Category: Community Health
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Catalysts of Community Engaged Learning: The 2022 Celebrating Partnerships Event
Every other year, CommUniverCity holds a huge event called “Celebrating Partnerships,” where core partners of the organization come together to take a grand look at active projects that CommUniverCity has been maintaining or is involved in. This past Thursday on May 5th, in which some of you know as Cinco de Mayo, CommUniverCity their biennial […]
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Children Learn the Fun in and Importance of Healthy Eating
According to Santa Clara County’s status of children’s health, 18% of students in San Jose Unified School District face obesity or are in the “health risk” zone for body composition. To combat increasing rates of obesity, Cooking Matters teaches the importance of a healthy diet and living a healthy lifestyle. Over the course of three […]
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Opening Doors of Curiosity for Garden Education
As climate change becomes an imminent reality of our future, gardening contributes to healthy eating and exposure to the natural world. While record numbers of people began cultivating their own gardens during pandemic lockdowns, vulnerable communities do not have the same luxury. CommUniverCity saw this opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles while young students and families […]
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Ready, Set, Grow: Growing Sustainably brings the classroom outdoors
“This reminds me exactly of what we were learning in class this week!” an SJSU freshman studying Child and Adolescent Development (ChAD) recants after one particularly challenging garden education workshop in a 4th grade classroom. During this lesson on photosynthesis and what it takes for a plant to grow, this intern reflected back to behavior […]
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How Growing Sustainably is Growing
Author: Nancy Nguyen, Public Ally and CommUniverCity Project Coordinator Silicon Valley is expanding and urbanizing at an exponential rate as the tech industry gears up to be one of the most powerful entities in the country, leading to the boom of high paying tech jobs, housing development, and business and commercial development. However, as prices […]
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Empty Wallets and Rattling Piggy Banks– Money Matters, a Savings Superhero
Author: Danny Ludovina, Project Coordinator for Money Matters After another tax season rolled around this year, families across the United States have had the opportunity to explore their financial well-being, leaving some families with more questions than answers. We have collaborated with students from San José State University’s finance course led by professor Xiaoyan Xu […]
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Dreams For A Lively, Vibrant, and Walkable Fountain Alley
Author: Nicole Guzman, Project Coordinator for Design For All What are some of your favorite places in Downtown San José? If you didn’t immediately think of Fountain Alley, you might just add it to your list after you hear about this special project known as Design For All. Design For All is an industrial design […]
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San José Kids Serve Up Nutrition with MyPlate
Author: Shelby Maidl, Project Coordinator for Growing Sustainably Eating a nutritious and well-balanced diet is a critical part of youth development, impacting their physical health and their opportunities to be successful in school. Meals that provide a variety of proteins, whole grains, natural sugars, fats, vitamins, and minerals ensure that kids grow strong bones and […]
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Why Nutrition Matters
Author: Trina Nguyen San José’s community of apartments, complexes, and crowded houses limit students to engage in nutrition and building community. Growing Sustainably has influenced students from Kindergarten to 6th grade on the importance and benefits of healthy lifestyles. Growing Sustainably has 4 sub-projects: Gardening Workshops, Gardening Club, Cooking Matters, and Neighborhood Harvest. With the […]
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Earth Day Event Grows Community Spirit in the South University Neighborhood
Author: Peter A. Lee, Associate Director, CommUniverCity On Saturday April 19th, over 175 children, youth, and adults from the neighborhood located just south of San José State University celebrated Earth Day at O’Donnell’s Garden Park. Visitors were treated to great food, music by an SJSU jazz quartet, a performance by the Creative Arts for Youth Dancers, […]