Abstract


 
 
 
 In this article, we present our teen leadership group and projects. We describe our “I’m a Student, Too!” campaign and why it is important to raise awareness about Latino/a children and families that live in Isla Vista, California, which has the reputation of being a college town. We outline our group’s mandate to create a better, safer, and healthier place where youth and families can grow up. We then describe how we collected data on people’s opinions of Isla Vista over the past two years and how we shared this information at town halls, University of California Santa Barbara orientations, and community conferences to make positive changes in our community.
 
 
 

Highlights

  • In this article, we present our teen leadership group and projects

  • Isla Vista is located in the Central Coast of California and is an unincorporated area of 23,000 residents in less than two square miles

  • Isla Vista is much more than an “unincorporated area” or a “party town”: It is a place where kids grow up

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Summary

CAM PAI G N

In the past few years, we’ve been working on a project called “I’m a Student, Too!” The project goals consist of informing community members in Isla Vista that there are families living here. The Isla Vista community tends to focus on UCSB students and can forget about the needs of the families and students that aren’t in college but share the same town. Our families and children want a safe and friendly community in which to grow up, and are working to make Isla Vista a positive place. The results from the surveys were very important to our campaign because the goal of our surveys was to see people’s perceptions— high school and junior high students’—of Isla Vista Using this data, we hope to work with our surrounding communities to make sure we showcase the best of Isla Vista, while acknowledging issues we can improve upon. It gives more visibility to families and youth of color who are students, but who are often forgotten by the university student population

GETTING THE WORD OUT AND F E E D BAC K
LESSONS LEARNED
NEXT STEPS
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Pueblos High School and
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