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Cesar Duran
Regina Ayon
Johan Corona
Irene Rodriguez
Disaree Casillas
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Daniel Sanchez
Edward Lopez
Martha Torres
Anilu Betancourt
Saray Hueramo
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Mission Statement- Ed
Thesis Questions- Daniel, Johan
Research Questions- Saray
Needs Analysis- Cesar, Ed
Solution Description- Martha, Irene
Solution Criteria- Disaree, Anilu
Chosen Solution- Regina, Cesar
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To bring awareness about the cycle of drugs,
gangs, and jails in order to better inform our
community with the statistics and needs,
showing the magnitude of this crisis.
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Daniel Sanchez
Johan Corona
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At what age did you first start using Drugs?
Have you ever belonged to a gang?
Have you ever been in jail?
Do you think you have learned from (D.A.R.E)?
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Total number of surveys: 179
◦ English surveys: 167
◦ Spanish surveys: 12
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32% Male
68% Female
Age range:
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11-13
14-16
17-19
20-over
10%
58%
19%
13%
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75% Hispanic/ Latino
10% White
4% Asian
0% African-American
1% Other
10% Did not answer
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Si Se Puede ( rehabilitation home)
Community School
Hermanas ( recovery home)
Evening Center (Youth probation)
Shopping Centers
High schools
Pajaro Areas
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Saray Hueramo
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Are you a U.S. Citizen?
80% Yes
20% No
Did you Voted in the last election?
23% Yes
77% No
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Do you use drugs?
42% Yes
58% No
At what age did you try drugs for the first
time?
30% 9-11
31% 12-14
17% 15-17
11% Over 18
11% Did not answer
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What attracted you to drugs?
25% family problems
17% peer pressure
58% other
Do you have easy access to drugs?
66% Yes
34% No
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Are you in a gang?
29% Yes
71% No
Do you think that being in a gang
has affected your relationship with
your family?
28% Yes
72% No
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Did peer pressure have an impact on you
when joining a gang?
15% Yes
85% No
Do you think that being in a gang
has made you a different person?
25% Yes
75% No
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Do you think that being in jail affected your
relationship with your family?
28% Yes
72% No
Does the prison system scare you?
46% Yes
37% No
16% never thought about it
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Have you ever been in jail?
42% Yes
58% No
Do you think that being in a gang
has changed your relationship with
your family?
37% Yes
63% No
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Cesar Duran
Ed Lopez
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Do you believe that you learned from drug
education given at school (D.A.R.E)?
37% Yes
63% No
 Children
 Parents
 community
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gather statistical information
inform society about the cycle of gangs,
drugs, and institutions/ penitentiaries
inform society about the easy useful solution
according to the California State Statistics
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Martha Torres
Irene Rodriguez
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Parents need more communication with their
children.
Opportunity programs for ex-gang members
convicts and recovered addicts.
Create community/school meetings about
gangs, drugs, and institutions.
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Also parents need to know who they hang around
with and what they do when their together.
Parents need not to judge there child but listen to
them and give them support.
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More SLE (Sober Living
Environment)
More Residential Programs for
parents in recovery
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Having more meetings about gangs and
drugs will probably lower the percentage of
teenagers joining in.
Ex-gang members giving a public speech
about their experiences with gangs.
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Disaree Casillas
Anilu Betancourt
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Early education / intervention
Reinforce communication skills with
children
Show them responsibility by working or
helping in chores
Build self-esteem and self confidence
Help lead to healthy independence
Educational Clubs
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Communication
with parents
Opportunity
programs
Community/school
meetings
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2. Reinforce
communication
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3. Show them
responsibilities
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1. Early
education
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Communication
with parents
Opportunity
programs
Community/school
meetings
4. Build selfconfidence
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X
5. Help lead to
healthy
independence
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6. Educational
clubs
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XXX
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Regina Ayon
Cesar Duran
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Parents need more communication with their
children.
Opportunity programs for ex-gang members,
convicts, and addicts in recovery.
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to inform the community about the solutions
that are already out there so that we can
overcome this dilemma.
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