Tag: Youth

  • The AjA Project Opens First Art Gallery in City Heights

    Gayle Lynn Falkenthal is a public relations specialist writing on behalf of The AjA Project and San Diego Gas and Electric, which supports AjA through its Excellence in Civic Leadership campaign. The initiative supports mentoring, leadership development, and college and workforce preparation for underserved students in San Diego and southern Orange Counties. Haga clic aquí…

  • Youth Speak Out on How Budget Cuts Hurt Their Chances for Success

    Joni Halpern, the director of the Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, the vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, talk to KPBS. By Megan Burke, Peggy Pico and Alison St John Click here to hear Joni Halpern, director of Supportive Parents Information Network, and Mark Dillon, vice-chair of the San Diego Human Relations Commission, on KPBS…

  • Tough Choices: Young, Poor and Creative in City Heights

    How do you decide what to do with your money when you have very little? In collaboration with KPBS and Speak City Heights, Marketplace Money’s Wealth and Poverty Desk looks at the tough choices faced by families living in poverty. City Heights is one of the poorest neighborhoods in San Diego. But kids there are…

  • Map: Middle School Students Grade the Safety of Their Streets

    Above, students identify areas surrounding their school they consider to be safe (blue), unsafe (orange), scary (red), beautiful (pink) and ugly (green). Click here to enlarge the map. By Jena Olson The AjA Project runs photography-based educational programs for refugee and at-risk youth in San Diego. AjA ran an after-school workshop at Monroe Clark Middle…

  • Behind the Screen: Cybercrimes Against Children

    By Erin Timony, Anais Bernard, Oscar Perez, Trevor Seines and Dylan Rohn Agent David Oyos of the Chula Vista Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator Allesandra Serano talk with youth filmmakers about child exploitation on the internet. Transcript: David Oyos: The internet has made it really easy for offenders to…