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ALI CORTES

Ali trabaja para el Distrito Escolar de Santa Bárbara como Trabajadora Clínica de Alcance Juvenil. Proporciona intervenciones centradas en el trauma, manejo de casos, defensa, tutoría, medicaciones, talleres, grupos de empoderamiento y terapia para adolescentes y familias en riesgo. Es co-fundadora y directora de programas de los Talleres de Wonder Woman, un programa integral que apoya el desarrollo de alta auto estima y de hábitos saludables para niñas adolescentes. También es Directora Ejecutiva de A Different Point of View, un programa de liderazgo juvenil a través de la aviación. Ali tambien preside South Coast Youth Safety City Partnership Alliance. Su misión es empoderar a jóvenes para que reconozcan su potencial y creen cambios de paradigma positivos con el apoyo de agencias comunitarias.

Ali works through the Santa Barbara School District as the Clinical Youth Outreach Worker. She provides trauma-focused interventions, case management, advocacy, mentorship, mediations, workshops, empowerment groups, and therapy to at-risk adolescents and families. She is the co-founder and program director of the Wonder Woman Workshops. A holistic program that supports the development of self-care beliefs and life long habits for teen girls. She is also the Executive Director of A Different Point of View, a youth leadership program through aviation. Ali also co-chairs the South Coast Youth Safety City Partnership Alliance. Her overall focus is to empower young lives by bringing out their strengths and creating positive paradigm shifts with the support of community agencies.