Neighborhood Listening Project
Students are trained in oral history interviewing and active listening to hear experiences, advice, and wisdom from people in their community. Through the process of story, questioning, and reflection, students dispel notions of otherness in their community and gain skills to counteract bullying and violence in their schools.
Accepted to the Portfolio: August 2015
Target Outcomes
Short Term Outcomes
- Improved communication skills
- Improved ability to recognize shared experiences between themselves and people from different backgrounds, in terms of goals and obstacles faced in pursuing them.
- Increased ability to identify strategies to overcome life challenges
Long Term Outcomes
- Increased graduation rates
- Prevention of gang activity and violence
- Increased positive engagement in communities
Target Population
Demographics
- Transitional Age Youth (16 - 24)
Service Area
- Central (District 3)
- Northeast (District 4)
- Northwest (District 5)
Information
Program Funders
Many thanks to the following funders for making this program possible.
Local Funders
- Community Foundation Sonoma County
Other Funders
- Santa Barbara Institute
- The Whitman Institute
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