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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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For the Leimert Park installment of Departures, Youth Voices partnered with KAOS Network in the heart of the village. We worked with young people to share their stories and explore the future of this extraordinary location.

Las Fotos Project provides a creative outlet for students, encouraging them to express their artistic talents and explore their imagination, while building self-confidence.
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Undocumented community members are locked out of affordable, quality healthcare
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This semester I met Cecilia, a retired nurse and Lupus patient. Because of her condition she has needed health care nearly all her life.
Carolina Discovers My Health LA
A team of teenage girls advocate for community health and safety through social media and peer-to-peer education.
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Clínica Monseñor Romero provides quality, affordable and culturally sensitive health care services to a predominantly low-income, monolingual Spanish-speaking uninsured Latino population
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The Wellness Center was created from a dream that consisted of a space where the community would have access to a variety of services that would be beneficial to their well-being.
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The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) was established in 1997 and was founded specifically to promote and support folk and traditional artists and their communities.
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CASA 0101 is dedicated to providing vital arts, cultural, and educational programs --in theater, digital film making, art and dance-- to Boyle Heights.
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Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA), is a community based nonprofit in Los Angeles that improves the health of low income women and families through advocacy, education, training and direct services.
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NLSLA provides free legal services on those legal matters which most impact the poor: housing, immigration, employment, family law and domestic violence, public benefits, access to the courts and health care.
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Planned Parenthood Los Angeles collaborated with Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights to provide reproductive healthcare on-campus, including contraceptives, STD testing, pregnancy tests, communication on healthy relationships, self-love and abstinence
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