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In 1999, EORO received The New American Community Award from the
National Council on Crime and Delinquency, for the non-profit's
creative work and advocacy toward reducing crime in its community
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Read our young writers plays! |
 The cornerstone of Each One Reach One's vision is the belief in the transformative power of the arts and education and our commitment to employ professional theater artists and community members to mentor incarcerated kids.
PLAYWRITING MENTORING WORKSHOPS - Conflict Resolution through Theater: Incarcerated youth work one-on-one with a prescreened (required by law) EORO professional theatre playwright to write an original, one-act play, portraying their main character's greatest wishes or greatest fears. In effect, this usually is an examination of the youth's history and/or dreams, through metaphorical characters. EORO's playwrights provide 40 mentorship hours per youth to help them write their story. The workshop concludes with a staged reading of their plays by professional actors before a live audience comprised of the youth's parents, peers, teachers, caseworkers and other invited guests. These readings have proven to be transformative; for many of the kids, it is the first time they have examined what is going on in their lives, experienced success, and had their accomplishments recognized.
Through the playwriting process, the youth are encouraged to examine the actions, values, opinions, attitudes and behavioral choices that have led to their present situation. Having done so, they are motivated to re-envision their future. Through the success of the playwriting process, they have established their capabilities and shown a willingness to learn from their mistakes, opening the door to begin pursuing a formal education.
Playwriting participants are offered the opportunity to enter EORO's A DREAM AND A PLAN FOR TOMORROW (ADAPT) General Education Diploma (GED) tutoring and testing program. EORO volunteer tutors assist the teens in acquiring their GED while detained as a first step to launch them on their new path. ADAPT goal is to help incarcerated youth find the courage and develop the necessary skills to address life, identify their strengths, and make practical changes toward a better future.
ADAPT - GED TUTORING MENTORSHIPS: College students and a broad spectrum of community volunteers are trained to provide juvenile detainees with weekly one-on-one, two-hour tutoring sessions. The tutoring sessions, customized to the specific needs of each individual student by juvenile hall educational staff, help younger particiants focus on graduating from high school, and older youth acquire their GED. The individual attention encourages and helps them to improve their academic performance, develop confidence in their inherent abilities, and begin to realize a life that does not include imprisonment.
HEALTHY CHOICES/LIFESKILLS CLASSES FOR GIRLS: Young women incarcerated at the Youth Service Center facility in San Mateo are provided with a health education and life skills program. Facilitated by a case manager, the program offers classes on topics such as, pregnancy prevention, self-esteem, employment and education options, relationship boundaries, and health.
PRE/POST RELEASE PLANNING: Prior to their release, youth involved in the EORO programs have developed the courage to realistically address their past life choices, identify their strengths, and begin making practical changes. By increasing their ability to work with others, prioritize and follow through with academic assignments, and taking responsibility for their actions, they have gained confidence of what they are capable to contribute to their communities. They are ready to enact and follow through on a plan that never places them on a path to collide with law enforcement again. To further assist them during this pre-release period, they are referred to other community-based groups that focus on job training, job retention, life-skill building, and support.
- Marin Juvenile Hall
- San Francisco’s Justice Center
- San Mateo’s Youth Service Center
- San Mateo County Camp Kemp for Girls
- San Mateo Camp Glenwood for Boys
- San Francisco's Log Cabin Camp for Boys
- Delancey Street’s Life Learning Academy,
Treasure Island
- San Mateo County's Court and Community high schools in: East Palo Alto, Daly City, and Redwood City
- East Palo Alto's 49er's Academy
- East Palo Alto YWCA
- East Palo Alto Pacific Islander's Outreach
- Half Moon Bay's Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside
- PAL (Police Activity League)/Redwood City Police Department Diversion Program
- Half Moon Bay, Pilarcitos High School
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