Each One Reach One (EORO)
Executive Director, Robin Sohnen
email: info@eoro.org
Mailing Address:
1486 Huntington Avenue Suite 304
South San Francisco, CA 94080
T650-225-9030
F650-225-9033
Website:
http://www.eoro.org
When is our next public event?
Juvenile Justice Center –San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center on September 20, 2008.
What does EORO do?
Each One Reach One (EORO) conducts intensive playwriting
programs, which employ theater professionals to work, one-on-one,
with at-risk youth of high school age attending alternative
schools or incarceration facilities.
EORO also conducts A Dream and Plan for Tomorrow (ADAPT).
The program provides weekly one-on-one after-school study
halls for academic tutoring and life planning workshops to
young people incarcerated at the Youth Service Center in San
Mateo, CA
View a short video
clip showing our workshop process and a student play being performed.
What are the benefits of its services to at-risk youth?
- Learning tools to express themselves creatively
Building self-confidence and practicing decision-making
- Communicating difficult emotions and avoiding violence
Who provides these services?
Professional playwrights and actors serve as mentors, working
one-on-one with youth, supporting the young writer in expressing
their own thoughts, and in completing the complex task of writing
a play.Professional actors from all over the San Francisco Bay
Area volunteer to present the young writers' plays for a live
audience of peers, family and friends, and youth facility staff.
Local college/university students and community members volunteer
to tutor incarcerated youth in academic subjects and, most importantly,
help them map out “a dream and a plan for tomorrow.”
Where does EORO run its programs?
Primarily in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Some of the
facilities that have hosted programs are:
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Marin Juvenile Hall, San Francisco's Juvenile Justice Center and Log Cabin Ranch for boys, San Mateo's Youth Service Center, Camp Kemp for Girls and Camp Glenwood for boys. Delancy Street's Life Learning Academy, Treasure Island, Thornton Continuation High School, Daly City, San Mateo County's Court and Community high schools; East Palo Alto; Daly City, Redwood City, 49er's Academy, East Palo Alto, YWCA, Palo Alto, Pacific Islander's Outreach, East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside, Half Moon Bay, PAL (Police Activity League)/Redwood City Police Department Diversion Program, Pilarcitos High School, Half Moon Bay.
How many youth are served?
Our programs serve over 130 youth per year through a one on one mentorship relationship.
How was EORO founded?
Each One Reach One (EORO) began in 1997, as an advocacy organization to divert incarcerated kids and kids on probation from a life in prison. As a long time community activist and former actor, Robin Sohnen saw a need to serve her San Mateo County community. Her strong urge to address issues with the juvenile justice system and her meeting of a young incarcerated young writer, Mario Rocha, were the inspiration for the founding of Each One Reach One.
What special recognition has EORO received?
In 1999, EORO received the National Council on Crime and Delinquency's New Community Award for our efforts to reduce crime in our community. The National Endowment for the Arts has recognized EORO's Playwriting Workshop as one of the Nation's outstanding arts education programs serving incarcerated youth. In 2007, The San Francisco Foundation recognized EORO as one of 36 extraordinary Bay Area organizations that transforms lives and strengthens communities.
EORO worked closely with State Representative Gene Mullin (D-South San Francisco) to formulate AB 622, which was signed by the Governor in September 2007 lowering the age that incarcerated youth can receive a GED certificate.
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