TOP STORY Teen Parents, Kern County, CA Many of the youth in this project knew other teens who were pregnant or already had kids. They said that most of the teen dad's are involved in their kids' lives. | Curated by Evan | Click to view story

	Southern Kern Ten teens from the Greenfield neighborhood of Bakersfield, Arvin, and Lamont talk about the stories that they want to develop. The top three: teen pregnancy; air quality & related health issues, such as asthma; and unsafe parks. Curated by Evan | Items: 19
	Coachella A small selection of work by youth in south eastern California's Coachella Valley. Curated by Giselle | Items: 14
	South Los Angeles' Figueroa Corridor In this project, young people documented health issues in their neighborhood, including the prevalence of mini– and fast food marts (and lack of healthy foods), uncollected trash on the street, and unsafe streets, parks, and schools. They also sought to show the strengths of their community: portraits of families, Quinciñeras, youth groups, and people active in their community. Comment on their pics! Let them know what you think! See More Work from this project Curated by Venice Arts | Items: 24
	Venice Arts in Hong Kong This is a series of images from Lynn, Joanne, and Jim's first trip to Hong Kong, where Venice Arts is consulting with a Foundation supporting programs in the arts for youth. Look for new images in July, 2010 when we return to provide a training program to the Foundation's teaching photographers, and to offer support as they implement a 3-day Photo Camp for Hong Kong-area youth. Curated by Lynn | Items: 23

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Media Arts Camp Lynn Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:20AM Welcome to this summer's Media Arts Camp students! This is the first time we've tried a camp model for our summer program. Let us know what you think so that we can make the program even better next year.

Hello to Southern Kern Youth! Lynn Monday, June 14, 2010 at 2:54PM We are sitting here with Daisy, Diana, Karina, Sandy, and Alex and waiting for the other teens to arrive to begin the photo documentary project in Southern Kern. Check back often to see their photos as they begin to document their community!

Film Students Win Multiple Awards Lynn Wednesday, June 09, 2010 at 4:43PM In addition to the Shortie Award (see below), Sam's and Jesse's multimedia piece "South L.A. in Words and Pictures" was selected for the Echo Park Film Festival, as was Erik's film "Lincoln Hardware: A Fixture in Venice." Itzel and Jocelyn's film, "Sunny's Story," was selected for the Santa Monica Teen Film Festival.

Alex & Cathy Win Shortie Award! Lynn Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 5:46PM Congratulations to student Alex Thomas and mentor Cathy de la Cruz for winning the Shortie Award for Alex' Story, a multimedia piece featuring Alex' photos and audio, which Cathy edited. Check it out here.

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