Life After Incarceration: Becoming a Mentor for Young Men in Coachella

September 30, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, aurora saldivar, BMOC, Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Men of Color, Building Healthy Communities, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, ivan delgado, Raices Cultura, Ramon Leija, Riverside County Juvenile Detention Center, the california endowment

  AURORA SALDIVAR/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Ramon Leija clearly remembers the moment he decided to turn his life around.

Volunteer Work Fun and Rewarding for Student

September 23, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: after school programs, ASES, Coachella, coachella valley unified school district, community service, Eastern Coachella Valley, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, Peter Pendleton, volunteer, Volunteer Match

  KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA — I never knew hanging out with my little brother could be so rewarding, but this has definitely been the case since I started volunteering at his after-school program at Peter Pendleton Elementary.

Commentary: There is More to Religion than Church

September 9, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Catholic school, Catholicism, Coachella, gay rights, Jesuit education, Johnny Flores, magis, meaning of religion, Pope Francis, religion, xavier college prep

  JOHNNY FLORES JR/ Coachella Uninc   My introduction to religion began the day I was baptized.

Review: Jobs Challenges Youth to Change the World

August 29, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Apple, Ashton Kutcher, Coachella, Coachella Uninc, Jobs, Jobs movie, Jobs movie review, Johnny Flores, New America Media, Steve Jobs

  JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Uninc     We all have the power to change the world, regardless of how the world sees us.

Sidewalks Coming to Rancho Las Flores Park

August 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Johnny Flores, Mitch Nieman, Monica Lerma, rancho las flores park, RCTC, SB 821, Steven Hernandez

  JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc   COACHELLA – Rancho Las Flores Park opened to positive community response in May 2012. 

Magon: Five Generations of Sinaloa

August 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Caravan to Citizenship, Coachella, culiacan, Deferred Action, diary of joaquin magon, immigration reform, immigration story, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, S. 744, Salinas, Sinaloa, UFW

  The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 26:  Five Generations of Sinaloa   My great grandmother, Maria, never wrote anything down.

Magon: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield

August 19, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: AgJobs, Bakersfield, Coachella, DREAM Act, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, Kevin McCarthy, S. 744, S744, The Diary of Joaquín Magón, UFW, UFW Foundation

    The Diary of Joaquín Magón Entry 25: A Familiar Scene in Bakersfield   Bakersfield, CA –The movement for immigration reform brought over 1,000 supporters to Bakersfield last week to put public pressure on House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy – the new “whipping boy” on immigration as Politico newspaper has so dubbed him.

Breaking My Family’s Teen Mom Tradition

July 22, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Karla Martinez, teen mom tradition, teen moms, teen pregnancy

  Karla Martinez/COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED   While there are many family traditions I hope to pass down to my children one day, there is one tradition I hope ends with me.