RSSN Virtual Workshop #4 : Safely Re-Opening Your After School Program, Becoming a Distance Learning Hub and Closing the Digital Divide for Our Youth

In this workshop you will get some tips on how to safely re-open your Learning Centers for your youth residents. You will learn how one organization not only safely re-opened their afterschool program but also opened some centers as Distance Learning Hubs to students who were most challenged with on-line learning. You will get firsthand knowledge and have interactive discussions with coordinators who have already experienced re-opening and have learned "what to do" and "what not to do." You will leave with information on how to best help your youth residents obtain the necessary technology and how to best assist the parents with obtaining the necessary resources they need through their child's School Districts and School Staff to insure their child's chance at success.

Presenters:

Erin Hogeboom, SD for Every Child

Erin Hogeboom was a key thought-partner in forming San Diego for Every Child and was named Director in 2019.

With both local and national policy and practitioner experience, and a deep commitment to the health and happiness of children, helping to move San Diego for Every Child forward is a dream role for Hogeboom.

Prior to joining San Diego for Every Child, Hogeboom managed the Feeding Kids Program for Feeding San Diego, and was Director of Strategic Partnerships for the national education non-profit, National Girls Collaborative Project.

Her professional experience has sent her nationally and globally, including a stint in the Peace Corps serving as an agricultural volunteer in rural Paraguay, to New York City, where she had several roles with the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Raising a Reader, International Rescue Committee and New York Peace Institute.

Diego Espinoza, Pacific Southwest CDC

Diego is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing resident services for San Diego County. Diego has built a decade-long rapport with the South Bay community working with multiple community partners and organizations over the years. Diego began working for PSCDC in 2012 as a Resident Services Coordinator at a 240 unit family property in South Bay, San Diego, and most recently oversaw services at four different properties. In his free time, he is also a well-respected soccer coach working with Rebels Soccer Club and as a Head Coach of Sweetwater High School.

Tracey Bridges, Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.

Tracey began working with Wakeland in 2008, bringing a wealth of nonprofit and program experience from working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector for more than 20 years. Her skills include superior knowledge in the management of remote, multi-city learning centers, staff hiring and training, budgeting, compliance and curriculum development.

In her role as Director of Resident Services, Mrs. Bridges is committed to using her knowledge and experience to help enrich the lives of the residents who live at Wakeland’s communities. She also stays up to date on industry trends and contributes to the professional development of others as a member of the advisory board for the Resident Services Support Network in San Diego

Yesenia Resendiz, Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.

Yesenia is a skilled resident services professional with nearly a decade of experience in administration and coordination of services for clients in the affordable housing and nonprofit sectors.

In her current post, she provides support for resident services at Wakeland’s properties and assists the Director of Resident Services with a number of administrative tasks – including the development of programs, workshops, trainings, resource fairs, field trips and events.

Resendiz also works as a Resident Services Coordinator at Wakeland’s Via Roble property, a position she has held since 2011. In this role, she serves as a facilitator to empower residents to identify their personal and professional goals and the strategies for achieving them. Using a client-centered approach, she helps residents access enrichment services to achieve higher levels of self-sufficiency and financial security.

Soraya Cordero, Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.

Soraya Cordero brings benefits and opportunities to Wakeland’s residents using expertise garnered from more than twenty years of experience in financial coaching, self-empowerment and resident services. As Administrative Coordinator, she performs a wide range of administrative activities for Wakeland’s Resident Services department and provides on-site support for multiple properties to facilitate the efficient operation of services to residents.

Cordero joined Wakeland in 2012 as the Program Coordinator for Creating Opportunities for Resident Enrichment (CORE), a specialized division of our Resident Services program that focuses on strengthening residents’ financial literacy and savings.

Cordero holds numerous certifications in financial education and credit counseling. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (National Financial Educators Council) and has a financial coaching certificate from Central New Mexico Community College. She was also trained as a Certified Credit & Home Loan Counselor by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute.