Peoples' Self-Help Housing

The Mission of Peoples' Self-Help Housing is to provide affordable housing and programs leading to self-sufficiency for low-income families, seniors, and other special needs groups on California's Central Coast.

YOUTH EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

The Youth Education Enhancement Program (YEEP) offers after-school education programs for K-12th grade students. YEEP focuses on improving student literacy, English, and math skills. The program improves grade point averages, sharpens reading and study skills, promotes high school graduation, builds self-esteem, and fosters parent participation in their child’s academic life.

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Youth Education Enhancement Program Staff

Rochelle Rose, CFRE, supervises the Youth Education Enhancement Program at PSHH. The YEEP program operates in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Guadalupe, Santa Maria, and Paso Robles, serving over 350 daily. A UCSB graduate, she worked for United Boys & Girls Clubs for 15 years. As Fund Development Director at Peoples' Rochelle is also responsible for the organization's foundation and annual giving fundraising. Rochelle established and managed several large community collaboratives that have received millions of dollars in government and foundation funding. These multi-agency initiatives addressed issues such as teen pregnancy prevention and juvenile delinquency prevention and diabetes prevention and education.

Anita Baumgardner is the Educator at College Park Apartments in Lompoc. Born in Holland, Anita speaks Dutch, French, and German. She studied counseling at AMA in Tilburg, The Netherlands. She worked with at-risk students in the classroom as a paraprofessional at middle school and junior high schools in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. 

Linda Calderwood is an educator at the YEEP program in Guadalupe. A graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, Linda earned credentials as a teacher and reading specialist. She has worked as a school librarian and Community School Coordinator for Orcutt Union School District. She taught kindergarten through sixth grades at Christian Life School and at Joe Nightingale School in Orcutt. She is especially talented in art. 

Hillary Colvin is the lead educator at the Riverview learning center in Guadalupe. Hillary holds a degree in mathematics from University of California, Santa Cruz. She also attended Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria and grew up in Orcutt. She has worked as a substitute teacher and instructional assistant in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District. She has tutored grades K-12 at the Homeless Service Center in Santa Cruz.

Christina Dulay is a YEEP substitute for Santa Maria and Guadalupe. She attended Santa Maria High School and Allan Hancock College and completed her degree in psychology/child development with Kaplan University. She speaks Spanish and previously worked as a teacher and supervisor at a children's learning center in San Luis Obispo. 

Svetlana Gizatulina joined Carpinteria YEEP at the Chapel Courts Apartments Learning Center. She previously worked as a teacher's aide and music teacher at St. John of Damascus Academy in Goleta. She has also worked as a church choirmaster, and she plays piano and other instruments. A graduate of a university in Russia, Svetlana speaks fluent Russian and has complete early childhood education courses at Santa Barbara City College. 

Marilu Gomez is a para educator at Canyon Creek Apartments in Paso Robles. She has worked as a blingual paraeducator for the Paso Robles school district and as an instructional assistant in the migrant program for the Santa Barbara County Department of Education. She earned an associate degree in liberal studies at Cuesta College.

Lynda Mondragon is an educator at the Santa Maria learning center. She earned a degree in human communications from Cal State University, Monterey Bay and studied at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts for two years. She has worked for many youth and college student organizations including the Missoula Children's Theater, Friday Night Live/Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and Allan Hancock College.

Pamela Schlotterbeck joined Canyon Creek Learning Center in Paso Robles as a para-educator. She has taught students in grades K-8 as a classroom teacher, Spanish reading teacher, and English reading teacher in San Luis Obispo, Cambrian, Ojai, Ventura and Oxnard. She earned a degree in liberal studies and a multiple subject teaching credential from U.C. Riverside. 

Jillian Shumate is the Site Coordinator at Canyon Creek Apartments Learning Center in Paso Robles. A graduate of Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, Shumate has over 15 years experience in after school education at the YMCA, Nipomo Parks & Recreation, and United Cerebral Palsy

Viki Sotelo is the Activities Coordinator at the Santa Maria learning centers. She has worked as a substitute teacher at the Lucia Mar Unified School District in Arroyo Grande and holds a degree in sociology/human development from California State University, Long Beach. She grew up in Santa Maria and is bilingual.
  

YEEP at Los Adobes de Maria II, Santa Maria, one of
PSHH's larger affordable housing sites.

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To volunteer in the classroom contact a YEEP Center:

Carpinteria Camper Park: (805) 451-6614, Carpinteria
Dahlia Court Apartments: (805) 566-9217, Carpinteria
Chapel Court Apartments: (805) 684-7880, Carpinteria
College Park Apartments: (805) 736-4640, Lompoc
Los Adobes de Maria: (805) 348-3823 ext. 206, Santa Maria
River View Townhomes: (805) 343-7823, Guadalupe
Canyon Creek Apartments: (805) 226-0136, Paso Robles

Volunteer Opportunities: Seniors, adults, parents—Make a positive change in a young person’s life! Discover the rewards of teaching and working with youth! Take this opportunity to share your skills and interests. High School students—Earn Community Service Hours by tutoring and assisting in the class room. College/University students—You may be able to earn academic credit (and have fun at the same time) by volunteering in one of our programs. Find out how!

Young learners at Riverview, Guadalupe

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For information on how you can make a donation to help the Youth Education Enhancement Program, click here for donation information, or contact our Fund Development Dept. (805) 962-5152