CURRICULA

What We Provide

Jerry Tello provides keynotes, institute trainings, and technical assistance. The following curricula have been created by Mr. Tello, for use in re-rooting of youth, families, community, service providers and systems leaders. Mr. Tello and associates are available to assist in ways to adapt each program to best suit the needs of the community being presented to, while maintaining the foundation and integrity of the teachings.

Over the past several decades, these curricula have been highly motivational and effective in transforming the services provided by Educators, Juvenile Justice, Health, Mental Health, Systems Leaders and Community Advocates, Parents and Youth.
​To inquire about bringing a curriculum training to your community,
please contact The National Compadres Network. 

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 *Training and technical assistance is offered for the following curriculums. The length and cost of the training and/or technical assistance varies. Curriculum training manuals are not sold separately. The below listed are an overview of the training and curriculums created by Mr. Tello.  Please message us for a more in-depth description.

Cara y Corazón

CARA Y CORAZÓN IS A CULTURALLY BASED FAMILY STRENGTHENING/COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS PARENTS AND OTHER EXTENDED FAMILY TO RAISE AND TEACH THEIR CHILDREN IN WITH A POSITIVE BICULTURAL BASE.

Padres Con Cara y Corazón 

​(Fathers with Face and Heart)

THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES AT GUIDING AND SUPPORTING FATHERS TO DEVELOP AN ACTIVE, POSITIVE, NURTURING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHILE ASSISTING THEM TO DEAL WITH THE DAY TO DAY STRUGGLES OF FATHERHOOD.

Hombres/ Familias Que Cuentan

​ (Father/ Family Literacy Program)

THIS LITERACY BASED CURRICULUM ASSISTS SPANISH SPEAKING AND BILINGUAL FATHERS AND FAMILIES GAIN AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO THEIR CHILDREN AND BEING INVOLVED IN THEIR EDUCATION.

Raising Children with
​P. R. I. D. E.

THIS MULTI-CULTURALLY BASED YOUNG FATHERHOOD PROGRAM (CO-AUTHORED BY DR. MARILYN STEELE), IS A COMPREHENSIVE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST NEW OR EXPECTANT FATHERS TO BE POSITIVE INFLUENCES IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY WHILE ASSISTING THEM IN DEALING WITH THE MULTITUDE OF CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

Amor de Padre
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(A Father's Love)

UTILIZING THE WORKBOOK A FATHER'S LOVE (A FATHER'S BABY BOOK) THIS CURRICULUM GUIDES FATHERS TO A GREATER APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR CHILDREN. THROUGH THIS THEY LEARN ABOUT CHILDREN'S HEALTH, NUTRITION, PLAY, INTERACTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING ON THEIR CULTURAL VALUES AND TRADITIONS.

Mama's Love

A CURRICULUM FOCUSED AT ASSISTING MOTHERS TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SONS AND GUIDE THEIR SONS TO BE HONORABLE YOUNG MEN.

El Joven Noble

​(The Noble Young Man)

EL JOVEN NOBLE IS A COMPREHENSIVE INDIGENOUS BASED, YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS AND GUIDES YOUNG MEN THROUGH THEIR MANHOOD "RITES OF PASSAGE" PROCESS WHILE FOCUSING ON THE PREVENTION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TEEN PREGNANCY, RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE, GANG VIOLENCE AND SCHOOL FAILURE.

Hombres Jóvenes Con Palabra

​(Young Men with Credible Word)

THE HOMBRES JOVENES CON PALABRA IS A 10 SESSION CULTURALLY BASED PREVENTION/EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON MALE RESPONSIBILITY, PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

El Hombre Noble Buscando Balance
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(The Noble Man Searching for Balance)

THIS COMPREHENSIVE CULTURALLY BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAM (CO-AUTHORED BY DR. RICARDO CARILLO, SAMUEL MARTINEZ AND ROLANDO REYNA GOUBEAU) IS FOCUSED AT WORKING WITH MEN WHO HAVE RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE AS AN ISSUE IN THEIR LIVES.

Fire and Water

THE FIRE AND WATER CURRICULUM IS A SEGMENT OF THE OVERALL JOVEN NOBLE RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE MAJOR ISSUES OF ANGER/VIOLENCE (FIRE) AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (WATER).

Men and Women of Honor

​MEN AND WOMAN OF HONOR IS AN AWARENESS CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES AT IMPROVING THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF WAR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES RELATED TO POST WAR TRAUMA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT AND HEAL ISSUES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.