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Posts Tagged as "Eastern Coachella Valley"

New Equipment, Uniforms for Girls Golf Team Courtesy of Pro Golfers

April 30, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella Valley High School, CVHS golf, Eastern Coachella Valley, Juan Flores, Lady Arabs golf, Lizzette Salas, Pete Zuniga, Victoria Contreras, Women's Southern California Golf Association, WSCGA

VICTORIA CONTRERAS and JUAN FLORES/Coachella Uninc THERMAL — What would you do with $5,000?

Raices Youth Art Installation Displayed at Coachella Fest

April 18, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: art installation, carlos gonzalez, Coachella, Coachella Unincorported, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Eastern Coachella Valley, goldenvoice, Natalia Cervantes, Paraiso, Peggy Long, raices, Raices Cultura, Tone Rubio

NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc INDIO – Raices Cultura, a youth organization in the heart of the Eastern Coachella Valley, has a big presence at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this year with the installation of “Paraiso,” an original work of art displayed at the world famous festival.

New “Hydration Station” Encourages Healthy Habits at CVHS

April 11, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella Valley High School, Desert Recreation District, Eastern Coachella Valley, hydration station, RAP Foundation, Regional Access Project, Rethink Your Drink, the california endowment

Editor’s Note: As part of the Rethink Your Drink campaign, a “hydration station” was unveiled March 21 at Coachella Valley High School (CVHS).

Program Offers Adults Second Chance at High School Diploma

April 9, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Cesar Chavez, coachella valley housing coalition, Desert Gardens Apartments, Eastern Coachella Valley, Farmworker Institute of Education and Leadership Development, FIELD, John Mealey, Junko Ihrke, Natalia Cervantes

NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc INDIO — Fernando Arredondo was only 17 when he became a father and dropped out of school to support his new family.

How I Overcame Losing my Grandparents

April 4, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: coping with loss, Eastern Coachella Valley, grief, Grieving Teens, support groups, Tom Morris, Victoria Contreras

VICTORIA CONTRERAS/Coachella Uninc COACHELLA — Death. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. My experience with losing someone is difficult to describe.

Global Girl Media Uses Filmmaking to Empower ECV Girls

April 3, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Boys and Girls Club, Eastern Coachella Valley, Global Girl Media, Karla Martinez, Maria Garcia, Mecca, Mother/Madre, the california endowment

Editor’s Note: Coachella Unincorporated reporters Karla Martinez and Maria Garcia participated in Global Girl Media’s spring program, along with other Eastern Coachella Valley girls, at the Boys and Girls Club in Mecca.

Previously Halted Improvements Now Underway in Mecca

March 26, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Guevara, Ivan Valenzuela, Mecca, Mecca Elementary, Riverside County, Riverside County Redevelopment Agency, Supervisor John J. Benoit

IVAN VALENZUELA/Coachella Uninc MECCA – The streets near Mecca Elementary School are undergoing a series of improvements as part of a $1 million project recently approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Volunteer-Staffed Clinic Serves Coachella Valley’s Uninsured

March 25, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Eastern Coachella Valley, Loretta Moss, Natalia Cervantes, Volunteers in Medicine

NATALIA CERVANTES/Coachella Uninc INDIO – Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine (CVVIM), established in the fall of 2010, has flourished into a state-of-the-art facility staffed entirely by volunteers and serving the most vulnerable in the community – those without health insurance.

A Safe Space for Community at San Antonio del Desierto mobile home park

March 24, 2014 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: brenda rincon, Building Healthy Communities, Eastern Coachella Valley, Jessica Bremner, Karla Martinez, Kounkuey Design Initiative, Maria Garcia, Mecca, Pueblo Unido CDC, San Antonio del Desierto, Silvia Paz, St. Anthony Mobile Home Park, the california endowment

MARIA GARCIA, KARLA MARTINEZ and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc MECCA — The children of the San Antonio del Desierto no longer have to worry about getting hurt while they play because a safe playground has replaced the rocky dirt patch at the center of their mobile home park.