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"The object that connects to my neighborhood is a softball" -Celia C.
"The object that connect me to my neighborhood would be the gate from our private community" -Ethan H.
"People in other communities may look down upon me, but that just gives me more of a reason to succeed and chase after my dream." -Cynthia B.
"My mom and her friends volunteered to help the women and rebuild their lives by doing their hair, showing them how to apply make-up, and regain their self-worth through a new set of nails or a french- tip manicure." -Ruby M.
"The object that connects me to my community is our school newspaper." -Tiffany D.
Youth Voices attends Back to School Nights to introduce the program to the school community and collect community data for the Youth Voices participants.
The student presentations identified issues that face their community of Boyle Heights, and provided suggestions on how they could be improved by using the Local Control Funding Formula.
The L. A. River School and all the students who participated have been indispensable partners in the ongoing endeavor to re-imagine the Los Angeles River.
Students and teachers know how difficult it is to maintain decent grades and get help from teachers when there is just too many students in one classroom.
It's been sad to see that music isn't a priority for many schools even though our research shows how much music in schools is so important to student success.
Being involved in band helps students work collaboratively with others and helps them to develop social and problem-solving skills that are necessary to be successful in the work force once they are adults.