UC Berkeley Interns
Presentation to City Council
April 15 , 2024
YSCP is dedicated to
creating the next generation
of public service leaders
who reflect the diversity of
the San Pablo community.
UC Berkeley’s Public Service Center
“partners with faculty and community members to support Berkeley students in finding their path to create a more just and equitable world.”
https://publicservice.berkeley.edu/
2010-11 Cal in Local Government Intern
3Interns!
September – April
1-2 days/ week
450 Total Hours!
Kimberly Lee
Youth, School, & Community Partnerships Division
Youth Program Development
Daily Tasks
• Assist with the reopening of Teen Lounge in the Community Center
• Create infographics, monthly newsletters, and social media posts to advertise Youth Community Center programming
Other Activities
• Participate in school cultural heritage events to spread awareness of Teen Lounge
• Collaborate with YSCP Staff to create relevant programming for Teen Lounge
• Create and analyze surveys for Teen Lounge and Summer Camps • Research and coordinate meetings to learn about youth programming and communication efforts in neighboring cities • Find furniture and other activities for Teen Lounge within allotted budget
Development of ‘Third Spaces’ for San Pablo Teens
• Heavily emphasized collaboration with San
Pablo Youth to engage them in
development of Teen Lounge
• Circulated survey on activity guide and
collaborated with Dover and Helms staff to
understand current interests, hobbies, and
time spent after school→ coded and
analyzed 165 responses!
• Summarized responses into report for
YSCP staff to guide programming, future
collaborations with outside partners, and
interior design of the Teen Lounge
• Continuously involve Youth in decision-
making processes to promote inclusivity—
invited Helms Leadership Group for interior
design session
Nathan Navejas
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Day to Day Tasks
• Assisting in DEIB projects
• Participating in Staff Advisory Group & DEIB meetings • Coordinating meetings and other administrative duties Other Activities
• Conducting research for City Council proposal
(i.e. Indigenous Peoples’ Day)
• Conducting research across other East Bay City Hall DEIB plans/initiatives
• Synthesizing 12-year data on employee award information • Assisting with set-up and preparation for Beacon Director Visit
• Spearheading the internal City Hall Department video project
San Pablo City Hall
Department Video Project
• Spearheaded the logistics, creation, and
editing of the internal video project, in
collaboration with each department head
and team here at City Hall
• Identified main DEIB goal of the project–to
bring awareness to various employee roles,
bring a stronger feeling of community and
connection across all departments, and
establish future onboarding materials to
present to new City employees
• Highlighted department functions, various
employee roles, how the department team
collaborates with other departments as well
as the San Pablo community, and the
significance of each department’s unique
culture/environment
Jennifer Ramirez
Youth, School, & Community Partnerships Division
Evaluation and Grant
Day to Day Tasks
• Assisted with Team for Youth Grant and Evaluation tasks • Created grant program calendars and fiscal tracking reports on grantee funding
• Other administrative and site-visit tasks
Other Activities
• Collected student survey responses in Dover Elementary for Teen Lounge
• Participated in the Career Fair at Helms High School
• Attended site-visits at Downer Elementary and Francisco Middle School to learn more about the Community School initiative • Attended Richmond Build Graduation ceremony to spread awareness of the San Pablo Scholarship program
• Attended the S-TAC Deep Dive Learning Exchange: West Contra Costa Unified School District event.
San Pablo Grant Program
Calendar
• Collected all important dates, required
documents, and key deadlines (monthly
and quarterly report due dates) from
TFY Grantees
• Created calendar on Canva highlighting
deadlines for TFY Staff
Research on Caseworker
interventions
● Conducting impact review of the Violence
Prevention Intervention services funded by TFY
from 2013-present
● Collected suspension rate data on Dataquest and
Ed-data on all 5 San Pablo Elementary Schools.
● Will analyze the impact case workers have on
suspension rates at Dover and Bayview
elementary schools
Thank you for supporting!
Supervisors
Jora Atienza Washington,
Community Services Manager, YSCP Division
Paola Cubías-Shirazi,
Community Services Coordinator II, YSCP Division
Victor Jimenez,
Community Services Coordinator I, YSCP Division
Departments
City Manager’s Office- DEIB
Community Services Department
Youth, School, & Community Partnerships Division (YSCP)