Supporting Transitional Age Housing for Foster Youth in Santa Barbara
It’s evident that young adults, especially in Santa Barbara, face a unique set of challenges…
Browsing: Student Activism
Sporting in Gender
In the last year, close to 50% of transgender youth considered suicide. One area that…
Comprehensive Sexuality Education to Prevent Gender Based Violence
Denying people access to basic information about their health and bodies is unequivocally wrong. In…
Helping a New Nonprofit Organization Fight Unequal School Funding
One of the foundations of society is early education. You would hope that because of…
Small Business in Santa Barbara
The pandemic shifted the entire world as we knew it. What we first understood to…
Local Nonprofit Keeps Students Educated Throughout the Pandemic
In March of 2020, schools around the country were forced to close to help slow…
Abolishing Qualified Immunity is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
Recent events have renewed the debate over police brutality, accountability, and reform once again. Getting…
The Endangered Species in Our Backyard: Our Role in Their Survival
Bearing a striking resemblance to their freshwater cousins, the Rainbow Trout, with hues of green, silver,…
Long Term Care Service Gaps for Population Age 65 and Older: A Rapidly Growing Issue Now and Decades to Come
Mi Familia es Mexicana (my family is Mexican), our culture has a strong belief that…
Why do Impoverished Countries Stay Poor
Africa is a continent that holds 54 beautiful countries with people young and old who…
The Importance of Mental Health Education
The darkness surrounds me as I lie in bed. I find it impossible to get…
PATH: Empowering Santa Barbara’s Homeless Community
Anyone who lives in Santa Barbara will inevitably come in contact with our homeless population.…
Teen Court: A Hidden Resource in Santa Barbara
I spent my childhood and teen years during the 60s and 70s in Colorado Springs,…
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Call to Action for Millennials
Despite only recently becoming a key term in business, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been…
The Importance of Universal Preschools and How the Middle Class is Left Behind
What is Universal Preschool, and why is it so important? Universal Preschool allows any child…
Social Justice: A Human Right
What is social justice? Is it protesting for clean water? Is it making sure everyone…
Support Asylum Seekers Being Forced to Wait at the Border
“ The laws and the civil action are the voice of the most voiceless” —Jacqueline…
America’s Most Oppressed Minority: How incorporating traditional healing practices can create more culturally relevant treatment for Native clients
America’s Most Oppressed Minority While only about 2% of the U.S. population, or 5 million…
Trust Me I’m a Professional: A look at why many African-Americans abstain from seeking mental health help
Taking care of our mental health is a crucial component to living a happy and…
Invasive Plants and Their Effect on the Local Ecology
There is an issue that does not always get enough coverage—invasive plant species and their…
Technology Raised a Distracted Generation. Technology Will Now Save That Same Generation
Have we always had a problem with focus and concentration, or has technology and its…
Open Letter to Government Representatives Concerning Universal Preschool
8/20/2019 Dear Senator Hannah Beth Jackson and Das Williams; As a student at Antioch University…
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Stigma Around Borderline Personality Disorder
When most people think of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) they might think of the movie…
Trauma-Informed Education: Addressing School-to-Prison Pipeline
Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a child’s brain and erode his…
I’m Twenty Eight and I Just Planned My Funeral
Surround us with sunflowers, eat all the cake, listen to music, and then bring me…