Category: News
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Once a Fellow, Always a Fellow
The Aaron Price Fellows Program (APF) is an initiative that helps youth acknowledge the beauty within their community. The APF program’s mission is to prepare highly motivated and diverse San Diego public high school students to be responsible, engaged and caring members of their community. The program gives youth an “up close and personal,” look…
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City Heights Community Organizer Advocating for Educational Equality
Within the complex landscape of City Heights, a metropolitan community of 95,000 residents living in approximately 6.5 square miles, exist many valuable assets. Philanthropic and nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations and centers, and highly engaged residents dedicate their expertise, experience, and passion to the community. Daniel Nyamangah, City Heights resident and Community Organizer for the Crawford…
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City Heights Youth: Fit In to Stand Out
Immigrants and refugees from over 60 different countries live in the diverse cornucopia of City Heights, over half of who are under the age of 35. Over 18,000 people live within each square mile of the city. With such a dense, international population, local youth are faced with the unique challenge of integrating their traditional…
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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health Awareness Among Boys and Men in the East African Community
With the tragic and untimely deaths of DJ Avicii and Chef Anthony Bourdain, suicide and mental health awareness have been at the forefront of conversations and collective consciousness. According to Mental Health America, over six million men suffer from depression per year and approximately 1 in 5 men develop alcohol dependence during their lifetime. Prevention…
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Community Mural Initiative Continues At City Heights Convenience Store
The bare brick wall of a 7-Eleven store will soon be adorned with colorful artwork as part of a community-led project to beautify a San Diego neighborhood’s main avenue.