A Richmond, Calif. youth center that lets teens influence their own social programs has a new campus, designed with input from young people. Read more about how the program, and its new campus plan, is a model for others at Richmond Pulse.
Read More RYSE Breaks Ground on Expansion of Youth CenterIn traditional Muslim families, girls are often taught to prioritize cooking, cleaning and getting married over their own goals. Hear one San Diego girl’s story about the problems with gender stereotypes in Muslim families at AjA Project.
Read More Equity Versus Tradition“Everyone’s hour is equal.” A Long Beach group is providing services while also fostering friendships — trade in an hour of your time for someone else’s in exchange for skills and services. Find out how it works, and how it’s decreasing rates of depression and loneliness at VoiceWaves.
Read More Trade Your Skills For (Almost) Anything At The ‘Time Exchange’Young people we talked to at L.A.’s climate strike are afraid for their future and their children’s future if we don’t take action against climate change. Read more at YR Media.
Read More Teens Are Afraid For Earth’s FutureA new play from a Boyle Heights theater in Los Angeles is showing the ugly truth of a life surrounded by gang violence, but also telling a story of healing. Read more at Boyle Heights Beat.
Read More ‘Always Running’ At CASA 0101 Humanizes ‘La Vida Loca’What would you say if you were voiceless and given a platform? A creative new art installation at Richmond, California’s city hall is showing just that, displaying the innermost thoughts of the city’s residents. Find out how at Richmond Pulse.
Read More Phrases On City Hall Spark ReflectionCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom is in the process of signing or rejecting bills that have passed the state legislature and made it to his desk. They cover a range of issues from the gig economy to school discipline to rent control. In collaboration with some of our media partners from Sacramento to Long Beach, we […]
Read More Dear Mr. GovernorA young person recounts the experience of her sister’s harassment because of her membership in a GSA club at her school. “Discrimination holds a heavy consequence, and as a result LGBTQ+ youth show higher rates of struggling with their mental health than their heterosexual counterparts. It is no laughing matter for students to use the […]
Read More Targeted Harassment Of The GSA Club Shows An Unmet Need For Education On LGBTQ+ IssuesStudents for Inclusive Communities invites youth of Sacramento to participate in the General Plan 2040 update for the city, and add their voice to the process by sending in photos that represent opportunities for change in their community, or a sign of strength. Find out more at @accesslocaltv.
Read More Student’s For Inclusive Communities And The Youth Climate StrikeIvan Vicente Manriquez of The kNOw reviews Lana Del Rey’s fifth studio album, which made her “loyal cherry emoji Twitter fanbase cry once more.”
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