Our Community Partners
Access2Jobs Partnership
In Summer 2023, Project TeamUP partnered with Access2 Jobs (Access). Access’ mission is to
address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved populations in San Diego County by
promoting self-sufficiency and economic independence through education and employment
opportunities. TeamUP pland and presentd workshops to students participating in Access' programs here within the Linda Vista community.
To learn more about the great work of Access, please visit their website.
BIPOC Support Foundation Partnership
In Spring 2023, Project TeamUP partnered with the BIPOC Support Foundation (BSF). BSF is
committed to empowering the lives and communities of Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color
by providing resources, education, mentorship, and economic support. BSF is dedicated to
breaking down the racial, social, and economic barriers that prevent our Black, Indigenous, and
Persons of Color communities from thriving. TeamUP provides workshops to parents, caregivers, and students who are enrolled in BSF's school-based programming.
To learn more about the great work of BSF, please visit their website.
Barrio Logan College Institute Partnership
In 2019, Project TeamUP began partnering with the Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) to provide workshops to the parents of students enrolled at BLCI. These workshops cover a variety of mental health topics, and were both created and facilitated by Project TeamUP participants entirely in Spanish. In 2020, Project TeamUP began offering English versions of these workshops in addition to the Spanish versions.
In 2020, BLCI and Project TeamUP expanded their partnership by piloting a student mentoring component. In this component, Project TeamUP participants are partnered with students enrolled in BLCI to increase student engagement and improve academic performance through extra support and motivation.
To learn more about the great work of BLCI, please visit their website.
The 2025-26 Family Workshops are currently being prepared. Check back here for updates!
Previous Workshops and Events
Minority-Serving Institutions Visits
In an effort to diversify the behavioral health workforce, Project TeamUP is visiting Minority Serving Institutions and meeting with promising undergraduates interested in pursuing graduate degrees in behavioral health professions.
We are currently planning our future school visits! If you’re interested in Project TeamUP visiting your campus, please contact Sydnie Szol at sszol@sandiego.edu, or 619-260-4136
These are the campuses we've visited so far:
- Arizona State University
- Bennett College
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, San Marcos
- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Morehouse College
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Saint Augustine's University
- San Diego State University
- Shaw University
- Spelman College
- University of Arizona
- UCSD Mental Health Career Fair
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Houston
- University of New Mexico
- University of Texas, El Paso
Counseling and MFT Students Volunteering at UCSD Mental Health Career Fair
University of Texas, El Paso, Psi Chi Club Undergraduate Students
Morehouse College and Spelman College Undergraduate Students with Dr. Kris Hall and Lily Vistica from the CMFT Department.
Previous Partnerships
Free to Thrive
In 2020, Project TeamUP widened their community outreach by partnering with Free to Thrive, a nonprofit organization that provides legal services to victims of human trafficking. Free to Thrive approaches their work through a trauma informed, holistic lense. This partnership provided students with an opportunity to lead parenting workshops and allowed students to uncover skills needed to address working with individuals with complex trauma. Additionally, students had the opportunity to expand their experience in working with an underserved population composed of many intersecting and marginalized identities.