Tag: Youth

  • Karen Youth Weave Together Home and Identity: Photos

    “My mum would teach me how to weave, and I get it the first time. But it is really hard to put the loop in place. I never get that right. And now that we (are) in America I thought I would never continue doing, but now I learn more about weave. Even though I…

  • Diversity Advocates and Local Businesses Meet to Solve a ‘STEM Dilemma’

    By Kyla Calvert It is called the “STEM Dilemma” — looking at a mishmash of federal data, you can draw the conclusion that of the roughly 4 million freshmen who enter high school each year, about 6 percent are expected to one day get a college degree in a science, technology or math-related field. Thursday,…

  • Tweet City Heights: One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder

    By Megan Burks One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder A recent Centers for Disease Control study says one in five U.S. children has experienced a mental disorder in any given year. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was the most common, followed by behavioral problems, anxiety and depression, according to HealthyCal.org. Follow HealthyCal.org @healthycal. Feds Roll Out…

  • United Way, SD Food Bank Partner to Preserve Reading Skills This Summer

    By Dwane Brown More than 25 percent of San Diego County fourth graders cannot read proficiently and studies show reading skills are lost over the summer, especially among children who don’t have access to books at home. That’s why two San Diego organizations are joining forces to make a difference. Every summer, the United Way…

  • AjA’s PhotoCity Class Wraps Up a Successful Year at Crawford

    By Jena Olson It’s the end of the school year and that also means the end of The AjA Project’s PhotoCity program at Crawford High School. Our students have not only created some fantastic pieces about their school and community, but they have also mastered new photography techniques and developed new skills they can use…