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New Homeless Youth Center now Open
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New Asylum Policy Causes Pushback
BY MARIO A. CORTEZ
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With the opening of the downtown Urban Street Angels Center in last week, homeless transitional-age youth (ages 18 through 25) with mental health needs now have a space where they can access housing, behavioral services and much more under one roof. The center, located at 1404 Fifth Avenue, provides either a threemonth or nine-month housing program for youth experiencing homelessness depending on their situation and needs. While boarding at the center, accessible resources include mental health services, job training, nutritional assistance, showers, laundry machines, and referrals to the County’s Behavioral Health System. Holistic health practices such as yoga, reiki, acupuncture and chiropractic treatment are also available to residents. In order to receive housing and provided services, participants must be between the ages of 18 and 25, be experiencing homelessness, and
No less than 56 San Diego and Tijuana organizations have spoken out against President Donald Trump’s plan to return Central American migrants to Mexico while they go through their asylum proceedings, as this would endanger families. A coalition of 48 San Diego and 8 Baja California organizations have opposed the plan, stating that it could be “an illegal program that would endanger the lives of vulnerable people,” said Father Pat Murphy of migrant shelter Casa del Migrante. The groups warned that, should the policy be implemented as a pilot program and then be expanded to other regions, it would harm all U.S.-Mexico border communities. The San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium and the Migrant Rights Coalition – the two largest organizations in the region – issued a joint statement against the plan. Groups on both sides of the border say that the Trump Administration is
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na familia de la caravana migrante que apenas llega a la Ciudad de México se adelantó por motivos humanitarios y ya cruzó a solicitar asilo a San Diego. La familia explicó a La Prensa San Diego que a finales del 2018
decidió arriesgarse a tratar de llegar a Estados Unidos en busca de ayuda urgente para su hijo menor que padece de hidrocefalia –acumulación de agua en el cerebro—y en Honduras los médicos lo daban por desahuciado. Magda, de 21 años, madre del bebé y de una niña de tres años de edad, dijo que en San Pedro Sula los médicos inicialmente me
ocultaron lo que pasaba con su bebé, pero en una de las citas le exigieron que lo dejara para hacerle una cirugía y colocarle un bombeo en el cerebro. Sin embargo, el sistema de bombeo se movió de lugar por algún movimiento brusco del menor y tuvieron que hacerle una segunda intervención, pero le
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New Uptown Library Opens its Doors
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Jacqueline Reynoso CREATING CHANGE
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As President and CEO of the National City Chamber of Commerce, Jacqueline Reynoso has created change in the community for over 12 years through different positions and involvement in organizations. After her parents got married, they settled in National City, because her parents saw it as a good place with good schools. Soon after, moving there, more relatives followed Reynoso’s parents. Reynoso was born in National City and says that she found her motivation as she was growing up in this area. “I saw many changes when I was in high school. I saw that there was a lot of illegal activity in the community. My parents always gave me a good example,” she said. “My parents liked school, but they were not able to finish their schooling, so they encouraged me to study; I was the first in my family to go to college.” Jacqueline’s sister was 18 years old when she got married and got pregnant. This lead Jacqueline to continue with her studies to motivate her younger sister and younger brother. “When my older sister left the house, I was aware that I needed to be an PROFILE ON PAGE 11
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New Human Trafficking Prevention Programs in SD Schools BY ANA GOMEZ SALCIDO
A coordinated trio of new programs that aims to bring human trafficking education, prevention, and awareness training into every public school in San Diego County and protect children from exploitation under the umbrella of the newly-established San Diego Trafficking Prevention Collective was recently announced. The announcement comes during national Human Trafficking Awareness Month and responds to FBI data showing San Diego ranks among the top 13 worst regions for human trafficking. The Collective obtained a three-year grant to fund the critical training, helping school districts comply with a law passed in 2017 requiring schools to provide a human trafficking curriculum. This first-of-its-kind public-private partnership will bring three unique programs to schools under the Collective’s umbrella: PROTECT, Project ROOTS, and kNOw MORE.
