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Friendship Foundation, Education and Business Leaders Celebrate Groundbreaking for Revolutionary Friendship Campus to Serve Students with Varying Abilities

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Friendship Foundation (FF), dedicated to elevating the lives of those with varying abilities for 15+ years, celebrated its official groundbreaking on the construction site of its new Friendship Campus for intellectually and physically diverse students in Redondo Beach, California on August 10. The 3.25-acre state-of-the-art education and vocational Campus, the brainchild of the Friendship Foundation and its Founder Yossi Mintz, will revolutionize postsecondary training by serving the whole individual and working with each student to fulfill his or her potential. The Friendship Campus, The Greenberg Family/Skechers Center, will focus on talent and skill building; personal growth and development programs; social and emotional wellness; healthy lifestyle habits and physical fitness; and job training and exploration programs with corporate partnerships for work placement.

Key Points: 
  • Education and business leaders celebrate groundbreaking for cutting-edge Friendship Campus to serve students with varying abilities.
  • Almost 200,000 students are enrolled in special education in Los Angeles County alone and 8 in 10 Americans with disabilities are unemployed.
  • We hope the Friendship Campus will be a model that can be duplicated across the country."
  • Leaders in business and education as well as parents, students and the surrounding community joined to celebrate the first step of constructing this innovative new Campus designed to serve diverse students.

Friendship Campus Adds Deborah Hofreiter as Director of Education Services

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Friendship Foundation, dedicated to elevating the lives of those with varying abilities for 15 years, announced it has appointed Deborah Hofreiter as director of education services of its Friendship Campus. The 3.25-acre state-of-the-art education and vocational Friendship Campus, The Greenberg Family/Skechers Center, is in development to serve postsecondary students who are intellectually and physically diverse and will include vocational programs, a transition program for Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) and the headquarters for Friendship Foundation's 50+ programs and inclusive school club programming. Hofreiter will oversee curriculum development and educational partners for this innovative Campus focused on preparing all students for employment.

Key Points: 
  • 45+ year education leader Deborah Hofreiter joins Friendship Campus to develop curriculum for students with physical and intellectual diversities.
  • REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Friendship Foundation, dedicated to elevating the lives of those with varying abilities for 15 years, announced it has appointed Deborah Hofreiter as director of education services of its Friendship Campus .
  • Hofreiter will oversee curriculum development and educational partners for this innovative Campus focused on preparing all students for employment.
  • As director of education services, Hofreiter will be developing courses, staffing, and partnerships for each program including technology, media, hospitality, retail, culinary, office, education, trades, landscaping, and more.