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Youth Encouraged to Apply for Cupertino Teen Commission
04/06/2025Local Cupertino teens are encouraged to apply to serve on the Teen Commission, which advises city staff and elected officials on youth and teen issues.
From CalMatters...
02/27/2025Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.
Santa Clara County teachers and local leaders are warning of chaos after mass layoffs have decimated a critical preschool program for families living in poverty, known as Head Start.
Head Start staff received pink slips around March 15 amid uncertainty …
An East San Jose collective has stepped in to save the Mexican American Community Services Agency youth center from demolition.The effort to repurpose the building is lead by the School of Arts and Culture and SOMOS Mayfair, representing the Si …
As the need for child care centers in San Jose grows, a new city partnership may help boost day care slots.
To alleviate some ongoing challenges with day cares staying afloat, San Jose gave $1 million to Upwards to help …
Santa Clara County has increased its commitment to the well-being of children and families.
Despite a shortfall, the county bumped up its Children's Budget by 9.1% mid-year to $1.29 billion, ensuring a focus on critically needed services. The county is …
A grant of $1,749,800 from the Valley Health Foundation will help the YMCA of Silicon Valley expand and enhance childcare services for families in Gilroy.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, a nonprofit youth services group providing after-school voluntary activities for young people through clubhouses across the valley, announced this week it has appointed Morgan Hill Assistant City Manager Edith Ramirez to its board …
The Rotary Club of Gilroy donated more than 120 pairs of new shoes for children in September, providing much-needed support for struggling families in local communities, says a press release from the club.
San Jose ranks as one of the top cities in the country to raise a family, but lack of affordability is also pushing some people out the region.
WalletHub ranked San Jose seventh as the best place to raise a …
The grants come from the district attorney’s Asset Forfeiture Fund, which is money seized from gangs, drug traffickers and criminal organizations, with the goal of helping to repair some of the harm caused by those criminal enterprises.
A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.