Video Library
Our video library highlights the Safe School Ambassadors program, student-produced videos on bullying and the SSA program, testimonials, and interviews with Ambassadors and school staff.
Safe School Ambassadors: In Their Own Words
Safe School Ambassadors from Santa Rosa Middle School talk about their role on campus, creating a safer and more inclusive school climate.
Rick Phillips Speaks On Bullying at the Clinton School of Public Service
The Clinton School of Public Service invited Rick Phillips, Executive Director of Community Matters as one of their Distinguished Speakers for their series of public lectures in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Safe School Ambassadors featured on “The Today Show”
On the 5th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, Community Matters' Safe School Ambassadors program was featured on NBC's Today Show as a solution to bullying on school campuses.
Rick Phillips interviewed on WCIU-TV Chicago
CM Executive Director Rick Phillips is interviewed by Melissa Forman on WCIU-TV about the Safe School Ambassadors program and our work with schools in the Chicago area.
Demonte Smith - Safe School Ambassador
Students and staff at Visitacion Valley Middle School in San Francisco, CA discuss the impact of the SSA program.
SSA Elementary Program Overview
Overview of the Safe School Ambassadors program for Elementary grades, featuring student Ambassadors, faculty from SSA schools, and Community Matters' Executive Director Rick Phillips.
SF Anti-Bullying Summit
A two-day anti-bullying summit took place in San Francisco on Sept. 13 - 14, 2012. CM Executive Director Rick Phillips was a panelist, along with state and federal officials, and Lee Hirsch, director of the movie "Bully", which is being shown to thousands of students in San Francisco and Oakland this month.
SF Giants - Strike Out Violence
CM Executive Director Rick Phillips takes the field at AT&T Park to accept a $10,000 grant from the SF Giants Community Fund as one of the 2012 recipients of their Strike Out Violence awards.
Keenan West - Never Ever
Created in partnership with The Bully Project, this music video depicts bullying and cyberbullying, their consequences, and how the support of upstanders makes a difference by changing the social norms on campus.
Word Up! Safe School Ambassadors In Their Own Words
A montage of clips from our video library, focusing on students speaking on what being a Safe School Ambassador has meant to them.
Aransas Pass High School SSA Training
KZTV-10 interviews senior trainer John Linney and students during the Safe School Ambassadors training at Aransas Pass High School in Aransas Pass, Texas
Bayside High School thanks Spencer Sherman
Students and staff from Bayside High School in Queens, NY thank alumnus Spencer Sherman for funding the Safe School Ambassadors program at their school.
Belmont High Safe School Ambassadors
Safe School Ambassadors from Belmont High School, an inner-city school in Los Angeles, CA talk about how joining SSA has helped them improve their lives and their school's safety.
So Nothing Ever Happens In Oak Park?
Depicts the consequences of actual bullying incidents that occurred on campus. Created by students and staff at Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA.
Oak Park High School - Cyberbullying
A teen girl becomes a victim of cyberbullying. Oak Park High teachers and students discuss the problem of cyberbullying and what can be done about it. Created by students and staff at Oak Park High School, Oak Park, CA.
Don Shigekawa endorses Safe School Ambassadors
Don Shigekawa was Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator for Clear Creek Independent School District near Houston, Texas. He presents discipline data that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Safe School Ambassadors program in his district.
Rick Phillips - Keynote Presenter
CM Executive Director Rick Phillips has presented at more than 300 national and regional conferences with groups from sizes 25 to 3,000. He is a nationally-recognized expert on the power of youth, and their effectiveness to reduce bullying and other forms of mistreatment.