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Global Girl Media Uses Filmmaking to Empower ECV Girls

April 3, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, Eastern Coachella Valley, Global Girl Media, Karla Martinez, Maria Garcia, Mecca, Mother/Madre, the california endowment

[Translate] Editor’s Note: Coachella Unincorporated reporters Karla Martinez and Maria Garcia participated in Global Girl Media’s spring program, along with other Eastern Coachella Valley girls, at the Boys and Girls Club in Mecca.

A Safe Space for Community at San Antonio del Desierto mobile home park

March 24, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Eastern Coachella Valley, Jessica Bremner, Karla Martinez, Kounkuey Design Initiative, Maria Garcia, Mecca, Pueblo Unido CDC, San Antonio del Desierto, Silvia Paz, St. Anthony Mobile Home Park, the california endowment

[Translate] MARIA GARCIA, KARLA MARTINEZ and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc MECCA — The children of the San Antonio del Desierto no longer have to worry about getting hurt while they play because a safe playground has replaced the rocky dirt patch at the center of their mobile home park.

Why Won’t My Friend Leave her Abusive Boyfriend?

March 11, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: domestic violence, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, Love is Respect, loveisrespect, teen dating violence

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc When I spotted a bruise on my friend “Anna,” I didn’t need to ask her how it got there.

Esperanza Center Offers Free After School Fun and Learning

March 7, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Environmental Youth Alliance, Esperanza Center, Esperanza Youth and Family Center, Karla Martinez, tutoring, volunteer opportunity

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Tutoring, making new friends, and helping the environment are just a few of the reasons that students come to Esperanza Youth and Family Center (EYFC) every day after school.

Teens Share Personal Experiences, Consequences of Marijuana Use

February 10, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, Maria Garcia, marijuana, marijuana legalization, teen marijuana use

[Translate] MARIA GARCIA and KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Alicia Sanchez* lived in fear that her mother would discover her problems with marijuana.

ECV People: Preschool Teacher Artemisa Canedo

December 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artemisa Canedo, Campesinos Unidos, Coachella, early childhood development, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, preschool, preschool teacher

[Translate] Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with the everyday people who are the backbone of our community.

CU Reporters Thankful for Youth Mentors

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, jocelyn vargas, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, raices, Silvia Paz, Trinidad Arredondo, Victoria Contreras, xavier college prep

[Translate] Editor’s Note: The staff of Coachella Uninc. recently gathered for our Thanksgiving dinner to reflect on everything for which we are thankful.

Confession of a Former Bully

October 10, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 256, Bully, Coachella, Former bully, Karla Martinez, National Bullying Prevention Month, Olive Crest Academy

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc Editor’s Note: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in California this week Governor Jerry Brown will decide whether to sign into law Assembly Bill 256 (Garcia), a bill that would crackdown on students who torment others online and after school hours.

Volunteer Work Fun and Rewarding for Student

September 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: after school programs, ASES, Coachella, coachella valley unified school district, community service, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, Peter Pendleton, volunteer, Volunteer Match

[Translate] KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — I never knew hanging out with my little brother could be so rewarding, but this has definitely been the case since I started volunteering at his after-school program at Peter Pendleton Elementary.