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Youth jobs prevent crime, Long Beach youth say, but only half have access to a paying gig.

Can Youth Jobs be Long Beach’s True Crime Deterrent? — VoiceWaves Long Beach

Apr. 29, 2020 / By Carlos Omar
Tags: Budget, crime, Employment, Jobs, opportunity, Prevention, programs, Resources, Youth

Youth jobs prevent crime but only half of teens have access to a paying gig, Long Beach survey says.

Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American at LBUSD schools.

How I Overcame Language Barriers in Long Beach Unified – Student Narrative

Apr. 1, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
Tags: Bangali, Bangladesh, Bengali, Bilingual, Education, ELL, ESL, Language, Language barriers, lbusd, Migration, schools

Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American.