CCSC's Families In Transition Program

春假第一天，FIT的同学和辅导员们来到Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center来体验一天冰上之旅。因为大部分FIT的同学来自南方城市，很少有机会体验冰上运动。所以对于这次冰上之旅，同学们也都是既兴奋又期待。活动当天，同学们都准时到达集合地由辅导员们带领进去场地。同学们带着兴奋的心情领取冰鞋后，随之而来的便是忐忑。由于大部分学生对于滑冰都没有经验。穿鞋便成为了第一个挑战。这时有经验的童鞋们便开始教其他同学如何穿鞋。当大家艰难的穿好冰鞋后，殊不知挑战才刚刚开始！大家陆陆续续小心翼翼的走向冰场。不一会，冰场入口的墙边便挤满了我们的同学。大家紧紧的扶着墙，慢慢的移动着。有经验的同学耐心的辅导初学的同学。渐渐的，一些同学掌握了技巧离开了墙。同学们互相搀扶着看看的滑行。在这中间，有些同学摔打了爬起来继续练习。同学们互相帮助支撑着彼此。到后来，大部分同学都可以离开墙慢慢滑行。辅导员们希望同学们通过这项活动磨练个人意志并且提高团队凝聚力。结束了冰上活动，辅导员们为学生们在CCSC准备了丰盛的食物。大家吃完后坐在一起分享一天的心得与感受。充实的一天在大家的欢声笑语中结束！

This week we had set goals for homework completion within the program hours. We got a glance at their semester grades and were able to have one on one conversations with each of the students. We also discussed studying methods and habits students could use as well as talking with them to see how they could improve their grades!

This day we had students exercise their brains! We brought to the table some puzzles and had the students compete with each other on who can take apart and recreate the puzzles. In addition we had students who were adamant about completing their homework, and in order to complete their coursework we provided them with a quiet area as well, and were seated so that the program coordinators would be close enough to answer any questions!

Today our students learned how to make dumplings! As they arrived, they were told to wash their hands and find a space on that table. Afterwards, they were given the ingredients and were instructed on how to create the dumpling and had a go at it themselves. Most of the dumplings were made as instructed, though others with just a tad bit too much salt. Aside from that, all the students enjoyed eating their dumplings and hopefully they're take this home and make some for their family!

Thanksgiving is almost upon us! However, to celebrate, CCSC held a friendsgiving lunch today and they have invited the FIT students. We had 20 students from Lincoln, Galileo, and Washington High School come to enjoy the food! Beforehand, the students had assisted in setting up the tables and chairs, and once completed they gathered around a table to start eating! Everyone got a huge amount of food, and after they finished their first plate they got more!

In addition, our FIT program is transitioning from academics to identity. As so, we asked our students to come help organize our CCSC office! Students were split into groups and were given a multitude of tasks, from organizing boxes to moving boxes into a storage room! By having this area organized, we plan on dedicating the floor to FIT students from high schools we plan on assisting, such as Lincoln, Galileo, Washington, Balboa, and Marshal! These students will be able to meet on this floor and complete projects, gather for presentations, and hang out!

For the start of the new school year, we gathered students from both Abraham Lincoln High School and Galileo Academy of Science and Technology for a FIT bonding, via a picnic! Everyone gathered around the field to start their barbecue, and we had introduced everyone to each other. We also played a variety of games to have the students get to know each other more, like capture the flag, two truths and one lie, and minefield! Students enjoyed the picnic and it was nice to see everyone getting together!

Today was the Lights on After-School event! Students gathered to create a small collage with their drawings and writings on it! Everyone that participated set their creativity to the max, and throughout the project students immersed themselves in their writings!

每年的萬聖節義工都很有趣。同學們在做義工的同時自己也享受其中。FIT的同學們被分派到不同的小組與其他來自不同學校的義工一起工作。在此其中培養英文溝通能力以及團隊協作能力。FIT的同學也結交了許多來自不同學校的朋友。

Every year our FIT program volunteers at a Halloween event at Stonestown. The students had a variety of activities to be done, and everyone was assigned to different groups. Our FIT participants were split between groups that had students from other high schools, and together they developed their communication and team work skills! By the end of the day students enjoyed themselves in the activities they have done and made many new friends!

New school year. New start! Students have completed their first day of school to come to us, and we have began introducing ourselves for the school year of 2018-2019! After a couple of ice breakers we started discussing our goals for this year and we're confident the students will follow through!

During this summer, we expanded our youth programming by working with multiple partners -- San Francisco Unified School District ( ) Career Technical Education (CTE) program, Jewish Vocational Service ( ), and C*C's Mayor's Youth Employment and Education Program ( ).

With SFUSD's CTE program, youths from various high schools helped our culinary program in putting a catering plan together.

For JVS, we outreached to many of the High School students during their Apprenticeship 101 workshop at CCSF Evans Campus. Many of them got a chance to talk to our current CityBuild Academy students and learn about the trades.

Lastly, with C*C's MYEEP program, Galileo youths came to intern with us. Through the 6 week program, they learned how to work in a professional setting as well as helped with filing and copying.

Thank you all who has contributed to our center this summer! Special thanks to Anne Yalon and Bernadette Frias from SFUSD, Michelle from JVS, and Mei and Daphne from C*C for connecting the youths and making this possible!

