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SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program

 

We are SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program and we are here to help you get stronger!!!!!! 

Together we can offer the tools to respond effectively.



Mission: 

Our Mission is to maintain a positive self-image in a safe secure environment conducive to focusing on achieving their educational goals while at the same time reducing the act of violence associated with bullying.

 

Vision:

Our vision to reduce violence associated with bullying, through educational components that will provide tools to alternatives to violence.  

S.H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program
 is a non-profit organization that focuses on positive student and youth development, high holistic approach to provide disengaged students and youth with the best possible program. Ensuring our youth that they make a difference that they are important, in a safe environment, able to make informed decisions and ready to make a commitment to themselves and to their future.

How We Grew....

 

Rivera & Rivera Act Against Foreclosure Inc. is a local 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that grew out self- experience that brought the need, vision, and awareness together of being displaced involuntarily out of our homes, with-out any fault of our own, through Foreclosure.

 

Rivera and Rivera Act Against Foreclosure Inc., has been in exsistance since 2011 and has consistently increased their services in an effort to improve the quality of life for many low-income youth and families by providing educational programs that will bring awareness to guide, support, and help build self-confidence and acknowledgement of positive personal characteristics. In addition to the many services provided by Rivera and Rivera Act Against Foreclosure Inc., the SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program focuses on positive student and youth development, high expectations and a holistic appoarch to provide student and youth with the best possible program. 

 

 

School H.U.G.S Anti-Bullying Prevention Program [workshops]

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

School H.U.G.S Anti-Bullying prevention Workshhops is run by the staff here at Rivera And Rivera at the downtown office and has been designed to help our youth and participants develop effective ways of dealing with all and everyday conflicts creatively without the use of violence.  its curriculum of programs and exercises, open discussions are also designed to develop self-esteem as-well as self-confidence in a trusting and managable supporting atmosphere which creates a sense of community building.

Our courses teach principles of cooperation with co-workers, skills of listening, speaking, and observing also the priviledge to explore many non-violent solutions that are possible in any conflict when confronted with a caring attitude towards yourself and others through role-plays scenarios.

 

The program is designed to emphasize a comprehensive approach to bullying prevention, encouraging all school personnel to commit to a bullying prevention plan and to consistently enforce appropriate measures to intervene when violent acts occur.

 

we believe that the mere act of informing students about bullying, letting them know that school officials are working together in giving them strategies for handling bullying, can help increase their sense of safety before behaviors begin to change.

 

the workshops includes classroom activities, staff and parents seminars, to increase awareness of prevention strategies for bullying, and increase understanding of the effects of the children being victims of domestic violence[bullying is the heart of domestic violence abuse]

 

Our goal is to help reduce the social acceptance of bullying in schools and to help the children increase their self-esteem, skills and expectations for a healthy relationship regardless of color, race, ethnicity, gender,sexuality. 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

​Our Staff



Marisol Feliciano

Founder/President

of Rivera and Rivera Act Against Foreclosure Inc.: SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program: W.S.T.B.B[Women Striving To Be Brave] DV Program

 

Author

of the book, "Finally Sober and Clean" published in 2010.

 

Marisol, invisions SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bullying Prevention Program to become a Nationally recognized Bullying Prevention Program in the near future.

 

 

Luis Castro

Vice President

of Rivera and Rivera Act Against Foreclosure Inc.

 

Executive Director

of the SCHOOL H.U.G.S. Bulling Prevention Program.

 

Luis, graduated from Dean High School in 2013 and was currently attending classes at Holyoke Community College majoring on Communication skills and Phsycology.  His passion is working with the youth and inspiring them to be all that they can be.

 

Paris Ortiz

VISTA

Graduate from Westfield State University with a Bachelors in Business Management. Currently working on Masters in Leadership from Springfield College Department of School and Human Services. 

 

Program Coordinator

of the SCHOOL H.U.G.S.Bullying Prevention Program. 

 

Mentoring Instructor

of the SCHOOL H.U.G.S mentoring Program.

 

Paris, invisions to continue to serve her community and is determined to address bullying overall.

                                BE A BUDDY NOT A BULLY......

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