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Students in Rural California Advocate for Better LGBTQ Support Services

June 14, 2016 / By
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Above: More than 30 community member and supporters attended the YPAR4Change community forum at Coachella Valley High School on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Coachella, Calif.

Advocates Continue to Push Coachella Valley Unified on Restorative Justice

June 14, 2016 / By
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Above: Students, teachers and eastern Coachella Valley community members rallied at the Coachella Valley Unified School District office for the final Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) public hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in Thermal, Calif.

Survey Shows LGBTQ Youth Need Community Center

June 7, 2016 / By
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Above: YPAR4Change organizers closed out the YPAR4Change community forum with a group photo on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Coachella, Calif.

Students, Teachers Rally for Restorative Justice and Funding Transparency

May 26, 2016 / By

THERMAL, Calif. — On Tuesday night, students, teachers and eastern Coachella Valley community members rallied at the Coachella Valley Unified School District office for the final Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) public hearing.

Vanpool Program Inches Towards Reality

May 21, 2016 / By
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(Above Image: Christian Mendez) By: Karla Martinez MECCA, Calif. — For female field workers in the Eastern Coachella Valley, getting to and from work often means paying $10 a day for transportation or facing the prospect of being sexually harassed by male workers on the way to the fields.

Miles Away from the Next Stop

May 21, 2016 / By

Above: Melissa Gonzalez, Mecca resident, endures an hour and a half bus ride to get from her home at St.