Program summary SOS

Nancy Aita, center, introduces Julie Waters, MS, current Director of SOS.  Support Our Students, the product largely of founder and Sonoma State University Professor Mark Doolittle.  Following Mark's death in June 2014 at just 65, then counselor Julie took the mantle of leadership and transitioned the organization forward, keeping Mark's vision and Sonoma County students access to excellent counseling services alive.  

With strong collaboration between schools, family, law enforcement, counselors provide support to troubled teens and their parents.  Schools sponsor Project Success, empowering young people to continue their education and develop healthy coping strategies.  With supervision, counseling students from Sonoma State University, San Francisco State, and the Wright Institute  reach non and under-insured clients.

High School student Lizette related her gratitude for Project Success, and the compassion her counselor brought as one who had also lost her mother to cancer while in high school.

Flash, a seasoned counselor expressed heartfelt, tearful passion for his privilege of working with SOS clients and staff.

Madeline spoke of her gratitude of training with founder Dr. Mark Doolittle.

Hilary informed us of the age range of clients, not just students served in SOS Clinics:  4 years to 62 years.

Tom Newell a SSU teacher summarized everyone's professional pride:  SOS is high calibre psychotherapy.  Dr. Doolittle asserted that "counseling is a basic human right, everyone deserves it".  His legacy reflected in his proteges attests to the power of his commitment!

Support Our Students web site is www.soscoundeling.org.  A former article on Dr Doolittle is in the February 10 archived issue of this Bulletin, and details the 1991 collaborative history of Santa Rosa Rotary Clubs in launching what is now Support Our Students.