WE Connect Brings Health Resources To Hundreds of ECV Families

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Covered California, Eastern Coachella Valley, health care, Maria Garcia, Obamacare, Silvia Paz, the california endowment, WE Connect

    MARIA GARCIA, AURORA SALDIVAR & BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   THERMAL – Hundreds of Eastern Coachella Valley families may have something to be thankful for very soon: health insurance.

CVHS Students Open to Arab Logo Compromise After ADC Visit

November 25, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Abed Ayoub, Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee, Arab mascot, aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, coachella valley unified school district, Darryl S. Adams

      AURORA SALDIVAR and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Abed Ayoub, representative of the Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC), visited Coachella Valley High School last week to have an open conversation with the students whose mascot, the Arab, he believes perpetuates negative stereotypes.

Coachella Uninc Searching for Beat Reporter

November 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Assistant Editor, beat reporter, brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, New America Media, open position, the california endowment, youth journalism, youth led media

  Coachella Unincorporated is searching for a Beat Reporter/Assistant Editor. Please read description below and submit resume to brincon@newamericamedia.org

Youth Advocate for Change Statewide and in their Communities

November 21, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boyle Heights, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, East Salinas, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fresno, Johnny Flores, Melissa Guajardo, Merced, South Kern, Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership, the california endowment

    JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc   MERCED, Calif. – The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) Statewide Steering Committee on Youth Leadership convened for three days in October to discuss how they can collaborate and learn from each other for the betterment of youth across the state and in their own communities.

WeConnect Health Fair Coming to Coachella Nov. 23

November 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health fair, Health Happens Here, the california endowment, WeConnect

  STAFF REPORT/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — Uninsured families in the Eastern Coachella Valley will be able to access critical services and learn about new benefits available under the Affordable Care Act at the upcoming WeConnect Health Care Enrollment and Resource Fair.

5k Run Draws Hundreds to Dia de los Muertos Celebration

November 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: All Souls' Day, brenda rincon, Coachella, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Lideres Campesinas, Run with Los Muertos

  Coachella — On November 1, the night before Día de los Muertos, hundreds descended upon Sixth Street to participate in the inaugural Run with Los Muertos 5K and enjoy the pre- and post-run festivities.

ECV Parents Voice School Funding Priorities

October 11, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: aurora saldivar, brenda rincon, Coachella, coachella valley unified school district, CVUSD, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula, Our Lady of Soledad, School Success Express Tour, TCE, the california endowment

  BRENDA RINCON and AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Parents made their voices heard at a forum here earlier this week organized by The California Endowment (TCE) as part of its School Success Express Tour, meant to provide an opportunity for parents around the state to have a say in how their school districts uses state education funds.

Confession of a Former Bully

October 10, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AB 256, Bully, Coachella, Former bully, Karla Martinez, National Bullying Prevention Month, Olive Crest Academy

  KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   Editor’s Note: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in California this week Governor Jerry Brown will decide whether to sign into law Assembly Bill 256 (Garcia), a bill that would crackdown on students who torment others online and after school hours.

Olive Crest Striving for a Healthier Student Body

October 4, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Anayeli Zavala, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Valley High School, desert mirage high school, Dr. Oz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Health Corps, Karla Ramirez, Lisa Hernandez, Maria Garcia, Olive Crest Academy, RAP Foundation, Re-Think Your Drink, Regional Access Project, Riverside County Department of Health, Trinidad Arredondo

  MARIA GARCIA and KARLA RAMIREZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Olive Crest Academy (OCA), a public charter high school, is making great strides toward a healthier student body through recent grants from The California Endowment (TCE) and Regional Access Project Foundation (RAPF).