Resources for Low Income Families

Destinee Garcia has always had a passion for helping both children and families. She has worked with children ages TK-5th grade. While working as a teacher at an after school program, this experience made her realize how important it is to build positive and strong relationships with children. Also, while volunteering at Catholic Charities Family Resources Center, this experience gave her the opportunity to provide services and resources to children and parents who are in need. Through these experiences, she has found her passion for working with troubled youth. Now that she has her Bachelors degree in child and adolescent development, she hopes to find a position as either a behavioral therapist or a probation officer. In the future, she would love to further her education by obtaining a Master’s degree in Counseling, Justice Studies or Psychology.

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Laura Silva has had the privilege of working with both mentally and physically challenged students in educational, one-on-one and therapy based environments. These experiences have expanded her knowledge on the importance of providing protective factors for all students, especially those at high-risk. To support the children she serves Laura has a firm belief in building meaningful and lasting relationships with children, to effectively influence their development, and others in their lives, to more comprehensively impact the child. The culmination of Laura's educational and professional experiences have motivated her to further her education through a Master’s program in Educational Psychology with an EdS in School Psychology and a PPS credential to assist every student and family possible.

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Alexis Cook is a current recreational Lead and has gained experience in and around surrounding communities that support the family-child dyad. Her passion for Child Development can be seen through interactions with families and children as she explores innovative ways to support the needs of families while considering non-traditional family dynamics. As Alexis continues to expand her skills through education and field work she proactively contributes in mitigating negative trajectories for families and children. She is ambitious and confident that she will provide essential services to populations of low socioeconomic statuses in Santa Clara County to bolster positive interactions within the family-child dyads. Her daughter motivates her to further her education in the pursuit of a Masters degree that will enable her to partner and/or develop a non-profit of her own that bridges the gap between high school students and higher education.

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Alondra Salgado has always been passionate about working with children and families for as long as she can remember. She has been given the opportunity to work with children ages TK-8th grade in after-school programs as an after-school teacher and after-school leader. Through these experiences, she has been able to build strong and positive relationships with both the children and families. During her short time at Catholic Charities, she learned how to work with low-income and underserved families in various ways. She was able to lead the 5’s classroom and was also able to be part of the food bank, which was incredibly rewarding. She says that being a Child and Adolescent Development major is such a rewarding experience in itself. This major has shown her that she has chosen the right path for herself and she is excited to embark on new adventures soon. She plans to take a year off from school and dive back into an MA program for either Marriage & Family Counseling or Justice Studies.

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Julia Rodriguez is full supporter of equal rights and opportunities for everyone. She is currently working at CommUniverCity SJSU, a non-profit based at San Jose State where we place SJSU students directly into the community of downtown San Jose. The majority of her work has been with elementary aged children (K-6) mangaging the Cooking Matters nutrition education program. As a current Child Development major and (recently) interning with the Luther Burbank Family Resource Center, Julia's time at SJSU has been full of learning to understand how to offer children and families with the resources they need. To accomplish that, Julia is a firm believer in buliding relationships and trust with the members of her community. with families throughout the community. She's always had a passion for wanting to help and work with struggling families which has motivated her to further her education and pursue an MA degree in Social Work where she aspires to be a Licensed Clincial Social Worker.

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Elizabeth Sambath is a strong believer that children and families should have access to any resources that they need. I used to work for the City and County of San Francisco and now I currently work for a non-profit organization stationed in Santa Clara County. In both of these experiences, I got to work with K-12 grade students from many different socioeconomic backgrounds. In the future, I want to further my education by obtaining a Master’s degree in Social Work and/or in Higher Education to help those in need.

Elizabeth Sambath Resume