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Health Care Access

Improve the safety and perception of safety for Ontario residents, business and visitors

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Education/Lifelong learning

Create a community that values education and life-long learning and is knowledgeable about and utilizes available resources

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Educational Approaches

  • Learn about the cultures of the students
  • Adjust your teaching style to match the learning styles of students
  • Question whether the student’s actions truly constitute misbehavior
  • Keep expectations high
  • Obtain and supply support services for recent immigrant students
  • Develop personal relationships with the recently arrived students
  • Accept culturally-based tendencies while promoting the ability to be a “cultural chameleon”
  • Learn some basic words and ways
  • Enjoy the experience

Healthy Ontario Mentoring Programs
  • Think Together:
    • Focus- Children (elementary Schools)
    • All Elementary Schools in Ontario

  • Bilingual Family Counseling Service Inc.:
    • Focus- Parents and Students
    • 317 W “F” St., Ontario, CA 91762
    • #(909) 986-7111

  • West End Family Counseling:
    • Focus- Mental Health Services
    • Non-Profit, public benefit charity.
    • Ontario, CA 91761
    • #(909) 983-2020

  • YMCA:
    • Focus- Community based for health & social interaction
    • 215 W “C” St., Ontario, CA 91762
    • #(909) 986-5847

  • Hands On Inland Empire:
    • Individuals, families, teams
    • Focus- volunteer work
    • 9624 Hermosa Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
    • 909.980.2857 ext 208


  • Teen Challenge:
    • Focus- mentor teens about drugs
    • (in Riverside, not Ontario)
    • 5445 Chicago Ave., Riverside, CA 92507
    • #(951) 683-4241

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters:
    • Focus- giving children an adult mentor to reach potential high.
    • (main office in Riverside)
    • 2257 Business Way, Riverside, CA 92501

 
Prevention/Wellness

To take action to prevent chronic disease and enhance optimal health and wellness

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Safe Neighborhoods 

Improve the safety and perception of safety for Ontario residents, business and visitors  

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Current Events

August 2, 2008
Give and Grow Games!
11am - 4pm
C&D Zodiac
1945 S Grove Ave.,
Ontario CA
909-947-2725


August 5, 2008
Ontario Nights Out
6:00pm - 8:30pm

August 21, 2008
 HOI Collaborative Meeting
 9:00am @ Ontario/Montclair YMCA
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