Esperanza Center Offers Free After School Fun and Learning

March 7, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Environmental Youth Alliance, Esperanza Center, Esperanza Youth and Family Center, Karla Martinez, tutoring, volunteer opportunity

  KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — Tutoring, making new friends, and helping the environment are just a few of the reasons that students come to Esperanza Youth and Family Center (EYFC) every day after school.

CVHS Cheer Team Needs Community Support for Pro Bowl Travel

January 21, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2014 Pro Bowl, Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, CVHS Cheer, Melissa Cosme, Pro Bowl

ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Uninc   THERMAL — The Coachella Valley High School (CVHS) cheer team is set to perform at the 2014 Pro Bowl this weekend, but they still need community support to pay for travel to Hawaii, where the National Football League holds its all-star game every year.

Youth Mobilize for Day of Action in Coachella

January 14, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, Boys & Girls Club, brenda rincon, Chelsea Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Coachella, coachella valley housing coalition, Day of Action, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health Matters Conference, Mecca, The First Tee, Trinidad Arredondo, Valley View Elementary

    AURORA SALDIVAR and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Three years ago Jose Rodriguez was more likely to be found vandalizing neighborhoods rather than cleaning one up.

2013 Star: Raices Cultura

December 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artchella, Boys and Men of Color, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, coachella chamber of commerce, Coachella Fest, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, raices, Raices Cultura

  Raices Cultura: Strengthening the Community Through the Arts   Why Their Star Shone Brightly in 2013 2013 was a banner year for Raices Cultura, a Coachella-based non-profit.

BHC Educational Posada on School Funding Dec. 17

December 17, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Council of Mexican Federations, Eastern Coachella Valley, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula

Organizations Work Together to Engage and Educate Families on Local Control Funding Formula COACHELLA – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Schools Action Team will hold a community forum Tuesday, December 17, to educate the community and families of the Eastern Coachella Valley on the local control funding formula (LCFF), its eight priorities, and next steps to ensure parents’ and students’ continue to be engaged in this process.

2013 Star: Líderes Campesinas

December 16, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: 2013 star, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Lideres Campesinas, RAP Foundation, Regional Access Project, Suguet Lopez

    Líderes Campesinas: Empowering Female Farm Workers   Why Lideres Campesinas Shone Brightly in 2013 Líderes Campesinas made big news in October when, led by executive director Suguet Lopez, they won the top prize in Regional Access Project Foundation’s Fast Pitch Competition.

ECV People: Preschool Teacher Artemisa Canedo

December 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Artemisa Canedo, Campesinos Unidos, Coachella, early childhood development, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, preschool, preschool teacher

    Editor’s Note: This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with the everyday people who are the backbone of our community.

CV Link Meeting: Opportunity for ECV Residents to Shape Future

December 3, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 1318, Coachella, Coachella Valley Association of Governments, CV Link, CVAG, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, Michael Shoberg, Tizoc DeAztlan, Tom Kirk

  BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Eastern Coachella Valley residents will have the opportunity to view the latest plans and offer their feedback to CV Link project managers at a community meeting Thursday, December 5.