Participants in our field trip to University of California, Berkeley had met up with our assigned tour guide to walk around the school and observe the different buildings as well as to hear a bit about what the school can offer it's students as well as application requirements to get into the school!

On a sunny day, our FIT students visited SF State and USF. The school ambassadors from each school gave our students a brief tour around their campus. Our students gained a lot of great information about the school resources and admission for each school. They found the information is really useful.

Here we are again, back at the Parkside Branch Library. Today's theme? Vietnamese Snack Tasting! Our participants got to try out different snacks, as well as hand them out to anyone that came to this event, and they got to vote for their favorite snack! Everyone had different preferences, but overall all participants had plenty of fun!

At the end of the year, we hand out certificates of completion to those in our program who both come every day and volunteer at almost all our events! We'd like to thanks those in our program and those who support our program in some of our difficulties, and for those students who have yet to graduate we hope to see you in this program in the next school year!

They did it! Congrats to the graduating seniors from both schools! Graduation might have taken longer than was expected, but hey, you all did well to get where you are! We plan on checking back with you on your future path, and best of luck to you all at your respective colleges!

Having finished the school year, our students are awarded with a field trip to Great America! They had plenty of fun and were given free reign of where they would like to go and what rides to ride! A fun day overall and the students were a little sad about leaving, though there's always another time to come back!

Likewise to the Parkside Branch volunteering, our volunteers help out and participate in the other programs held by the library. Because of this, our volunteers get to try out different activities that can expand their knowledge and hopefully guide them towards a major they would love.

Every first Saturday of the month, our students come to the Chinatown Branch Public Library to volunteer with their teen tech program. There they assist in educating their community how to use different devices, as well as troubleshoot any issues they might have.

On the last Friday of the month, participants wait in the library for different tasks to be completed, and they participate in a variety of activities. Some activities include learning the many uses of a rubber band, push-pin making, and exploring different cultures through their foods.

This past Saturday, our FIT youth program formed a joint tour with SFUSD ESL program for a tour of CCSF Evans Campus. We were able to introduce to the students many hands-on work vocational training opportunities from the Construction Industries to auto repairs. We got a chance to go over the many different programs available such as the CityBuild program to get into a Union apprenticeship to earn a college degree and get a good paying job, and the Auto A.S. degree pathway program. It was a good outing and also give the students something to think about when they graduate from High School.

Special Thanks to Cindy from SFUSD, Nick and Francis from CCSF Evans, and Deon from the Deans office at CCSF Ocean Campus to help us organize the tour.

Happy lunar new year from FIT. Our lunar new year cooking workshop is to teach students how to make dumplings.

Congratulations to our new set of leaders! Hope we all work together to bring our program to a new level. Fighting!

2018 First day of FIT after school. Everyone is excited about this semester. It is the last semester for all our seniors. 2018 we are coming!

Hello 2018! Happy new year from FIT!

Our students met up at the Marin Food Bank to help set everything up! As a small group, our students were put into a group where they were to pack a pound of beans into a bag. As things were a little shaky early, after some training on how to both read the scale and how to seal the bag everything became much smoother. Overall, our group packed close to 4000 pounds of beans!

Our "End of the Year" Party! We allowed our students to relax and have fun, eating while playing different games with each other. Additionally, a White Elephant activity was held as a small Christmas Meetup! After all this, we did an after-activity review to discuss the school year, what they liked about it and what they didn't like about it. They also discussed their goals for the next school semester!

FIT cooking class - Students spent the afternoon learning how to make Vietnamese Spring Rolls today! After learning how to prepare the ingredients our students were making their own spring rolls and eating their creations!

Our students are taking their time to complete their homework and study for their finals! As finals week is stressful, students try to cram in different information in order to pass their test. We thought that to be easier, we have them complete their homework slowly and work on a subject a day, that way we allow the new information to sink into the students! Overall a great week and we hope that the students completed their finals smoothly!

1 more school day til finals week! Our students studied diligently throughout the session and after they had finished their homework they continued to study!

Due to the nearing finals week, participants took a break from studying to keep active, playing basketball against each other. The following day, participants also visited the CCSC Office to finish their college apps and talk about what they looked forward to now that they're done.

Our students this day have worked on their observation abilities! Lights Off is an escape room that our students have done where they look around the room for puzzles and solve them. Our students took their time looking carefully, making sure to practice not skipping over any details, and used teamwork to complete difficult puzzles to get out of the escape room! This event tested the student's ability to cooperate and observe and the students performed well!

Our students in their studying session. Being in the cafeteria, Our participants are diligently reading their books and completing their homework. For those with slight difficulty in completing their homework, we're here to help them. In some cases, our students have full knowledge on what to do and how to do it, and watching our students focusing on their education always pleases us!

During the summer, our FIT Program Youth volunteer and support the California Dragon Boat Association with boat maintenance at Lake Merced. They get a chance to the experience the sport and some of the students were interested in joining in their High School.

Want to give a big shout out to Jessica Chen and her youth volunteers from the Charity Cultural Services Center for coming out to Lake Merced yesterday. They helped clean, sand and varnish two BuK boats in preparation for practices leading up to the Northern California International Dragon Boat Festival. For more information regarding their organization, you can go to www.sfccsc.org