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.

Local Doctor Encourages Kids to Get Fit

September 6, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: childhood obesity, Dr. Christopher Flores, exercise, family medicine, fitness, healthy eating, Karla Martinez, obesity in Latino community

[Translate]       Yesterday, Coachella Unincorporated reporter Karla Martinez shared her little sister’s fitness journey following her obesity diagnosis.

My Little Sister’s Fitness Journey

September 5, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: childhood obesity, Coachella Unincorporated, Karla Martinez, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, obesity, obesity in Latino community, Olive Crest Academy, weight loss, Zumba

[Translate]     KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   It seems like everyone is trying to be healthy these days, but this hasn’t always been the case in my house.

My Aunt’s Double Duty

August 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Uninc, gender roles, Karla Martinez, mother's helper, motherhood, working moms

[Translate]           KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   This summer, I spent several weeks as a “mother’s helper” to my aunt in Thousand Palms.