Student Highlights

Hear Shiloh, student at Suva Intermediate, speak about the impact After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles has had while dealing with anxiety.

Hear Jesse Mendoza, Dance Team Director at Bell Gardens Intermediate, speak about the support All-Stars offers his program.

By John Fuentes What happens when adult allies continue to make authentic youth voice a priority? When High school students in various leadership groups from San Diego to Oakland, CA speak truth to power? When technology becomes a resource for across state collaboration? When young people meet up in Sacramento to speak to legislators about

June 3, 2020  By Sam Piha (This blog was authored prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point the decision to re-open schools in the Fall, and afterschool programs, is not yet clear. Thus, at the end of the blog, we list some suggestions on how youth can be involved in the Fall election digitally.)