RAMA Blueprints

In this extra of the Rama Blueprints podcast commentary, we hear from Metzi Henriquez, who currently works as a therapist for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She comments on the RAMA Blueprints series and shares with us her knowledge and approach working in community mental health services.

In this Extra Episode of the RAMA Blueprints Podcast we hear from Dr. Ricardo Carrillo and Arturo Carrillo, both born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District.  The Carrillo Brothers talk about their upbringing and how they were raised within the community village and healed through the transformative practice of the arts. They are an early example of “Program Kids”, youth who heavily r...

Esperanza Echavarri's journey leads her to work with EMUNYO and RAP. A retired licensed clinical social worker, community activist, organizer, and cultural practitioner for over 40 years, Esperanza's commitment to social change significantly contributed to revolutionizing the mental health systems of San Francisco. In this installment of the RAMA Blueprints eXtra, we listened to Esperanza Echavarr...

In this installment of the RAMA Blueprints eXtra, we listened to the family origins and the San Francisco roots of Real Alternatives Program founder Jim Queen in his own words. Listen to these eXtras to get a deeper understanding of the RAMA Blueprints podcast. You can listen to Roots of RAP (part 1): EMUNYO how Jim Queen began his youth empowerment work and his RAP principles and philosophy that...

Based on the Principles of Real Alternatives Program (RAP), we look at how this youth movement takes actions to better their conditions. We go in depth on 3 actions, the chaining of the doors of the Youth Guidance Center (YGC), the Sears Roebuck picket line, and the assignment of young community leaders in pivotal positions of power. We examine how RAP’s influence begins to slowly spread outside o...

We present a special joint podcast between HealthCare UnTold and RAMA Blueprints Podcast. HealthCare Untold is a Podcast dedicated to giving voice to everyday heroes and their untold health stories that can improve health to our most vulnerable communities. You can visit their website here . You can donate to the RAMA Blueprints Podcast by visiting CARECENSF.org

Juan Gonzales is the original founder and 1st editor of El Tecolote, California's longest running bilingual newspaper that is printed in both English and Spanish. This free bilingual biweekly publication was founded in 1970 at San Francisco State University's La Raza Studies Department after the 3rd World Strike agreement. He reflects about the political climate in San Francisco's Mission District...

As political consciousness arose in the Mission, many San Francisco organizations mobilized and took on city leaders demanding not just recognition, but active participation of programs and services designed by and for their communities. As progress was slowly bubbling, some of these youth were experiencing harassment by police and neglect from the city and its services. A group of frustrated...

 Cynthia Alicia Meza is a San Francisco Unified School District, Spanish Immersion Teacher of 19 years, a mother of four, troop leader of San Francisco Troop number one of the Radical Monarchs and Latin American Teachers Association Teacher of the Year in 2016. We asked her to reflect on episode three Wellness in the Time of School Chaos, a Round Table. Donate to RAMA Blueprints here.

We present a conversation about healing and wellness in light of the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. We hosted a roundtable with dedicated individuals who join us to share their wisdom and insight : Anthony Ceja, Former Real Alternatives Program (RAP)Employee and now Senior Manager for the System of Support for the San Diego County Office of Education and Father of 2...

Como parte del podcast RAMA del Episodio 2, Tatuajes Que Solo Yo Puedo Ver , tenemos comentarios adicionales de Lourdes Herrador, Terapista exempleada de la Casa de Jóvenes de RAP y del Instituto Familiar de La Raza, quien habla sobre los efectos residuales de los tatuajes y su eliminación tanto en el individuo como en la familia y comunidad. Visit CARECEN SF's Tattoo Removal Clinic Donate to RAMA...

As part of the Episode 2 RAMA podcast Tattoos That Only I Can See. Tatuajes Que Solamente Yo Puedo Ver , we have additional commentary by former employee at RAP's Casa de Jovenes , and Instituto Familiar de La Raza, Lourdes Herrador, LMFT Therapist, who talks about the residual effects of tattoos and their removal both on the individual, family and community. Donate to RAMA Blueprints here.

In 1993, the first free tattoo removal program was established in San Francisco through a partnership between SF Department of Public Health, Real Alternatives Program (RAP) and CARECEN SF. In this episode, we explore the 28 year history, purpose and effects of the 2nd Chance Tattoo Removal Program currently located at CARECEN SF. We talk with Lariza Dugan-Cuadra, Executive Director of CARECEN SF,...

We follow the story of the establishment of the altar at the Bryant Street campus, the first of its kind in a public school setting within San Francisco Unified School District and how the two agencies, Real Alternatives Program (RAP) and Instituto Familiar de La Raza (IFR) came together through cultural spiritual healing practices. We also address some approaches to Wellness for frontline wo...

Instituto Familiar de La Raza's Clinical Supervisor Michelle Alvarez-Campos gives reflections about the El Altar y La Vida episode, providing family services in times of crisis, resilience, and self-care to re-energize our focus and prevent burnout. This episode was produced and edited by Darren J. de Leon and Socorro Gamboa. Donate to RAMA Blueprints here.