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North Shore: Projecting the Future
With a view of the Salton Sea, community art event "Projections" was a reflection of the lives of those who work and live in the town of North Shore.
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Flying Doctors Flock to Provide Free Healthcare
Flying Doctors, a non-profit comprised of volunteer doctors, provides free healthcare services in Coachella Valley to a community largely lacking year-around healthcare.
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Hacking the Drought at L.A. Futurethon
Dozens of individuals from around the city attended the 48-hour hackathon, which addressed the issue of the drought in California, in hopes of developing innovative solutions to the drought and maybe even win a prize in the process.
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Bridging Cultures at El Monte Education Center
For an El Monte teen already bilingual in English and Spanish, learning Chinese can have social and economic advantages for her future.
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Vietnamese-American Community Welcomes the New Year
Vietnamese community celebrates cultural heritage and Lunar New Year in the San Gabriel Valley.
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Diversifying Green Spaces with Amigos de los Rios
In park-poor communities such as Boyle Heights and El Monte, the creation of more green spaces is necessary for a healthy population.
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Quenching the Thirst in a Food Desert at Earthworks Farm
El Monte has been labeled a "food desert" -- and the 4.9-acre farm aims to put an end to that by providing the community with access to affordable and organic food.
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Empowering Communities Through Storytelling
The art and film festival hosted by The California Endowment showcased how stories have the power to help individuals and groups re-imagine the narratives about their communities.
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Kentifrican Museum of Culture Brings Collaboration and Creativity to Leimert Park
The fictional continent of Kentifrica serves as a platform to explore themes of intermingling history and identity, and how particular neighborhoods reconstruct narratives to keep their culture alive.
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World Cup L.A.: Connecting Communities Through a Love of Soccer
Inspired by the city's growing interest in reclaiming public spaces, these pop-ups viewing events will revolve around TVs placed on streets and stores, that face sidewalks, vacant lots and other public places so that people can gather to watch the game...