Posts Tagged as "Youth"

Lens on Long Beach: A Community-CSULB Dialogue

Feb. 12, 2014 / By
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The community is invited to a special dialogue on the issues that matter to the Long Beach Community. ..

Turn Up 4 Change: Boys & Men of Color Summit

Feb. 12, 2014 / By
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Students and advocates in Long Beach to host a summit to discuss effective methods to raising student achievement

What: 300 middle and high school male students are set to meet at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) for the first ever Boys and Men of Color Summit in Long Beach...

Skate Day 2014

Feb. 5, 2014 / By
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By: Taylor Holm, BHC Long Beach, BSW Intern

Growing up as an avid skater in the San Francisco Bay area, I often heard Long Beach referred to as the mecca of skateboarding in California...

It Can Wait: One Teen’s Attempt To End Texting While Driving

Jan. 21, 2014 / By
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After two car accidents killed seven youth in Long Beach last Memorial Day, young actress, and Wilson High School Junior Karley Cable, created a PSA video, dubbed Almost There, to promote the dangers of texting while driving among teens...

Skate Day 2014

Jan. 21, 2014 / By
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Come out on Saturday, January 25th from 11:00am to 4:00pm for Skate Day 2014! We’ll have divisional skate competitions, skate product give-away, live music, art, local vendors, games and more!..

Youth Mobilize for Day of Action in Coachella

Jan. 15, 2014 / By
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AURORA SALDIVAR and BRENDA R. RINCON/Coachella Uninc

COACHELLA – Three years ago Jose Rodriguez was more likely to be found vandalizing neighborhoods rather than cleaning one up...

My Trip to the White House: A Reporter’s Notebook

Jan. 15, 2014 / By
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When I first found out I was going to D.C, I was shocked and happy. I keep thinking, “Really?..

LB Youth Celebrate Filipino Culture

Jan. 13, 2014 / By
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[Ed. note] Late last year, the Filipino Migrant Center held a community cultural night to celebrate the 150th birthday of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonafacio...

New Deadline To Join VoiceWaves!

Jan. 6, 2014 / By
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VoiceWaves teaches journalism and multi-media skills to committed and engaged Long Beach Youth from 16 to 24 years old...

Long Beach Students & Teachers Reflect on Fast Food

Jan. 2, 2014 / By
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Just down the street from Cabrillo High School in West Long Beach is a fast-food paradise: McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Winchell’s, Carl’s Jr.,..