ONE OUT OF EVERY 5 STUDENTS REPORT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED BULLYING. 41% OF STUDENTS WHO
SAY THEY’VE BEEN BULLIED.
EXPECT IT TO KEEP HAPPENING.
SCHOOL-BASED BULLYING
PREVENTION PROGRAMS DECREASE
BULLYING BY UP TO 25%.
STUDENTS WHO EXPERIENCE
BULLYING ARE AT AN INCREASED
RISK FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY,
SLEEP DIFFICULTIES, LOWER
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND
DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL.
JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS
ELIZABETH REAGOR, DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT OF CITY YEAR
JACKSONVILLE, ANDREA HILL, A
STUDENT AT SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. WE’RE SO EXCITED TO
HAVE BOTH OF YOU GUYS IN THIS
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANKS
FOR HAVING ABSOLUTELY. SO TELL
ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THIS PROGRAM. HOUSE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE. YEAH. SO AT CITY
JACKSONVILLE.
>> WE SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ARE
FARTHEST FROM EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY WHILE ALSO
DEVELOPING DIVERSE YOUNG
LEADERS HERE IN OUR CITY. SO
WE HAVE THIS AMAZING GROUP 18
TO 25 YEAR-OLD CITY, YOUR
STUDENT SUCCESS, COACHES LIKE
KOREA WHO COMMIT A YEAR OF
THEIR LIFE TO SERVING OUR
COMMUNITY. AND DURING THAT
TIME THEY’RE GIVING BACK AND
WE’RE POURING INTO HELPING
THEM SET GOALS FOR THEIR
CAREERS COLLEGE AND ALSO
BUILDING SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORING
OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT WHEN
THEY’RE YOUR SERVICE IS DONE,
NOT ONLY THEY KNOW WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO, BUT THEY KNOW
EXACTLY HOW THEY’RE GOING TO
GET THERE AND WHAT THEIR NEXT
STEPS ARE. AND WE’RE PROVIDING
JACKSONVILLE WITH THIS AMAZING
WORKFORCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SERVING HEARTS AND KNOW
THE VALUE OF HARD WORK BECAUSE
SPEAKING OF THEIR SERVICE,
THEY ARE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SERVING AND GIVING BACK TO OUR
COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY
THERE THERE. 5 DAYS A WEEK
THERE AT ONE SCHOOL ALL YEAR
LONG. THE KOREAS AT SAN JOSE
ELEMENTARY AND THEY ARE
WORKING ALONGSIDE THE TEACHERS
AND STAFF. BUT THEY HAVE A
UNIQUE ROLE TO THEY’RE THERE
TO REALLY PROVIDE MENTORSHIP
AND SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS.
SO THEY FOCUS A LOT ON
BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING AS
WELL AS TUTORING IN ATTENDANCE
BECAUSE IF THE STUDENTS AREN’T
THERE, THEY CAN’T LEARN. SO WE
HAVE THE STUDENT SUCCESS.
COACH IS FOCUSING ON THAT
WHICH ALLOWS THE TEACHERS TO
STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT THEY NEED
TO DO. A LOT TO STUDENT
SUCCESS. COACHES FILL THE GAP
AND HELP THE STUDENTS GET THE
BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE. THAT
IS AMAZING AS WE JUST HEARD
REAL, YOU HELP ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
>> TELL ME WHAT INSPIRED YOU
TO GET INVOLVED.
>> I THINK THE AGE GROUP THAT
I WORK WITH NOW 8 TO 9, SOME
10 YEAR-OLDS AROUND THAT AGE.
PERSONALLY FELT SEEN OVER AND
SUPPORTED. SO IT’S REALLY
REWARDING AND FULFILLING TO BE
THE KIND OF SUPPORT SYSTEM OR
IMPORTANT PART OF THE SUPPORT
SYSTEM THAT I NEEDED WHEN I
WAS YOUNGER. AND I REALLY HOPE
THAT STUDENTS WHO FELT THE WAY
I FELT, YOU KNOW, WITH MY
MENTORSHIP AND THE REST OF
THEIR VILLAGE CAN GROW UP AND
BECOME MENTORS THEMSELVES AND
HELP OTHERS, YOUTH AND THEIR
COMMUNITY TOO.
>> WE JUST HEARD RIA SAY SHE
FELT AND SEEN AS A KID. WHY IS
IT SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE
MENTORS LIKE THIS WHO SEE THE
CHILDREN WHILE THEY’RE GOING
THROUGH BULLYING? I THINK
JUST.
>> BEING THAT CONSISTENT
SOURCE OF VALIDATION
REASSURANCE. SOMETHING THAT I
EVEN DO WITH MY KIDS. I’M
PRACTICING POSITIVE
AFFIRMATIONS WITH THEM TO HELP
BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE. IS
REALLY. HOPES TO MOLD YOU TO
BE THE STRONGEST VERSION OF
YOURSELF AND IT INSPIRES YOU
TO WANT TO HELP OTHERS. YOU
HAVE SOMEONE THERE
CONSISTENTLY HELPING YOU.
>> IT WAS AMAZING. AND
ELIZABETH, WHAT MESSAGE WOULD
YOU TELL 2 PEOPLE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS
PROGRAM?
>> YES, SO WE’RE SO EXCITED
BECAUSE WE HAD A REALLY UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY
TO GET DIRECTLY ENGAGE THIS
YEAR AND NO BETTER TIME
BECAUSE IT’S ACTUALLY 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF SERVING HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE. SO THANKS A
REALLY GENEROUS DONATION FROM
PNC WE’RE CALLING ON THE
COMMUNITY TO HELP SPONSOR SAN
JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH
IS PART OF WHY AREAS JOINING
US TODAY. SO PNC MADE THIS
$100,000 DONATION TO FUND THE
WORK THAT OUR STUDENT SUCCESS
COACHES ARE DOING AT SAN JOSE
ALL YEAR LONG AND THEY’RE
RALLYING THE COMMUNITY TO
COLLECTIVELY RAISE ANOTHER
$100,000 FOR THIS WORK TO GO
FORWARD AND YEARS TO COME. SO
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEING
PART OF THIS COMMUNITY
SPONSORED TEAM, A DONATION OF
$500 OR MORE GETS YOU A SPOT
ON THE PNC COMMUNITY TEAM
ROSTER AND YOU GET SPECIAL
ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE STUDENTS
AND STUDENT SUCCESS COACHES
THERE AT THE SCHOOL BECAUSE
YOU’RE A SPONSOR OF THE SCHOOL
HELPING MAKE THEIR POSSIBLE.
SO WE WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO REACH OUT TO US. WE’VE GOT
OUR WEB SITE CITY YEAR DOT
ORG. YOU CAN ALSO E-MAIL ME AT
ELIZABETH DOT REAGOR AT CITY,
YOUR DOT ORG TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. YOU
CAN ALSO MAKE A DONATION OF
ANY SIZE AT OUR WEB SITE OR IF
YOU ARE 18 TO 25 YEARS OLD AND
YOU’RE INTERESTED IN THIS
OPPORTUNITY OR MAYBE YOU KNOW,
SOMEONE YOU’D LIKE TO
NOMINATE. YOU CAN FIND
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT ON OUR
WEBSITE AS WELL. OH, MY