Richmond Pulse South Kern Sol The Know Fresno[Translate] MARIA GARCIA, AURORA SALDIVAR & BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc THERMAL – Hundreds of Eastern Coachella Valley families may have something to be thankful for very soon: health insurance. The WE Connect Health Care Enrollment and Resource Fair, held last Saturday at Coachella Valley High School, brought dozens of resources together to inform approximately 1,200 attendees about […]
[Translate] Editor’s Note: The staff of Coachella Uninc. recently gathered for our Thanksgiving dinner to reflect on everything for which we are thankful. While we are all grateful for our families and our health, we also realize how fortunate we are to be surrounded by people dedicated to building up the young people in our community. The following […]
[Translate] Coachella Unincorporated is searching for a Beat Reporter/Assistant Editor. Please read description below and submit resume to brincon@newamericamedia.org by Dec. 13, 2013. ORGANIZATION: New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated POSITION: Coachella Unincorporated Beat Reporter/Assistant Editor STATUS: Hourly – Part-Time (20 hours/wk) PROGRAM OVERVIEW: New America Media (NAM), with financial backing from The California Endowment, will be working with […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc MERCED, Calif. – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership convened for three days in October to discuss how they can collaborate and learn from each other for the betterment of youth across the state and in their own communities. “I am hopeful that the voice of the […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES JR./Coachella Uninc The current generation of children might be the first in the history to live shorter lives than their parents. I was shocked when I heard these words during a recent webinar by The California Endowment. As the webinar went on I learned that, while we can’t blame them entirely, sugary beverages are a […]
[Translate] STAFF REPORT/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Uninsured families in the Eastern Coachella Valley will be able to access critical services and learn about new benefits available under the Affordable Care Act at the upcoming WeConnect Health Care Enrollment and Resource Fair. The fair will take place Saturday, November 23, at Coachella Valley High School, from 9 a.m. to 2 […]
[Translate] MARIA GARCIA and KARLA RAMIREZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA – Olive Crest Academy (OCA), a public charter high school, is making great strides toward a healthier student body through recent grants from The California Endowment (TCE) and Regional Access Project Foundation (RAPF). TCE’s investment has made it possible for the school to participate in the Health Corps program founded […]
[Translate] AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Ramon Leija clearly remembers the moment he decided to turn his life around. It happened when he was 17-years-old and incarcerated at the Riverside County Juvenile Detention Center. His mother had come to visit him, and she was drenched in tears. “Just seeing how I upset my mom, I realized that […]
[Translate] SACRAMENTO — State legislators held a hearing August 8 calling for ongoing policy and legislative solutions to improve the lives of the state’s young men of color. The California Assembly’s Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color examined the progress made in its first year of carrying out its action plan and […]
[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA — When the Indio dialysis center closed for renovation, Maura Halos had two options. She could get her treatment in La Quinta or at a new facility in Coachella. Halos decided to come to the recently opened Coachella Kidney Institute for the life-sustaining treatment she receives three times per week. “First, […]
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