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AHO Supports A Future EMT, Firefighter Find Housing
In full transparency, I never know how to start these blog posts. Every first sentence I think offeels cheesy or weird. For me, the start of any writing assignment is usually the hardest part, and this summer heat is melting what is left of my brain that is still...
AHO Expanding Reach Over the Summer Months
The highlight of my week with AHO was seeing the shirt of the young man, Jimmy Hayes, who was the inspiration for Zara founding AHO 20 years ago. The shirt was designed in his honor and although Jimmy is now 40, he is still volunteering his time to present with Zara,...
AHO & Kayla Celebrate Unity in Diversity at Pride Week
This Tuesday was the đ PRIDE Event hosted at College of Marin. It was well-organized and such a great opportunity to meet other like-minded people working to make Marinâs queer community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two Spirit (...
AHO Serves the Overlooked Youth in Crisis
My name is Kayla. I'm a psychology major at Dominican University of California, and the newest intern here at Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity (AHO), a 20-year-old multi-award-winning nonprofit in Marin, whose mission is unhoused, at-risk and sex-trafficked teens...
Happy Birthday from AHO
Hi and welcome to the first post of my blog! My name is Jessa and I am a senior Psychology major at Dominican University of California. This is my story on how I connected to Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity (AHO), Marinâs only nonprofit serving youth who are...
A Woman with Many Hats
Working in the nonprofit sector calls for being a person that wears many hats. Take Zara for example, being the Executive Director of a nonprofit requires knowledge and skills to a certain degree in marketing, fundraising, community outreach, managing programs, and so...
Advice on Juggling Life
It has been challenging to juggle school, internships, assignments, along with the rest of life such as friends, the gym, and self-care. I am currently working on several projects for AHO and feeling quite overwhelmed. There is this blog that I need to keep up with, a...
Meeting the AHO Council!
Up until now I had been working closely with Zara and had yet to meet other members of AHO. Zara invited me to attend the monthly council meeting which gave me the opportunity to meet other inspiring individuals that work with the organization. There were a few people...
AHO is an AH-HA
âIn Marin, the youth are invisible.â by Felicia Chavez, Ph.D, Green MBA www.SystemsThinkingMarin.org When I initially sat down to write this blog, I had a sinking feeling. I wasnât my usual, enthusiastic self. I paused to wonder about that. Hadnât my meeting with...