Surviving The Odds Project

Surviving The Odds Project (STOP) www.stoproject.org 

STOP program participants are at-risk TAY who live in Marin county, including students from the four continuation high schools - Madrone, San Andreas, Marin Oaks, and Marin Community School. Potential participants face a myriad of issues, including childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma, poverty, family conflict, incarcerated or absent parent(s), racism and social inequality, substance use and/or exposure, depression or previous suicide attempt(s), or having to deal with a family member with any of the above risk factors.

The goals of the STOP program are for all participants to create and record individual songs and also work together to make group songs featuring STOP staff.  Then the participants will create music videos for their songs. At the end of the program, there will be a graduation ceremony and community performance to showcase their songs and videos.  Participants will also receive a compilation CD and DVD and visa gift