Mid-City Community Advocacy Network

Attention youth and parents: Please verify your Youth Opportunity Pass by March 31st so you can continue riding public transit for FREE. Karely Serrano, our Improving Transportation In City Heights (ITCH) Base Builder, has helped over 200 students and families verify their accounts. Please reach out to her for help, or scroll through these options on how you can get you Youth Opportunity Pass verified. Verifying your account is safe and MTS will delete your information as soon as your account is verified. https://lnkd.in/gJr-8Dzf

The verification deadline for the Youth Opportunity Pass (YOP) is approaching! All youth, please verify your YOP by March 31st, or you will be charged a fare! Mid-City CAN has continually been helping youth verify their cards and has been doing outreach to help students and parents navigate the verification process as it might be confusing due to many steps. Karely Serrano, our Improving Transportation in City Heights (ITCH) Base Builder, has helped over 200 students and families verifying their accounts and is available to help. Contact her if you have any questions or need helping in verifying your account. Get it done before it’s too late!

Civic Health team member Layvin was excited to join Senator Steve Padilla?(18th District) at his Taco and Taxes event at the Border View Family YMCA last weekend! The resource fair, in partnership with Golden State Opportunity and Dreams for Change, provided free tax preparation services and delicious tacos. Thank you to Senator Padilla for the certificate of appreciation for Mid-City CAN! Learn about the resources provided by our Civic Health team by visiting: https://lnkd.in/gWWs4r5d

Our Civic Health team had the pleasure of presenting an overview of their work at the County of San Diego Central Region Leadership Meeting on Monday, February 24! Shanti, Rapha, Karlita, and Layvin talked about their collaboration with the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, which grants access to the California Community Resource Guide. This resource connects community members to essential services, including Medi-Cal, SNAP, scholarship opportunities, and more. Thank you for inviting us to the meeting! Visit our Civic Health page to learn more about their campaigns: https://lnkd.in/gWWs4r5d

Our February newsletter focused on the amazing volunteers of City Heights. Thank you for all the great work that you do! Read the feature piece about the City Heights volunteers and see the photos from the celebration by visiting: https://lnkd.in/g9deb2_c You can sign up for our newsletter by clicking the link below: https://lnkd.in/g6zU2G7b

This dedicated space is designed to provide essential information and support for all members of our community. Our goal is to make sure every individual has access to the tools and knowledge to thrive, stay connected, and actively participate in the growth of our community. https://lnkd.in/gUz3yFhi

Thank you to everyone who attended our Networking Night on Tuesday, February 11 in partnership with The AjA Project to discuss adding art to Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park. Thanks to the Arts in California Parks grant, the park is set to receive new artistic additions, and the community’s voice is essential in shaping this vision. Read more and see photos by visiting our website: https://lnkd.in/gb9dJbH8 #ArtsInCAparks?#CAStateParks?

Mid-City CAN's Youth Council returned to City Hall on February 10, 2025 to offer public comments during the Special Council Hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the City of San Diego. They were also interviewed by FOX 5 / KUSI News. Thank you youth for your continued advocacy to revitalize Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park! For more details please visit: https://lnkd.in/gVefje42

Networking Night is one day away! We’re excited to be partnering with The AjA Project! Victor Castaneda H, a San Diego based artist + educator with AjA and the teaching artist for our 2024 Artivism Program, will be presenting ideas of the art design for Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park! Date: Tuesday February 11, 2025, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Location: 4305 University Ave. Suite 640 (Price Philanthropies Building) RSVP, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/geQBK-FJ Food, Childcare and Spanish interpretation will be provided. Click the link below to request childcare: https://lnkd.in/gtDmMPxM We hope to see you there!

Mid-City CAN and our Improving Transportation in City Heights (ITCH) team are thrilled that the City of San Diego has proclaimed February 4 as Rosa Parks Transit Equity Day, announced during yesterday’s Black History Month celebration at San Diego Mesa College?honoring the legacy of the civil rights icon. Thank you councilmembers for making this proclamation a reality! Mid-City CAN Transportation Justice Organizer Guadalupe Rojas was honored to speak during the event: "For the past three years YOP (Youth Opportunity Pass) has helped close the achievement gap by getting more youth to school, work, and other early career opportunities – and not just that but it has expanded their horizons by giving them access to more activities and places they had never gone to before. Transportation should not be an impediment, but a basic right." Want to help make the Youth Opportunity Pass permanent in San Diego? Join our next ITCH meeting, Monday, February 10, 5:30 pm to 7 pm. Details and to RSVP visit: https://lnkd.in/gV9DHwVX ??: Ron Sanchez, Mid-City CAN