The word on the street is that the streets of Fresno need to be fixed. Many youth in this growing city are still waiting for this renovation to take place. Every broken lamp post, every pothole, and every sidewalk-less neighborhood hinders the way we travel.
Category: Community Health
Youth walking on Fresno’s west side still face safety risks. On Thursday, Sept. 22, 19-year-old Luis Pacheco was jumped by three individuals while walking in his neighborhood. His assailants hit him in the face and stole his bike, all in broad daylight with several onlookers.
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.–Once a week, Altagracia Hernandez boards a bus near her tiny two-bedroom apartment in East Palo Alto, Calif., and heads to the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) on Puglas Road to stock up on a three-day supply of canned foods and fresh produce.
Everyone look out your window, a new hero is here! Larry Powell is not a superhero, but his generous sacrifice of his own income (in total, around $800,000) to give back to schools certainly was heroic.
One thing that keep me up at night is my deep need to talk to someone. There’s just an urge to express what’s going through my mind. My greatest fear is that if I told someone, they’d think that I’m just feeling sorry for myself or I want pity. But it’s just the opposite. I just want someone to listen.