On April 15, 2022, Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC) welcomed 160 guests to its first live Annual Fundraising Luncheon in over three years. Typically hosting up to 300 people, this year’s event planning team intentionally limited event capacity to provide additional safety measures & social distancing in the era of COVID. Guests included local nonprofit, […]
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Alum Rock Counseling Center’s 2021 Toy Giveaway is just around the corner! For well over a decade, many of the youth and families served by ARCC have come to count on the support and generosity of our donors to help get them through the holidays. Providing hundreds of youth and caregivers with gifts and other […]
As students go back to classrooms and resume in person instruction, the latent mental and behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19 crisis will start to surface. We expect many questions will arise on what this possibly could look like for students, teachers and families and how these impacts can be addressed and mitigated. To help […]
Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC) is excited to announce that our very own Prevention and Early Intervention Program Manager, Desseray Vega, was invited to be the virtual guest of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren for President Biden’s 1st official Joint Address to Congress, taking place on Wednesday, April 28th. Desseray was interviewed by Congresswoman Lofgren about ARCC’s […]
Alum Rock Counseling Center’s Annual Toy Giveaway Event has been taking place every December for almost 10 years. Offering a holiday celebration for the whole family (complete with yummy snacks, arts and crafts stations, holiday music and photos with Santa) and providing gifts to low-income youth who otherwise might not receive a gift during the […]
Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC) understands as students go back to virtual classrooms many stories will be written on what the generational impacts of the COVID-19 crisis will be. We also expect many questions will arise on how those impacts can be mitigated. To help journalists and reporters tell this story, we want to make […]
On April 24th, 2020, Alum Rock Counseling Center hosted its “Gratitude and Joy Virtual Event.” This event replaced ARCC’s March Fundraising Luncheon, which was postponed due to COVID-19 and the associated health guidelines. As each of us is seeking to find strength, joy, hope, and connectedness in new and different ways during this period of […]
This too shall pass. Love, gratitude, and community will see us through. We invite you to gather (virtually) with us on Friday, April 24th for our first ever “Gratitude and Joy Virtual Fundraising Event.” During this unprecedented health crisis, each of us is seeking to find strength, joy, hope, and connectedness in new and different […]
Alum Rock Counseling Center’s 2019 Toy Giveaway Event took place on December 17th at the beautiful Friendship Banquet Hall in East San Jose. The day was filled with smiles, toys, arts & crafts, tasty treats, and holiday cheer, as ARCC welcomed record-breaking numbers, including almost 600 youth and families and over 100 volunteers. Thank you […]
On March 27, 2019, nearly 250 guests attended Alum Rock Counseling Center’s (ARCC’s) Annual Fundraising Luncheon, including local nonprofit and business leaders, elected officials, board members, donors and some of ARCC’s very own program youth. The event helped to raise funds for ARCC’s vital programs and services, which support youth from our local communities in […]