Results tagged “youth” from Bay Voices
It has been two months since Michael Chau has been off probation - and everyday after high school, he makes his way through the stench of alcohol and urine to the Tenderloin. He’s not in San Francisco’s infamous drug and crime-ridden neighborhood to hang out on the street, but instead he’s going to work. Alexis Terraza reports on a successful youth program in the Tenderloin.
More people who have lost their jobs during the financial crisis have decided to do volunteer work at the local youth organization 7 Tepees--but will they stay? Maria Krogshede reports from the Mission District.
"Don't be a snitch!" That is the clear message to the passing pedestrians from a mural on the east end of 20th Street. The artist behind the mural is Pati Zapatita - a 29-year-old Chicana activist. Actually, Pati Zapatita is not the name she was giving at birth. But she prefers to use the catchy nickname since her sense of justice sometimes conflicts with the view of the Justice Department. Sebastian Chatham reports from the Mission District.
On a cold and rainy afternoon, Bryan Supnet, teen program coordinator for the Mission YMCA, spends what little time he can spare in the office preparing the programming guide for the participants in his after-school workshops. For many of them these activities provide some of brightest and warmest moments they will have all week. David Miers reports from the Mission District.
When Araceli Leon, 17, was a young girl, she wasn’t sure just where in her life her Latino heritage fit in, and feeling lost she searched for where she belonged.
Fortunately for Leon, her father Jose Leon, the youth program director at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, helped guide her. Melissa Dudum-Maya and Laura Sullivan report from the Mission District.
The Mission Cultural Center’s Youth Program held its first annual fundraiser on Dec. 4. The evening event featured performances by several of the program’s classes, including the theatre troupe, hip-hop dance group, and the Futuro Picante salsa band. Melissa Dudum-Maya and Laura Sullivan report from the Mission District.
With its walls covered in paintings of revolutionaries and silkscreen works-in-progress draped over drying racks, the HOMEY headquarters feels more like an artist's hang-out than a community center. Kelsey Saunders reports from the Mission District
You can’t drink legally until you are 21, yet teenagers are considered legal adults at the age of 18. This is a very unusual law considering that you can be tried as an adult after your 18th birthday and be given jail time but you can not indulge legally in a drink with friends. Tim Meade reports from Potrero Hill.
Continue reading To Drink or Not to Drink.
Fashion sends a message. It is a mirror and many teenagers imitate what they see on the catwalk. Teens want to be in style. They think that to be popular it is important to look a certain way. Roxana Callejas reports from Potrero Hill.
Continue reading A Healthy Model is a Beautiful Model.
Maria Reyes created the Go Get It after-school tutoring center because young people need help finishing school and planning their futures. Karla Amaya reports from Concord.
High school leaders Arda Sititrawet and Besso Khidesheli will travel to Mali, West Africa, to help build a new school under the Building with Books program. Brenda Reyes reports from the Mission District.
Mission Beacon, a nonprofit community center based at Everett Middle School, helps young people and their families cope with problems in their lives. JC Domingo reports from the Mission District
Continue reading Schoolyard fistfight symbolizes need for help.
A youth apprenticeship organization aimed at letting middle school students explore career options is launching its San Francisco program out of the Women’s Building on 18th Street this fall. Brenda Reyes reports from the Mission District.
