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Youth Voices

A digital literacy and civic engagement program that invites youth on an exploration of their neighborhood, where they investigate the social, cultural, and political history and take a critical look at the issues facing their community. Students are encouraged and provided opportunities to become leaders and advocates for their community.

Explore the Youth Voices Curriculum and Workbook

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Team Jasfersize with Ms.Gallegos
As soon as you see something wrong in your relationship you need to seek help, no matter how severe or small you think the problem is.
Ms.Porter provides students with the support they need to move their school garden plan forward
Students discover they have a second chance at establishing a school garden with the help of the teacher who led the first attempt.
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Go Green AHS has been taking small steps towards making our dream come true of re-establishing an existing school garden.
Arroyo High School Students - During Love is Respect El Monte Twitter Party
Today, social media plays a pivotal part in everyone's lives, but for current high school students who have grown-up in the digital information era, social media is simply part of their DNA.
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We hope the garden can be a tool to inform and educate residents and students on the importance of community agriculture, alternative food options, and better nutrition.
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According to Break the Cycle, a leading national nonprofit organization working to provide comprehensive dating abuse programs exclusively to young people "Dating abuse is a pattern of abusive behaviors -- usually a series of abusive behaviors over a c...
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Teen dating abuse can be mental, emotional, physical, and digital.
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Visiting Earthworks Farm educated us on the conditions and the necessities of maintaining a garden-space.
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It's imperative that Parkway becomes a street for all users of the road because if it doesn't, things will only get worse.
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We want to create a Bobby Salcedo Memorial Garden at Mountain View High School that commemorates his legacy and creates a stepping stone for future environmental improvements at our school.
MVHS students listen to members of SEMAP and La Historia Society, photo by Luis Sierra Campos
An arts organization offers students a chance to take a deep look at the people and stories that make up their community.
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Guest speakers share valuable information with the Youth Voices students and provide them opportunities to connect different community issues to their community cause.
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