{"id":4918,"date":"2023-10-23T17:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T01:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/?page_id=4918"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:17:16","slug":"rising-from-the-ashes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/?page_id=4918","title":{"rendered":"Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff00ff\">OUR IMPACT<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide tw-gutter-no is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:100%;flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><strong>At the heart of our mission is the belief that creativity is a combination of courage, imagination, compassion, and curiosity. Through our programs, we have seen how arts and science education builds resilience and empathy and supports the expression of complex ideas and robust collaboration.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-c392722c image-caption    \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-4 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-4 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4963' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/afterschool.vax58JPG-1024x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/afterschool.vax58JPG-300x300.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/afterschool.vax58JPG-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe reached 400 students in after school arts and science programs in 6 systemically under resourced  public schools in Richmond, CA.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4964' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copy-of-123_1-1024x768.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copy-of-123_1-300x225.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copy-of-123_1-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe engaged 630 young people through school residencies in over 21 classrooms in 5 under-resourced public schools across the East Bay. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4965' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230623_144430-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230623_144430-225x300.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20230623_144430-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe served over 200 families from 23 zip codes during our onsite after-school and summer camp programs. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='4968' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0524-768x1024.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0524-225x300.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_0524-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe were able to meet over 800 families in our community through 10 free events across Oakland where we set up engaging and fun arts and science activities.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffbf00\">IMPACT BEYOND MEASURE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-background is-layout-flex 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They often hear about being an artist as some far off adult career path. When they realize that they can be an artist RIGHT NOW they often vocalize it excitedly to me and you can see a sparkle in their eyes as they take that new found confidence into art class.\u201d<\/em> <br>&#8211; Joey Rose, JCAS Visual Arts Teaching Artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:20%;flex-basis:20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4973\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-1200x1201.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357-1980x1981.jpeg 1980w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JOEY2-scaled-e1702600750357.jpeg 2038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:24px;background-color:#00ccff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:20%;flex-basis:20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elisa.oceguera-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4983\" style=\"width:120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elisa.oceguera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elisa.oceguera.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:80%;flex-basis:80%\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe teenagers in my class talk about the pressure they feel everywhere else in their life. Our art class is a break and a reprieve for students from what they deal with outside of class: family issues, lots of different social pressures, bullying.\u201d<\/em><br>&#8211; Elisa Oceguera, JCAS Teaching Artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Annual Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-tw-border-h-inner tw-row-valign-top\"><table><tbody><tr><td>FY25 Annual Report<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANNUAL-Report.FY25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ANNUAL Report.FY25\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FY23 Highlights<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JCAS-FY23-Highlights-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JCAS FY23 Highlights\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FY19 Annual Report<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/L_FY19-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"L_FY19-Annual-Report\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FY18 Annual Report<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/17_18-ANNUAL-REPORT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOWNLOAD\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FY17 Annual Report<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eastbaycreativelab.org\/staging-juniorce\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/16_17-JCAS-ANNUAL-REPORT-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOWNLOAD\">DOWNLOAD<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bullet-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter bottom-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;color:#ff00ff;background-color:#ff00ff\">Book your RENTAL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter  is-style-fill top-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;color:#ffbf00;background-color:#ffbf00\">Book your RENTAL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-12a27398 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button top-button text is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/juniorcenter.org\/staging-juniorce\/?page_id=1680\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Support our work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUR IMPACT At the heart of our mission is the belief that creativity is a combination of courage, imagination, compassion, and curiosity. 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