CLEO EULAU CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
2483 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY NO 201, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 www.acknowledgealliance.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CLEO EULAU CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, D.B.A. ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE, IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING LIFELONG RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AND STRENGTHENING THE CARING CAPACITY OF THE ADULTS WHO INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.

TO PROMOTE LIFELONG RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

THE RESILIENCE CONSULTATION PROGRAM, SERVING K-12 SCHOOLS, PROVIDES A UNIQUE APPROACH TO HEALTHIER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, IMPROVING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) COMPETENCIES AND REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. THE WORK WE DO WITH THIS POPULATION INCLUDES TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL SUPPORT THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE COACHING, TRAININGS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS; 3RD - 7TH GRADE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) LESSONS; AND STUDENT COUNSELING. MANY OF THE SCHOOLS WE SERVE ARE UNDERPERFORMING WITH, ON AVERAGE, 72% OF THE STUDENTS ON THE FREE OR REDUCED MEAL PLAN. STUDENTS MAY BE FACING ADVERSITIES SUCH AS EXPERIENCING EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA INCLUDING DEVELOPING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LIVING IN HOME ENVIRONMENTS WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY, AND EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HUNGER, AND STRESS THAT EACH INHIBITS A POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. ACKNOWLEDGE RESILIENCE PROGRAM STAFF, COMPRISED OF A TEAM OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, MEET WITH EDUCATORS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND PRINCIPALS TO OFFER SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT WAYS TO MAKE SCHOOL A HEALTHY, POSITIVE PLACE. OUR DIRECT WORK WITH EDUCATORS HELPS THEM DISCOVER THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS IN THE PROFESSION AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS IN AN EMPATHIC, EFFECTIVE, AND STRENGTH-BASED WAY. 95% OF THE TEACHERS WE SERVE ARE EXPRESSING POSITIVE CHANGE: "ACKNOWLEDGE STAFF HELP US WORK THROUGH OBSTACLES & CHALLENGES THEY MAY BE FACING REGARDING EVERY ASPECT OF STAFF STUDENT RELATIONSHIP."SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) IS THE FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT NEEDED TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS FOR LIFELONG EFFECTIVENESS. IN EDUCATION, SEL CREATES A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED, CARED FOR AND CONNECTED. THE RESILIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES SEL CURRICULUM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE EMOTIONS, MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS, ESTABLISH MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACHIEVE GOALS. OUR STAFF FACILITATES THESE LESSONS TO THE ENTIRE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING THE TEACHER, TO MAKE IT A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATORS' SEL SKILLS. RESEARCH LINKS SEL TO IMPROVED ATTITUDES ABOUT SCHOOL, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND REDUCTIONS IN AGGRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND SUBSTANCE USE. TEACHERS, NEXT TO FAMILY, SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH YOUTH AND CAN HAVE AN INCREDIBLE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES. ACKNOWLEDGE ALLIANCE HELPS MAKE THIS HAPPEN, CHANGING LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY. THIS PROGRAM SERVES 15 SCHOOLS IN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES IMPACTING 25 PRINCIPALS AND ADMINISTRATORS, 400 EDUCATORS, AND OVER 10,000 STUDENTS.

THE COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM (CCP) WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 215 OF THE MOST AT-RISK YOUTH IN GRADES 9 - 12 IN SAN MATEO COUNTY. THESE STUDENTS ARE AT EXTREMELY HIGH RISK FOR FAILURE; THEY ARE FACING EXTREME ADVERSITIES. THEY ARE VICTIMS OF PERVASIVE DOMESTIC AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, COERCED GANG INVOLVEMENT, POVERTY, RACISM, FAMILIES TORN APART AND UNDIAGNOSED LEARNING AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. OUR PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELING SERVICES INCLUDE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TO HELP THESE YOUTH PROCESS THE COMPLEX TRAUMA THEY INCUR, BECOME MORE SELF-AWARE, CONSTRUCTIVELY EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS, AND BEGIN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES FOR THEMSELVES. WE BELIEVE IN THEM AND THEIR ABILITIES TO GROW AND THRIVE. WE HOLD HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF THEM SO THEY, IN TURN, WILL BELIEVE IN THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCEED. WE HELP THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND REMAIN THERE TO GRADUATE. OUR TRANSITION PROGRAM IS A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING FROM THE COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING PROGRAM AT THE COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO THEIR LARGER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEQUOIA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IN REDWOOD CITY AND PENINSULA BRIDGE YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 180 STUDENTS AT SEVEN HIGH SCHOOLS IN SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO NEED A SUPPORT PERSON TO HELP THEM AS THEY NAVIGATE THE HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM, MANAGING NEGATIVE PEER PRESSURES, AND THEIR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN GENERAL. THIS PROGRAM HAS AN OVER 89% SUCCESS RATE OF KEEPING THESE YOUTHS IN SCHOOL AND ON TRACK TO GRADUATE.

THE OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BUILD OUR REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE COLLABORATION SO THAT EVENTUALLY OUR MESSAGE OF RESILIENCE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH CAN BE EMBEDDED INTO EVERY LEVEL OF AMERICA'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. COMMUNICATION TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY IS DELIVERED THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM. SERVICES INCLUDE TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN YOUTH, AND THE DELIVERY OF PAPERS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE NEW TEACHER'S SYMPOSIUM. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM SPENDS TIME REACHING OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO HELP WITH THE AIM OF LEVERAGING OUR KNOWLEDGE TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND FAMILIES. THE EXECUTIVE TEAM DEVOTES TIME TO MEET WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND BUSINESSES TO SHARE OUR WORK AND EXPLORE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS. WE ANTICIPATE THAT OVER THE NEXT 3 - 5 YEARS, OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE AND OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM MAY INCLUDE SERVICES ON THE WEB AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

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