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.

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.

CU Reporters Thankful for Youth Mentors

November 27, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, college of the desert, Eastern Coachella Valley, jocelyn vargas, Johnny Flores, Karla Martinez, Olive Crest Academy, raices, Silvia Paz, Trinidad Arredondo, Victoria Contreras, xavier college prep

    Editor’s Note: The staff of Coachella Uninc. recently gathered for our Thanksgiving dinner to reflect on everything for which we are thankful.

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.

Rethink Your Drink, Stand up to Beverage Industry

November 20, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, childhood obesity, Coca Cola, diabetes, Eastern Coachella Valley, Johnny Flores, Pepsi, Rethink Your Drink, Smedley and Syme, soda consumption, Steven Hernandez, Still Bubbling Over, sugary beverages, the california endowment, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

  JOHNNY FLORES JR./Coachella Uninc   The current generation of children might be the first in the history to live shorter lives than their parents.

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.

Magon: The Dreamer Chronicles, Part 3

October 30, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: college of the desert, comprehensive immigration reform, DACA, Deferred Action, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, desert mirage high school, DREAM Act, Dreamer Chronicles, Eastern Coachella Valley, immigration reform, Jesús E. Valenzuela Félix, jesus valenzuela, Joaquin Magon, S. 744, UFW, United Farm Workers

  Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three reports on the DREAMer movement.