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Program Offers Adults Second Chance at High School Diploma

April 9, 2014 / By
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    NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc   INDIO — Fernando Arredondo was only 17 when he became a father and dropped out of school to support his new family.

How I Overcame Losing my Grandparents

April 4, 2014 / By
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  VICTORIA CONTRERAS/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — Death. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. My experience with losing someone is difficult to describe.

Global Girl Media Uses Filmmaking to Empower ECV Girls

April 3, 2014 / By
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  Editor’s Note: Coachella Unincorporated reporters Karla Martinez and Maria Garcia participated in Global Girl Media’s spring program, along with other Eastern Coachella Valley girls, at the Boys and Girls Club in Mecca.

Magón: Chávez Film Shows Human Side of Farm Worker Movement

March 28, 2014 / By
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  The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 30: Living Unconquered   “César Chávez: An American Hero” opens in theaters today, bringing to the big screen the story of the beginning of the United Farm Workers.

Previously Halted Improvements Now Underway in Mecca

March 26, 2014 / By
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  IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc   MECCA – The streets near Mecca Elementary School are undergoing a series of improvements as part of a $1 million project recently approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Volunteer-Staffed Clinic Serves Coachella Valley’s Uninsured

March 25, 2014 / By
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    NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc   INDIO – Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM), established in the fall of 2010, has flourished into a state-of-the-art facility staffed entirely by volunteers and serving the most vulnerable in the community – those without health insurance.