CCEJ’s Cultivating Compassion: Community Mediation Certification Training

LARC on September 16, 2025

Strengthen your team’s ability to work through conflict by certifying them as community mediators! This relationship-centered training introduces the core principles and methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice. Our curriculum follows American Bar Association guidelines and meets the standards of the California Dispute Resolution Programs Act (DRPA). Participants will practice skills through discussion, hands-on exercises, case studies, role-plays, and feedback from experienced mediators and trainers.
Led by CCEJ’s adult education team, this 4-day Community Mediation Certification Training will take place in-person at our office in Long Beach on consecutive Thursdays/Fridays: October 23-24 and October 30-31 from 9am- 4pm. Attendance and participation on all 4 days is required for completion. The cost for this training is $860. At the conclusion of the training, all participants will be Certified Mediators in the state of California.

For more information visit: https://www.cacej.org/trainings/d4ht8q15s2relaiaih6cjxoo1cli6p
If you or someone you know is interested in registering, please register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CultivatingCompassion2526

K-12 Black Education Expo

LARC on September 9, 2025

The Black Education Expo is a free, joyful K-12 family event bringing together students, parents, and educators from across Southern California for workshops, youth-led panels, wellness & mental health resources, book giveaways, and an Expo Hall with 50+ exhibitors. Families & educators will love the Joy Zone with face painting, coloring, book giveaways, and games (Spades, Uno, Dominos & more). Plus a Parent Zone with workshops for parents & educators powered by Pasadena Unified School District & Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation, and a Teen Zone powered by Intuit for Education. All are welcome— register at this link.

Introductory Training in Restorative Justice

LARC on September 9, 2025

We are excited to invite all teachers, parents, families, staff at all levels, and community members to our Introductory Restorative Justice Training.
Come experience an interactive introduction to Restorative Justice! In this two-hour session, you will learn about the fundamentals of the work and experience a Restorative Justice Circle. You may be wondering, what is restorative justice? Restorative Justice includes strategies for how we engage in dialogue, how we build relationships, how we address conflict, and our general ways of being everyday in a way that builds trust and well-being in our homes or workplaces. We seek to move away from punitive models. Therefore, we will spend time experiencing and living the circle practice, including games and dialogue. This workshop is designed for people interested in learning more about restorative practices or who want a refresher on the values ​​of restorative justice work. Feel free to share this training with your community!
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Estamos emocionados por invitar a todos los maestros, padres, familias, personal de todos los niveles y miembros de la comunidad a nuestra Capacitación de Introducción a la Justicia Restaurativa.
¡Ven a experimentar una introducción interactiva a la Justicia Restaurativa! En esta sesión de 2 horas, aprenderá sobre los fundamentos del trabajo y experimentará un Círculo de Justicia Restaurativa. Se preguntará, ¿qué es la justicia restaurativa? La JR incluye estrategias de cómo dialogamos, cómo construimos relaciones, cómo abordamos los conflictos y nuestras formas generales de ser cotidianas de una manera que genera confianza y bienestar en nuestros hogares o lugares de trabajo. Buscamos alejarnos de los modelos de castigo. Por lo tanto, pasaremos tiempo experimentando y viviendo la práctica de círculo, incluyendo juegos y el diálogo. Este taller está diseñado para personas interesadas en aprender más sobre prácticas restaurativas o que desean un repaso de los valores del trabajo de justicia restaurativa. ¡No dudes en compartir esta capacitación con tu comunidad!
Capacitación: Introducción a la Justicia Restaurativa.

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📅 Date: September 16th, 2025 at 2pm- 4pm
📍 Location : CCEJ, 3605 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 100, Long Beach 90807
💻 Cost per Person: $85

Funding Strategies for Unhoused Youth in LA

LARC on April 29, 2025

Free virtual event MAY 12, moderated by OLGA FLORES. This conversation will feature leaders like AMY PERKINS (Supervisor Horvath’s Office) and JUSTIN LEE (Casey Family Programs), highlighting funding, collaboration, and policy shifts impacting unhoused youth across LA.

FREE WEBINAR – Rebuilding Hope: Funding Strategies for Unhoused Youth in LA
Date: May 12
Time: 3-4pm
Location: Online (Free with registration)
Register: https://thevillagefs.org/events/rebuilding-hope-funding-strategies-for-unhoused-youth/

We welcome service providers, advocates, and community members to join.

Expanding Career Opportunities in the Life Sciences- a free virtual exploration

LARC on April 25, 2024

Join SBWIB and four incredible life science professionals who will disucss their rather unusual occupations, career pathways, and how you may prepare for a similar role. Entry level positions will be included.

This is the 7th panel since we began in the early pandemic days. All workshops are recorded and available for your viewing at the SBWIB’s YouTube channel-playlists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQyvQAIncrdvf-x_6RtfDg/featured

Featured Thursday: Bioengineering from a Ph.D’s perspective; Biological Forensics-from the LA Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab’s DNA Analyst; and Public Health from the viewpoint of Community Clinics and LA County’s Disease Control units.

Free registration by signing up at https://lnkd.in/giWdAP4r. Once registered, you will receive a Zoom link.

So You Want to Create a Climate Career Pathway with GSPP? (webinar, option 1)

LARC on February 5, 2024

In this hour-long webinar, you’ll learn what promise the state’s new Golden State Pathways Program (GSPP) has for districts and schools interested in creating and expanding climate career pathways. The state has declared climate pathways as one of the priority areas in the GSPP RFA.

But what is a climate pathway? What are the specific features of a this funding that might help your LEA launch a climate pathway, no matter where you’re starting from? How can you leverage your LEA’s previous work in CTE or in sustainability? And who can help you navigate all the pieces of the process?

In this webinar, we’ll help you think through answers to these questions, giving you a solid starting place for using GSPP to build robust and engaging climate pathways for your diverse learners. You will come away with a deeper understanding of the GSPP, as well as next steps you can take.

MakeKnowledge is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose staff has deep experience in CTE program development and grant writing, as well as in climate, sustainability, and STEM program development and strategic planning.

Career Panel: Healthcare Pathways – Hosted by West L.A. College (Career Center & Guided Pathways Committee)

LARC on March 3, 2023

Career panels are designed to build awareness of the broad array of career opportunities, allowing our community and college students to gain information about a specific career path from several different perspectives. Armed with practice advice about the field and tips on getting ahead in the work world, career panelists will offer students an authentic (even personalized) look at various professions, and the daily work activities and responsibilities through questions and discussion, facilitated by a faculty moderator.

The virtual Healthcare Pathways career panel will be on Wednesday March 22nd 6pm-7:30pm. There will be 60 minutes of moderated discussion followed by audience Q&A.

Career Panel: Engineering Pathways – Hosted by West L.A. College (Career Center & Guided Pathways Committee)

LARC on March 3, 2023

Career panels are designed to build awareness of the broad array of career opportunities, allowing our community and college students to gain information about a specific career path from several different perspectives. Armed with practice advice about the field and tips on getting ahead in the work world, career panelists will offer students an authentic (even personalized) look at various professions, and the daily work activities and responsibilities through questions and discussion, facilitated by a faculty moderator.

The virtual Engineering career panel will be on Friday April 21st 1pm-2:30pm. There will be 60 minutes of moderated discussion followed by audience Q&A.

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