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Drawing my own map was something that awakened my sense of neighborhood.
"Basketball connects me to my community because it helps me want to get good grades in school" -Chris L.
"The object that connects me to my neighborhood is The South El Monte News our cities news letter" -Sophia S.
"The most important thing to know about me is I'm a hardworking Associate Student Body member" -Anissa V.
" Having a library card helps me check out all sorts of books that my school doesn't have" -Sylvia S.
"My football helmet is a sacred part of my identity that symbolizes many things in my life" -Martin R.
"The object that connects me to my neighborhood is my schools Drill Team t-shirt and uniform" -Jocelyn R.
"The object that connects me to my community would be a skateboard." -Jocelyn R.
"A pine cone is the object that connects me to my community. It is a big sticky rough cone." -Rafael B.
We asked Youth Voices participants the question: Whats your city postcard? and asked them to respond by designing a postcard of their city.
"Everyday my family prays the Virgin Mary to allow us to have a wonderful day and that no harm come to any of us" -Geovani O.
"The object that connects to my community is my Los Angeles County library card" -Lesly D.