Every community is unique, and promotoras are uniquely positioned to work with what the community needs. Previous literature has looked at how promotoras programs effectively work in communities, but little literature has examined effects of training . . .

There is a stigma attached to youth involved in the juvenile justice system, usually from the media, which depicts these students as uninterested, disengaged and frequently involved in crime activity. While this stigma might be the case for some youth . . .

Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God has been a celebrated expression of female empowerment and African-American folklore tradition. It is often studied, and celebrated, for its oral traditions of speech and black voice. Building o . . .

The intent and purpose of this proposal is to seek grant funding for educational services regarding human trafficking, to be delivered by Central Coast Freedom Network and agency partners to a variety of agencies who provide services to adolescents in . . .

Training low-income women to advocate for themselves and their community has the potential to be life changing. Pacoima Beautiful was established in 1996 to empower and provide their members with leadership skills through civic engagement, social just . . .

Urban cities around the country, including Los Angeles, are faced with a lack of public open space in many high-density urban communities, as well as vacant land attracting blight. Community gardens have historically been implemented as tools to addre . . .

Nurses are professionally and morally obliged to monitor and evaluate nursing practice via active participation in review mechanisms that are designed to promote patient safety and care delivery, thereby improving patient care quality (American Nurses . . .