Overview
- Updated On:
- June 23, 2023
Description
ARCC Values
Values are an integral component to any organization in supporting healthy, positive and goal-oriented interactions and relationships.
Our leadership and management teams worked together and gathered feedback from staff to come up with the five core values below, which are consistent with our Guiding Principles and speak to who we are and who we strive to be with each other \ in our work at ARCC:
- Integrity
- Helping Others
- Respect
- Diversity
- Quality Work
These values reflect over four decades of service by ARCC. They are fundamental to how we continue to grow and attract competent, dedicated and amazing employees.
About ARCC
ARCC was founded in 1974 by a group of community members, who were aiming to address the academic, social and mental health needs of the at-risk youth and families living in the extremely high-need area of East San José. Due to the lack of linguistically sensitive and culturally appropriate practitioners and services, many of the predominantly Spanish-speaking individuals in this region were “falling through the cracks” of the legal, educational, and health systems into lives of poverty, academic failure, illness, addiction, incarceration and victimization. The founders’ intent was to offer practical, proven solutions to families when and where they needed them most, and in a manner that was inclusive, respectful, and delivered in a language most familiar to clients. Their goal was to provide this community with culturally sensitive, strengths-based counseling and professional support to help youth and their families lead healthier, safer, more productive lives.
Today, ARCC’s mission remains very much the same- namely, to heal families and inspire youth to reach their full potential. The agency strives to accomplish its mission by promoting the healthy development of at-risk minors through a combination of educational assistance, youth & family counseling, youth development/character building activities, violence prevention education, and crisis intervention services, all of which are designed to be linguistically and culturally appropriate. Through its strategic partnerships and extensive continuum of care, ARCC provides low-income, minority youth with tools to break multigenerational cycles of poverty and school failure, so that they can stay safe, in school and drug & violence free.
ARCC’s Prevention & Early Intervention Services Allow for Right Starts
In FY 2017, ARCC Supported:
- 221 caregivers of young children (ages 0-5) in high risk circumstances such as pregnant/parenting teens, immigrant/monolingual caregivers, and low-income families
- 528 youth (and their families) at high risk for mental illness and associated academic failure
- 171 elementary and middle school students identified as high risk for school failure and dropout
ARCC’s Deep Intervention & Recovery Support Provides New Beginnings
In FY 2017, ARCC Served:
- 187 juvenile offenders (age 11-18) at high-risk for life in the criminal justice system
- 874 youth and families in active crisis
- 115 youth with serious emotional disorders
- 149 parents with an open case through the Department of Family and Children Services attempting to reunite with their children
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