The Collective empowers students in elementary, middle and high school and teaches them about human trafficking in schools and neighborhoods, through a three pronged approach involving in-school prevention education, after-school intervention, and interactive multimedia training. The grant has been funded by UBS Optimus Foundation, which identified San Diego as a region with opportunities to augment its approach to human trafficking prevention and education. “Combating human trafficking and protecting children from falling victim to this terrible form of modern-day slavery is one of my top public safety priorities,” said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan. “Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world in which traffickers profit by preying on unsuspecting children, luring them right out of their schools and homes with deception and lies. This first-of-its-kind human trafficking prevention education collective will arm our kids with the knowledge and tools
they need to protect themselves and to engage with trusted adults to help them remain free of abuse and exploitation.” Recognizing the unfunded legislative mandate that schools must provide human trafficking education, Stephan worked to secure a public-private partnership to properly fund the curriculum and she coordinated with various San Diego County school districts to implement the three programs included in the Collective’s programming. “UBS Optimus Foundation is
proud to be a founding partner in this effort,” said Sally Faiz, program director of Child Protection for UBS Optimus Foundation. “Trafficking is a horror affecting over 400,000 people in the U.S. We see prevention as the most desirable point to intervene, giving children the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from threat and keep safe. This collective, as a partnership of San Diego law enforcement, schools, philanthroPREVENTION EN LA PAGINA 7
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Proponen Iniciativa para Combatir Cambio Climático POR MARIELENA CASTELLANOS
Un nuevo esfuerzo para unir la lucha para salvar el planeta y acabar con la desigualdad económica se está lanzando en San Diego bajo un plan conocido como el “Green New Deal”, o el Nuevo Acuerdo Verde. "El Nuevo Acuerdo Verde es un marco de referencia para pensar cómo abordamos el cambio climático, al mismo tiempo que garantizamos una transición justa para las personas que trabajan en la industria de los combustibles fósiles y al mismo tiempo que abordamos la injusticia ambiental y la desigualdad de ingresos", dijo Stephanie Corkran de
SanDiego350, una organización de voluntarios enfocada en prevenir los peores impactos del cambio climático. "Pero sentimos que no hay tiempo para demorar en considerar un Nuevo Acuerdo Verde debido a la urgencia de la crisis climática, y con la gravedad de la desigualdad de ingresos y la pobreza extrema que existe entre nuestra gente", agregó Corkran. El año pasado, el Panel Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático de la ONU advirtió que el mundo se está quedando sin tiempo para detener los efectos negativos de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
La congresista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, la mujer más joven elegida para el Congreso, es una impulsora del Nuevo Acuerdo Verde y una de los más de 45 representantes del Congreso que apoyan el plan junto con cientos de organizaciones. En noviembre pasado, OcasioCortez se unió a una protesta organizada por jóvenes activistas en pro del medio ambiente con el Movimiento Sunrise en la oficina de Portavoz la Cámara de Representantes Nancy Pelosi, en Washington DC, en apoyo del Nuevo Acuerdo Verde. "Este será el Nuevo Acuerdo, el movimiento de derechos civiles de nuestra generación", dijo Ocasio-
Cortez sobre el Nuevo Acuerdo Verde en una junta comunitaria en diciembre pasado. Los partidarios de el Nuevo Acuerdo Verde esperan que se apruebe la legislación en el Congreso, pero aún queda mucho trabajo por hacer y varios informes dicen que también se necesitarían cambios, incluidos los demócratas que ganaron la Casa Blanca en 2020, reteniendo el control de la Cámara de los representantes y también de ganar el Senado. El plan incluye pasar al 100 por ciento de energía limpia y renovable para el 2035 y eliminar gradualmente todos los combustibles fósiles CLIMÁTICO EN LA PAGINA 7