Ear Candy

Godspeed – Frank Ocean

Curated by Olivia — July 5, 2022

Frank Ocean’s lyrics of letting love go has so much of a different meaning to me now as a mama then when I first heard it in 2016 going through relationship heartbreak. To all my changemakers watching your little ones grow, this one is for you.

Tips & Tools

9 Tips for Setting Healthy Boundaries

Curated by Olivia — July 5, 2022

Setting healthy boundaries is a form of self-care. It will help you with your self-esteem and self-respect. It will allow you to set distances you want others to approach. Set your healthy boundaries and find your peace.

Geeking-Out

Great books about identity and culture

Curated by Meg Birmingham — June 21, 2022

In case you’re looking for some kind of summer reading a great place to start is NPR’s Books We Love Series. This episode is all about identity and culture, take a quick listen and find out why Karen Grigsby Bates recommends “The Love Songs Of W.E.B. Dubois” by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers, “Seven Days In June” by Tia […]

Praise Our Peeps

Teen Art Labs at the Crocker

Curated by Meg Birmingham — June 21, 2022

This is a special program for young adults interested in taking a deeper dive into the visual arts. This program not only offers participants an opportunity to explore various art mediums, but it uses the fine art in the Crocker’s collection as a point of inspiration. Crocker staff and local artists will drop in to […]

Tips & Tools

Why we need rituals, not routines

Curated by Meg Birmingham — June 21, 2022

“It turns out, even great writers like Franz Kafka and Virginia Woolf found writing to be an arduous task. What made the work a little bit easier, he discovered, was their commitment to a daily ritual… This encourages a mindful approach to basic tasks, imbuing them with a transformational ethos. It can be as simple as […]

Words of Wisdom

Words of Wisdom

Curated by Meg Birmingham — June 21, 2022

“…and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.” ― Audre Lorde

Geeking-Out

Schools are struggling to meet rising mental health needs, data shows

Curated by Adrian Ruiz — June 7, 2022

Laura MecklerWashington PostMay 31, 2022 Excerpt: “The survey found that mental health needs were acute not just for students, but for school employees, too. About 3 in 10 schools reported an increase in workers seeking school-based mental health services, and 6 in 10 reported a rise in staffers’ concern over their own or their colleagues’ […]

Praise Our Peeps

Props to The Mid City CAN Youth Council Straight Outta San Diego!

Curated by Adrian Ruiz — June 7, 2022

The Mid City CAN Youth Council envisions a world where young people thrive and everything is possible when we invest in education, not incarceration. They believe, with proper support, all young people can participate meaningfully in decision-making.  They are a group of young people, ages 13-18, who want to create change in Southeast San Diego’s […]

Tips & Tools

3 TikTok Tips for Non Profits

Curated by Adrian Ruiz — June 7, 2022

With users spending more than 14 hours per month on the app (Statista), your organization has the potential to reach users multiple times. The question is, how exactly can your nonprofit organization leverage TikTok to gain more donors? Here are three valuable tops to get you started.

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