in positive. / I’ll tell em to pick somebody your own size. / I would help him out or tell authority. / Tell them to stop. / I’d say something. / Tell the person not to bully. / People should treat others with respect. / It depends on the situation, but for the most part yes. / Tell someone or make him make good choices. / Understand the main picture. / Stop it. / Tell them to stop.

Did you learn any skills to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 74 % No 22 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: Because you could end up getting in trouble. / Self-talk. / Yeah just do my own thing. / Make my own decisions that will only benefit me. / Be yourself. / Listen to your decisions but ask for help. / I can make my own decision. / To depend on myself. / Because I learned how to manage. / I don’t do peer pressure.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 57% Post 96% Thoughts Shared: Pre: IDK. / Never thought about it. / I think colors are nice and makes more things look better in color. / Los colores expresan ver al mundo diferente. / I think color expresses the world in a whole different matter. / I’ve never thought about it. / No to be honest, never. / Red. / How colors are you dreams and hopes and how you could pick a color for what you fear. / Feelings. / Purple. / I think all colors should be equal. / I don’t think about color. / Yeah. / I like color, it is pretty and expressive. / No. / It’s pretty. / I’m not sure. No. / No. / No. / It’s a really good way to express your emotions. / No, I’ve never thought about it. / Don’t really think much about color.

Post: Different colors could mean how you feel. / I think color important. / The mood. / There is color in everything. / Color describes things in different ways. / Color is a way to imagine things better. / The meaning. / Color I learned is used to express yourself. Color can help you through life. / It all the emotions. / It will help see different perspectives. / The way I feel. / Color has its own feel. / They explain things in life. / In color everything looks better. / That even muck has color to it. / Different types of life. / It’s cool. / Emotions. / That even music has its own color. / To me it explains emotion. / It makes our world beautiful. / IDK. / It’s for your dreams. / Is for your dreams.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 83% Post 92% Thoughts Shared: Pre: To be successful. / Being a sniper in the military. / To get back to regular high school and success on graduating and get a high school diploma and go to college and get a job. / Military. / Become an engineer, be successful. / Is to become rich. / To have a relationship with my father. / Psychiatrist. / My dream is become a billionaire and have good cars. / Yes to become someone important. / To become a nurse. / To be a good person towards others. / To be an astronomer. / To get release from ADJC. / My important dream is to become a gourmet chef. / To get back with my family. / To have my own family and be happy. / Be successful in my life. / Being a prostitute and selling drugs. Also killing people. / Is going to college and being an architect. / I don’t know. / I don’t really know. / Do not think I have one.

Post: To be able to be successful in life. / To open my own car shop. / I wish to become chef and open a restaurant with my parents. / To open tattoo shop. / Is going to college and being an architect. / To get release out of ADJC and go back home. / My most important hope is to have a family and dream is to be an engineer. / Vet or cook. / To become a nurse. / To have my own family. / To be a basketball player. / To be in the NBA and travel the world. / Is to have a job and family with kids. / To ride and be a BMX pro. / To be with a big family forever. / Be successful. / Psychiatrist. / My most important hope or dream is to make my family proud and be successful with my dream. / To be successful. / Becoming a sniper in the military. / IDK. / Is to become a border patrol. / Dream is being a cop.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 91% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: What to expect from a leader. / Being driven. / Keep on reaching your goal no matter what. / I learned to use teamwork and be open. / Someone’s always listening. / It helped me to express myself. / Be patient be a leader and cooperating with others. / One thing I learned in workshop to help me reach my dream is to motivate myself, MVP – Memorize, Visualize, Personize. / School. / Someone’s listening that can help. / Coping skills. / I learned everything is possible. / To make better decisions. / Teamwork is better than one. / To let fears go and believe in my dream. / To be good communicator and create. / I learned nothing in this class not this time, but first time I learned how to respect people, just didn’t want same program again. / Sharing. / Is to learn to deal with other peers and to use my skills and teamwork. / To always think of the negative on things. I don’t want to do as a positive or things I should do. / Perseverance. / IDK. / Keep on trying my best. / Do my goals.

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

Post 65% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Nothing. / That I shy to talk around others. / Nothing. / I didn’t know that I used my mind’s eye everyday. / I’m a good listener. / That I can express myself. / I found out that I had no fear and also hanging out with friends. / I learned that I am a leader and there are things I fear. / I want to paint for stress. / IDK. / My fear. / Nothing. / Teamwork. / My cooperation and effectiveness I have. / How to express yourself. / N/A. / My communication skills. / That I could achieve anything if I believe. / I’m not sure. / I didn’t learn anything. / IDK. / That I have skills. / That I had skills.

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

Post 83% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That they might have the same fear as me. / My friend can open up more. / That everyone regrets what they did. / I learned that other people had fears. / Shawn is a awesome kid. / We can get along. / Cooperate with them and help each other out. / That we’ve all been through bad and good, all we should do is keep forward and learn. / Good drawer. / Nothing. / That they have the same fear as me. / That Kichner is cool. / Their fears. / It’s easy to know and get along with someone by communicating. / That everyone has a dream and they each can reach it. / To see his point of view. / I wasn’t paying attention. / Hopes and dreams! / That some of your friends aren’t your real friends. / That most of them have the same fears as I do. / I didn’t learn anything. / IDK. / What he can do or not do. / His skills and his abilities.

Notes from Psychologist from Mexico and now Student-Teacher:

1. I like to see how you are working like a team. I can see you have good communication.

2. I love the way the students are involved in this. They have great answers, they are not embarrassed, they feel free to talk. I’m sure they will use this information not only at school; they will use it at any place they will be.

Will be great for more people to have this kind of information.

I can see and feel we are not using excellent communication.

We need to improve this topic. When we feel confident, everything will be easier in any area. If we believe, anything will be possible. The only thing we need to do is to be prepared to do it.

Responsibility is another big topic to work.

Open to learn and be positive.

Thank you so much! For everything you do!

Mrs. Draden

Thank you all at Safeway Charities and, United Phoenix Firefighters from our hearts and the hearts of those we serve for believing in our mission and vision, that each and every child is deserving to be inspired and empower with the tools to make better life choices today are able to find their gifts they have to share with the world around them.

Most sincerely,

Robert J Miley CEO and Founder Office- 302 W. Monroe in Downtown Phoenix Mailing-332 W. Lynwood Phoenix, AZ 85003 info@release the fear.org www.releasethefear.org 602-818-6959