5K, Music and Salsa Draws Residents to Cinco de Mayo Celebration

May 6, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Maria Garcia, salsa tasting

[Translate]   MARIA GARCIA/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA – The City of Coachella celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a 5K run/walk, food, music and a salsa tasting competition on May 3 at Veterans’ Park.

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.

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.

WE Connect Brings Health Resources To Hundreds of ECV Families

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Covered California, Eastern Coachella Valley, health care, Maria Garcia, Obamacare, Silvia Paz, the california endowment, WE Connect

[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.

Olive Crest Striving for a Healthier Student Body

October 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Anayeli Zavala, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, desert mirage high school, Dr. Oz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health Corps, Karla Ramirez, Lisa Hernandez, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy, RAP Foundation, Re-Think Your Drink, Regional Access Project, Riverside County Department of Health, Trinidad Arredondo

[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).

My Life Without A Cell Phone

September 3, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: cell phone, Coachella Unincorporated, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy, smart phones, technology, teenagers

[Translate]   MARIA GARCIA/Coachella Uninc   My name is Maria. I am 15 years old, and I do not own a cell phone.

First Day of School Brings Mixed Emotions

August 15, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: coachella valley unified school district, Eastern Coachella Valley, First Day of School, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy

[Translate]     MARIA GARCIA/Coachella Uninc   All summer long, I was looking forward to, and dreading, August 12 at the same time.