Possibilities and Transformation

There are few things in life that are more important to an adolescent than acceptance. For some teens, a gang or drugs may look like the only place to experience this feeling. The Tim Griffith Foundation is helping create a community of acceptance at Sequoia High School in Redwood City by funding the salary of Transition Program counselor, Kristal Navarro.

The goal of the Transition Program and Kristal’s work is to help Court and Community School students successfully transition back to their public school. There are a number of elements that contribute to their re-entry failure including: 1) lack of parental empowerment and advocacy and 2) going from a small highly...