Tag: Youth
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Mid-City Schools Adopt Curriculum to Encourage Street Art, Discourage Tagging
Graffiti Artist Ryan Hoppe, who goes by Hasler One, works on a collaborative mural during the Underground Art in the Underground event in the parking structure of Westfield Mission Valley Mall on March 22, 2014. The event was an initiative by the San Diego Cultural Arts Alliance, whose primary focus is to teach youth how…
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SongStream Project Brings the Joy of Lullabies to City Heights Families
Singer-songwriter and SongStream Project co-founder Talia Morales performs a song at The Landscape of Lullabies event at the City Heights Library. This particular song is one her mother used to sing to Morales and her brother. | Photo Credit: Michelle Josey By Famo Musa Famo Musa is a high school student and member of The…
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County Responds to Growing Links Between Childhood Trauma and Health
By Megan Burks San Diego County Health and Human Services Director Nick Macchione sent a letter to his department last week detailing a sweep of training and programmatic tweaks to get his entire staff, and the services they offer, trauma-informed. Put simply, he wants the people who provide food stamp, unemployment, mental health, Medi-Cal and…
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Young Filmmaker Attempts To Tell the ‘Truth’ About Mid-City Sex Workers
By Megan Burke, Maureen Cavanaugh and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition interview There are academics and law enforcement officials at work studying the statistics of human trafficking and prostitution in San Diego. Just on Wednesday’s KPBS Midday Edition, we heard about a new Urban Institute report that focused on San Diego’s…
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City Heights School Opens Recycling Bins to Parents
The city of San Diego’s recycling ordinance has been on the books since 2007. But some residents in the city’s dense, older neighborhoods still find it difficult to recycle at home. City Heights youth are trying to make the practice more convenient for families, and make some money along the way. | Video Credit: Brian…