Agua 4 All Brings Safe Drinking Water to Rural Communities

April 14, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Agua4All, Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation, Rural Community Assistance Corporation, the california endowment

  Above:  Community members and students from Bobby Duke Middle School gathered at an Agua 4 All event on Friday, April 8, 2016 in Thermal, Calif.  

Advocates Challenge Law Enforcement on How Prop. 47 Savings Should Be Spent

April 14, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Prop 47

New America Media, News Feature, Anna Challet, Posted: Mar 29, 2016  Spanish  Korean California’s Proposition 47 stands to save the state millions of dollars due to reductions in jail and prison populations.

New Healthcare Clinic Opens in Coachella

March 20, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Desert Oasis Healthcare, healthcare

Above: Community representatives and Desert Oasis Healthcare staff were onsite Friday, March 18, 2016 for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house in Coachella, Calif.

Local Hero — Mother of Four Helping to Transform Education in the ECV

March 19, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: COFEM, Eastern Coachella Valley, education, Restorative Justice

Above: Sandra Ramirez, right, attends a Restorative Justice team meeting hosted by the Schools Action Team, a part of the Building Healthy Communities Eastern Coachella Valley’s School initiative.

Immigrants Encouraged to ‘Take Action’ — Apply for DACA, Get Ready for DAPA

March 9, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: DACA, DAPA, Medi-Cal, Ready California

New America Media, News Report, Text: Elena Shore / Video: Michael Lozano, Posted: Mar 08, 2016 Pictured above: Joyce Noche, directing attorney at the Public Law Center, said immigrants should seek out trusted service providers to see if they are eligible for the current DACA program or other forms of administrative relief.

Parents Push for Restorative Justice in Coachella

March 4, 2016 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bobby Duke Middle School, Building Health Communities, Coachella, COFEM, Restorative Justice, TODEC

By Paulina Rojas Creating a positive learning environment in school can be challenging when students routinely see classmates suspended or expelled for minor infractions.