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Jun 21, 20241 min read
Jenn Klein's Podcast Interview with Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami
Tune in to an inspiring episode of Jenn Klein's podcast, featuring Dr. Ana Jimenez-Hami, Founder and Executive Director of OCCTAC.
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Apr 23, 20233 min read
Jeffrey Vargas and Alex Mateo
SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE, including children and adults with developmental...
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Oct 31, 20221 min read
Tableau Magazine
ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S THERAPEUTIC ARTS CENTER Allison Hata | Fall 2022 With a goal of creating more access to the arts for youth from...
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May 26, 20212 min read
O.C. Children’s Therapeutic Arts returns to in-person learning
VERA CASTANEDA | MAY 26, 2021 9:11 PM PT Roberto Reyes playing viola at OCCTAC with Jairo Mendez and Lupita Marcial. (Courtesy of Mark...
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May 1, 20212 min read
How students are using art to channel COVID-19 fears
Mark Dimalanta | May 2021 During the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center was pressed to pivot,...
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Dec 19, 20184 min read
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Sara Eaker | Dec 19, 2018 The Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center (OCCTAC) offers programs that unite the arts with...
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Nov 21, 20182 min read
Heroes of Orange County: Therapeutic Arts Center Inspires Those in Need
The center offers arts enrichment to children with special needs as well as at-risk youth and adults in the community. Orange Coast...
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May 1, 20182 min read
One Girl’s Path To Chapman, Harvard And Mentoring Others
May/June 2018 Martha Rivera ’12 has served as a mentor for college-bound students in Santa Ana, Pomona and beyond. (Photo/Nicholas...
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Jun 25, 20142 min read
Santa Ana Celebrates The Latin American Harp
Gabriel San Román | Posted on June 25, 2014 From the coastal port of Veracruz, Mexico to landlocked Paraguay, the harp in Latin America...
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Apr 13, 20142 min read
Ana Jimenez-Hami Brings the Arts to Low-Income Kids
Ana Jimenez-Hami Brings the Arts to Low-Income Kids. Jimenez-Hami's late father, who was murdered along with her mother, inspired her...
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