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.

Ear Candy

Ear Candy of the Week – Linda Linda’s- NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Curated by Adrian Ruiz — June 7, 2022

My favorite punk-rock band of the moment happens to have a drummer who is 11 years old. These four young women hold their own as they deliver songs like Racist Sexist Boy, Cuántas Veces, and Talking To Myself. Ain’t no power like the power of the youth because the power of the youth don’t stop!

Tips & Tools

How to Encourage Collaboration in Kids Through Cooperative Play

Curated by Trao Thao — May 24, 2022

Watching kids work and play together is a wonderful thing, and their ability to cooperate with others can have a big impact on the kind of person they grow up to be. It’s a particularly important stage of a toddler’s development as it is only at this stage that they begin to recognise the needs of […]

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