Category: Youth Education

Each year, Canal Alliance’s UP! Program serves approximately 150 low-income Latino youth, supporting them as they work to graduate from high school and complete a four-year college degree.   This college […]

Access to the great outdoors – and the many benefits time in nature affords – is a privilege. As Canal Alliance works to close the achievement gap for students participating […]

Caterin Duarte Reynosa, a recent graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), shines brightly as an example of the profound impact of Canal Alliance's University Prep (UP!) program.
Last time we checked in with Ria Espinosa, a graduate of our UP! program, was in 2022. She had just obtained her undergraduate degree at Cal Poly Humboldt, had started as the Race and Equity Intern for the city of Arcata, and was looking to further her career. Now, one
Britney Guiterrez Calderon registered new voters and advocated for equitable public infrastructure in the Canal community.
Maria Espinosa is among Cal Poly Humboldt’s first graduating class of 2022. She has been part of our University Prep program since middle school, took advantage of outdoor enrichment opportunities through high school.
Krystal Sandza is a technical scientist at BioMarin and a role model for young women in our University Prep program who are exploring STEM careers. This kind of mentorship is critical for students who are the first in their families to attend college.
Jordan Vasquez started out as a volunteer teacher's aide at Canal Alliance helping immigrants speak English. Jordan is now helping immigrant youth in the OFY program as the Client success Mentor Coordinator.
Access to the beauty and benefits of the outdoors is limited for many young people including first generation Latino students and newly arrived immigrant youth from the Canal neighborhood.
High school students filter into the large meeting room in the Education Building at Canal Alliance after finishing up their tutoring and after-school activities in smaller adjoining classrooms, each room named after a California university.
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