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PROJECT PROFILE :
PROJECT PROFILE :
Project Partner (location):
Project Partner (location):
University of California, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Team Members:
Team Members:
Marla Hernandez
Tayler Olson
Alejandro Ruelas-Mora
Sophie Shaw
Main Tech Tools:
Main Tech Tools:
Website through Facutlty Sites powered by WordPress
Figma for web design
Qualtrics for Survey transfer
Adobe Illustrator for logo and brochure
Organization Needs:
Organization Needs:
Building a website to host information on the project and to refer back to when creating social change in SCC
Capturing digital stories
Creating a platform to host information to resources that will be working with the We Belong project
Research through a survey and interviews
Our Solutions:
Our Solutions:
Crafted a brochure
Developed a logo and website from scratch
Website made through multiple iterations of lo-fi and figma designs
Transferring survey from paid to free platform
Utilizing others for support in learning tech while creating more impressive tech solutions for our project organization.
Project Outcomes :
Project Outcomes :
A published website for the We Belong research project
Active survey for individuals to participate in data
Finalized logo for campus project
Completed English and Spanish translations of helpful resources in the brochure
Project Milestones:
Project Milestones:
Achievements :
Achievements :
Harvested partner consulting skills
Experimented with Graphic Design through the logo and brochure developments
Served the need of mixed-status communities in Santa Cruz county
Main challenges / problems solved :
Main challenges / problems solved :
Communication issues with faculty partners was solved by gathering outside help from the Everett program
Our little to no experience on technology posed a large challenge on our work but through working together and learning from alumni and one another, we all created a technological adventure we are all proud of!
Development of the logo
Development of the logo
The Phases of How We Got to the Final Product:
The Phases of How We Got to the Final Product:
Development of the website
Development of the website
Wireframing and lo-fi designs:
Wireframing and lo-fi designs:
Project Description
Project Description
Through collaboration with two UCSC researchers, Steve McKay of Sociology and Leslie Lopez of Community Studies, the associated We Belong Everett team built a website highlighting the work done by the We Belong Research Project. Steve McKay is a part of the UCSC Center for Labor Studies and has directed other social division projects, such as Working for Dignity and No Place Like Home. Leslie Lopez is the director of the Oakes Certificate Program in Service-Learning & Community Justice, as well as the director of Corre la Voz. The We Belong Research project is a community-engaged research project that focuses on researching the level of sense of belongingness felt by mixed-status immigrant families in Santa Cruz County. This project hopes to reduce stigma in the immigrant community associated with utilizing resources available. Many mixed-status families worry that accessing any given resource will increase their odds of facing deportation. Through Everett’s collaboration with the We Belong Research Project, we created a website which strengthens connections between trustworthy primary local resource providers in Santa Cruz County and their community they serve. The We Belong Research Project is looking forward to increasing the conversation between immigrant rights and the general acceptance of our local immigrant communities. One objective of this website is to contribute to a strategic plan that allows immigrants living in Santa Cruz County to not just survive but belong and thrive. In the future, Everett hopes to contribute more to the website we built and highlight the stories and interviews the research team collected. We hope to build a platform in which the community is able to access the results of the research project as well as get connected with relevant resource providers.
Team Members
Team Members
UCSC Senior, majoring in Intensive Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in GISES. Everett Program: Tech Guide, CITL web developer.
Tayler
Tayler
UCSC Senior majoring in Sociology with a Concentration in GISES and minoring in Education
Marla
Marla
UCSC Senior majoring in Sociology with a concentration in GISES
Our Project timeline
Our Project timeline
Through the past 10 months of 2020
Through the past 10 months of 2020
What we learned
What we learned
HeADs
HeADs
There are many barriers that mixed status families in Santa Cruz face in regards to access to community resources and contact with trustworthy providers.
Hands
Hands
We created a website resource tool to connect local mixed status families with trustworthy resource providers.
Hearts
Hearts
We learned a lot about ourselves and grew in regards to communication, time management, and self care.
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