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Jun 211 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.

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...

Nov 1, 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...