Students Share Their Dreams for the Eastern Coachella Valley

August 25, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated

[Translate] Editor’s Note: During the summer, Coachella Unincorporated worked with six young people from the eastern Coachella Valley as part of the Coachella Unincorporated Summer 2015 Program.

Cuentos de Coachella

July 7, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Housing, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, coachella valley housing coalition, Environmental Youth Alliance, las casas apartments, LUPA Project

[Translate] COACHELLA — Earlier this year, students from the Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA) joined the Land Use Planning Awareness (LUPA) Project to learn about the power of land use planning in the eastern Coachella Valley.

Student Leaders Series: Karla Martinez gives back to her community

May 8, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Esperanza Youth and Family Center, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, LUPA Project, NOVA Academy, Riverside County, Young Lady of the Year

[Translate] JOHNNY FLORES/ Coachella Uninc. A few years ago Karla Martinez didn’t think a young person like her could ever make a difference in her community.

Student Leader Series: Coachella Unincorporated reporter goes to Princeton Summer Program

May 1, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, journalism, New America Media, student reporter, USC, youth journalism

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/ Coachella Unincorporated For as long as he can remember, Johnny Flores, 17, knew he wanted to be a journalist.

How a Bag of Flour Taught Me About Dyslexia

March 16, 2015 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Dyslexia, Eastern Coachella Valley, Join Coachella Unincorporated, learning disorders, reading

[Translate] MARIA GARCIA / Coachella Unincorporated When I started looking around my house for a bag of flour, my mother asked me what I planed on baking.

Johnny’s Race Blog: Finishing The Race

November 3, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated

[Translate] Entry — 8 JOHNNY FLORES/ Coachella Uninc. After weeks of training, I can finally say I did it.