Incorporated in 2002, Project Life Impact set out on its journey to make a lasting IMPACT within the community. With a holistic approach of helping the whole family, PLI set up programs to tend to the homeless and hungry in the cities of Fontana, Rialto, and San Bernardino in California. In 2006, PLI created its first After School Impact Program. In July of that year PLI partnered with the San Bernardino Unified School District to run the after school program at E. Neal Roberts Elementary. As of today, PLI serves over 1,500 students each school day and employs over 70 employees on several campuses throughout San Bernardino.

2002Making an Impact since:

JULYAUGUST 2012

A Few Words from our CEO

Dear Partners,I am so grateful that we have had the opportunity to partner with such incredible people and organizations. Collaborative partnerships are what drive PLI and helps sustain the services we provide on a daily basis to the children and families of our community. We truly could not do what we do without you. We at PLI appreciate you and all you do for our community.

As the 2011-2012 school year comes to an end we reflect back at what we were able to accomplish throughout the school year, we are pleased, but eager to do more. Through our partnership with SBCUSD CAPS program we were able to serve over 85,000 children through our After School Impact program. Through our partnership with Children Deserve Success Homeless Student Program, Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino, Rotary Club of San Bernardino and UPS we were able to pack and deliver over 30,000 back packs full of food through our KidzFuel Snack Pack program. 750 bags of food were delivered to students

throughout the Inland Empire every Friday of the school year. 500 children were able to receive brand new free shoes and school supplies through our Back 2 Basics program and that would have not been possible without partnerships of Crossroads Rotary Club of San Bernardino and Samaritan’s Feet. This is a testament of what partnerships can do to better our community and impact the lives of the people in our community.

We are excited for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year and all the many opportunities it will bring to forge new partnerships and strengthen current partnerships to raise the bar in what we can do to Impact our community for the better.

In Constant Pursuit of Happy Children and Vibrant Families,

Willie Ulibarri Jr. CEO/Founder

For more information on these or other programs you can contact us at (909) 388-1700 or visit our website www.projectlifeimpact.org.

Contents:CAPS Updates 2Service Components 3Cultivating Creativity 3Employee Spotlight 4

Our Mission:To effectively break the cycle of poverty and destructive lifestyles, Project Life Impact, Inc., a faith based organization, labors with neighbors to cultivate a culture of successful living.

We ignite this desire by providing community forums and projects, academic and mentorship programs, job training and placement programs, affordable housing, and holistic family services.

Strategically located in downtown San Bernardino, we deliver these services through mobilization and facilitating collaborative partnerships.

Project Life Impact, Inc. serves with integrity and excellence demonstrating our compassion by empowering our community for life-long change- one life at a time.

PROJECT LIFE IMPACT, INC.

600 NORTH D STREETSAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401

MAIL TO:P.O. BOX 1664SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92402

TEL: 909.388.1700FAX: 909.495.8177

E. Neal Roberts Elem.

This month was full of fun and enthusiasm! We are excited to add to youth leadership here at Roberts with Ms. Vanessa, she has been doing an incredible job with kindergarten and first grade. This month our clubs have been full of imagination and creativity. Mr. Matthew taught improvisation in his “Lights! Camera! Action! Club”. Improv was a great way to help the kids develop their confidence, spontaneity skills, and verbal and physical expression. Ms. Jessica prepared our kids with crime-fighting skills to be the best detectives in her Crime Scene Investigation Club. Lastly, Ms. Candice “LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN” with her Readers Theatre Club of Where the Wild Things Are.

Highland-Pacific Elem.

Here at Highland-Pacific, we finished out the month with Mr. Dwayne hosting Jeopardy and Mr. Nate leading the charge in Ultimate Warrior obstacle courses. We’re closing out an exciting school year with clubs that test the mind and body. King of the Grid will test students strategic abilities in a chess tournament for the ages. Crime Scene

Investigation (CSI) will teach students to be observant and always thinking about the world around them as they use science to solve mysteries. Every Friday this month will be dedicated to the High-Pac Olympic Games. Students will be playing various Olympic sports and learning about different countries around the globe.

