Higher Ground a Resource Center
Larissa Alarcon-Teposte has experience working as a Youth Worker at Higher Ground a Resource Center, where Larissa provides support to students, families, teachers, and the community with non-academic needs. Larissa has also worked as a Transporter at Banner Health, collaborating with clinical staff to ensure patient comfort and safety. Additionally, Larissa has served as a Student Intern at Cummings Aerospace, working on various projects and creating company newsletters. In their role as a Data Entry Representative at Arizona State Museum - Archaeological Records Office, Larissa digitized paper records and entered information into the database. Larissa is currently pursuing their education at The Catholic University of America.
Higher Ground a Resource Center
Higher Ground a Resource Center (HGRC), is a non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to empower one life at a time to reach, transform and elevate the community through love and building character. For 10 years, Higher Ground has specialized in comprehensive support to critically at-risk students suffering from the effects of childhood trauma and poverty. Higher Ground provides behavioral health and social-emotional learning to critically at-risk youth suffering from the effects of childhood trauma and poverty. In addition to our location at Wakefield Middle School, services are provided in the Tucson and Sunnyside Unified School Districts and the Pima County Juvenile Court Center.