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.

2013 Star: Silvia Paz

December 26, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, AB 71, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, Salton Sea, Silvia Paz, V. Manuel Perez

[Translate]     Silvia Paz: Working Toward a Safe and Healthy Community   Why Her Star Shone Brightly in 2013 Silvia Paz, the new hub manager of Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley (BHC), soared in 2013.

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.

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.

Two Farmworkers’ Daughters, Two Paths to Higher Education

January 28, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, Cristian Cabrera, DACA, DREAM Act, Farm Workers, immigration reform, Kent Braithwaite, Silvia Paz

[Translate]   COACHELLA, Calif. – Cristian Cabrera was working in the grape fields with her family last summer, saving money for the fall semester, when she received a text from a friend.

Women Immigrants Forum Coming to Coachella

January 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, aurora saldivar, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Cristian Cabrera, Irma Herrera, Megan Beaman, Mily Treviño-Sauceda, New America Media, Nora E. Vargas, Silvia Paz

[Translate] By AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. — New America Media is hosting a women and immigrants community roundtable, focusing on how immigration laws affect women – and the role of women leaders in fighting for fair treatment for their families.