Lankershim Elementary

Lankershim CAPS ended our Spring into April with a monstrous CAPS mall. All students participated in our Lankershim Water Park, where the students had a blast with water relay races, ballon tosses, and our Lankershim slip-in-slide. Our students were also able to make kites and spend their CAPS Cash buying many different items in our mall. For the month of May, Lankershim would like to give a big warm welcome to Mr. Carlos, who is bringing a whole lot of new energy to our program. Ms. Debbie's club, Makers Fair, has inspired a new wave of inventors who can't wait to bring their ideas to life. May will end the Maker's Fair, but the participants' spark for creating new inventions and exploring their imaginations will never end.

Impact Comes

from the Heart

Our dedicated staff:

Willie UlibarriCEO, Founder

Ryan UlibarriExecutive Director

Tracy Ulibarri-VasquezAdministrative Director

Susan AbitoDirector of Community Outreach

Andrew SmithMarketing & Social Media

Sara DeLaCruzFunding & SES Specialist

Lisa UlibarriAdministrative Assistant

Mike FusaroOffice Maintenance

Candice CabreraE. Neal Roberts Elementary

Gandalf SandersHighland Pacific Elementary

Linwood JohnsonLankershim Elementary

Viridiana GoffinetNorton Space and Aeronautics Academy

Our CAPS sites are ran in partnership with the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

The vision of CAPS is to provide exemplary before and after school experiences that will enhance each student's academic, social, and emotional development.

Service Components:PLI offers five component programs that address the needs of the child, family, and community.

1. Academic ImpactOur academic programs are developed to improve proficiency levels in English Language Arts and Mathematics, improve student test scores, and assist in closing the achievement gap.

2. After School ImpactCertified Instructional Assistants and mentors interact with our students in a positive environment. Students receive help with homework, participate in recreation and enrichment activities, and are empowered to believe in themselves as they work with caring mentors.

3. Impact SportsOur Impact Sports Program (ISP) will provide students, male and female, fun and competitive sports programs that help build and develop them physically, psychologically, and educationally.

4. Back-2-BasicsProvides the non-academic barrier support to the students and their families. Through structured case management, various programs and referral services are made available for the families.

5. KidZoneKidZone is designed for children ages 2-15. All KidZone events are free and attended by city organizations and other agencies who donate their time and provide information and giveaways to families.

Living SocialIn this age of smart phones and social networks, we would love for you to support PLI through “liking, “following,” or “connecting” any of our online profiles.

Cultivating CreativityOne of our many collaborative

partners is the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD). With them, we operate Creative Before and After School Programs for Success (CAPS) at three of our After School Impact (ASI) school sites. These programs, as the name implies, are heavy on creativity.

Before I go on, I would like to briefly state what creativity is not. It is not merely choosing to color a horse purple and the sky magenta. It is not reciting the same poem hundreds, perhaps thousands, of children have memorized since the days of Plato.

No, creativity is the formation of original ideas by use of ones imagination. Creativity is what produced the first sheet of paper and the first wax crayon. Creativity is what caused someone to attempt to dye wool a different color than just “sheep.” Creativity is what the great men and women of our past have used to push us forward as a people.

This is the type of creativity that we seek to cultivate in our after school programs. Through young inventors clubs, poetry and creative writing workshops, and STEM based problem solving, we stretch the minds of the students to think beyond worksheets and standardized tests. By doing so, they will be better equipped to tackle the demands placed upon them both in and out of school.

In order to cultivate creativity at home, here are a few things you can do:

1. Seek to make the ordinary strange and the strange ordinary

2. Embrace failure and learn from mistakes

3. Be open to different ideas, no matter how out of the box they might be

4. Expose your children, and yourself, to great works of art in any medium (painting, music, dance, etc.)

5. HAVE FUN!

Andrew Smith

Boom!: Students at Lankershim Elementary observe a volcano explode

Staff Spotlight: Cynthia Iniguez

Cynthia is a Youth Leader in PLI’s ASI/CAPS after school programs. She loves making a positive impact on the many students she sees everyday. She enjoys working for PLI and being involved in the different community events.

In her personal time, Cynthia loves to read and challenge herself

intellectually. She enjoys everything from Dr. Seuss to James Patterson. Her favorite Dr. Suess book is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blues Fish.

She seeks to leave a legacy with the work she does with the children of our community and those across the globe.

600 NORTH D STREETSAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401

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#8. Make care packs for the homeless

#9. Pick up groceries for a neighbor

#10. Call or visit someone who is sick

#11. Give someone event tickets

#12. Help someone move

#13. Send someone a homemade card

#14. Ask someone about their culture

#15. Return a shopping cart

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