{"id":143,"date":"2017-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/arizona\/2017\/03\/30\/refugee-night-at-montebello-elementary\/"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T22:10:16","slug":"refugee-night-at-montebello-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/arizona\/2017\/03\/30\/refugee-night-at-montebello-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugee Night at Montebello Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students at Montebello School\u00a0speak\u00a0thirty-seven different languages. Many students at this diverse school are refugees, and Playworks\u00a0Coach Mitzi Ortega (pictured above) wanted a way to reach out to Montebello&#8217;s refugee families. She\u00a0decided to organize a service project to bring families together and connect them with resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 230px; margin: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/refugee20night204_200x230.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;13340&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:230,&quot;width&quot;:200,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;width: 200px; height: 230px; margin: 10px;&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 230px; margin: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/refugee20night203_200x230.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;13341&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:230,&quot;width&quot;:200,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;width: 200px; height: 230px; margin: 10px;&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Mitzi&#8217;s Refugee Night, families ate a meal together, had the opportunity to participate in\u00a0job counseling, and received haircuts, clothing,\u00a0and hygiene products. As a special treat for the children, everyone was invited to join in Playworks games throughout the night with Montebello&#8217;s Junior Coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Mitzi&#8217;s project took place during AmeriCorps Week, a time when we thank our coaches for their service to their communities. 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