our schools

Changing Communities One Classroom at a Time

C2C connects with and empowers local parents to become advocates for their families at their schools and in their communities. Our work began in one classroom, at one preschool. We started small and focused on connecting with and empowering families in the classroom. Since then C2C has grown from serving one classroom to serving over thousands of children and their families at four school districts across Santa Cruz County.

Partnering with schools for lasting impact

As a community connector and family advocacy organization, we focus on schools that are looking for additional support in engaging with families and creating more equitable and inclusive school environments. School partnership is critical to successful family engagement, so we ensure there is buy-in from school admin and staff before launching C2C at new sites. As a part of our expansion beyond Live Oak, we conducted in-depth equity assessments with new districts in order to truly understand the strengths, needs, and dreams of each community. Each school is different and that means we will adapt our approach to meet schools where they are and draw on the aspects that make them unique.

Del Mar Elementary School

Del Mar Elementary is our second C2C school site, and is also the second site for our Active Family Nights (currently online due to COVID-19) and Passion for Produce weekly food distributions that ensure families have access to nutritious foods.

• Get involved! Attend our monthly Parent Leadership Committee meetings

• Contact Us: C2C Community Organizer, Marlen Reyes | mreyes@c2cscc.org | 424-204-3618

  • Aracely can help answer questions about C2C at Del Mar and direct you to great school resources.

• Contact Del Mar Elementary: 1959 Merrill St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 | (831) 477-2063 |  https://dm.losd.ca