Fir Ridge Alternative High School RESOURCE FAIR AND FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL

Kim Anderson and Julieta Georgeades

Why is a resource fair and family fun festival important

The David Douglas School District is located in East Portland A rate of 78.3% Free and Reduced Lunch, a 23.4% increase since 2002 A growth in enrollment of 20.8% from 2002-2010, at 10,658 students District wide A dropout rate of 3.1 740 Seniors Graduated out of 859 in the District 67 Languages spoken in the District

Fir Ridge Campus

Respect + Responsibility = Results Mission Statement:
At Fir Ridge Campus staff and students create a safe learning community where we acquire the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary for success.

Fir Ridge Campus Statistics

240 Students 44 Teen Parents 17 Teen Parents actively attending school 48 Special Education Students 4 Students on a Modified Diploma 12 Students in the GED Program

16 Students are on Probation 33 Title X/ Unaccompanied Youth 10 Talented and Gifted Students
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Stakeholders
School to Work Coordinator School Counselors School Liaisons

School Staff
School District

Students

Resources
Army Bhutanese Group

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare

Central City Concern DHS DePaul Treatment Center East Portland Neighborhood Association Insights Teen Parents

Jeff Sanders, LMT

Job Corps Josiah Hill Clinic Marimba Mojo MHCC-Parents as Teachers MHCC- Childcare Resource and Referral MHCC- Head Start MHCC- Trio College Program MHCC- Work Source MHCC- SOAR Students as Multnomah County School Based Health Centers Multnomah Early Childhood Program Northwest Behavioral Health Services

Providing the following support

Military Art & Crafts Mentoring/Support Counseling Social Services Addictions Counseling Community Support Massage Therapist Employment Education

Health Care
Music

Childcare Educational Support Employment 7

 Five Weeks Pick date

Time line

Make a Flyer- Get translated in Spanish and Russian Find Adult Volunteers Four Weeks

Divisiotn of planning duties

Contacting Resources Greeters Coffee/Snacks for Resources

Raffle Prizes
Welcom Table Student Volunteer Coordinator Scheduling Food & Crafts Child Care
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Two Weeks Speak to students about Volunteering Call Resources who have not RSVPd Begin planning the MAP Make certain extra tables are ordered One Week Update MAP Organize Raffle Prizes Assign Student volunteers to specific Duties Obtain signs for parking Day Of Staff member to set up for welcome table to check in resourcws Dry eaInformation posters on doors of classrooms rase for event timeline Food and Snacks set up Table tents on tables