First page of report featuring a panoramic photo of diverse youth participating in programming initiatives of the Mid-City Community Advocacy Network at the top of the page. Bottom of the page features a data chart visualizing the racial composition of youth participants in Mid-City CAN.

April 2018

From 2008 to 2019, the USC Equity Research Institute (ERI) published reports under our previous name, the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE). 

 

By Veronica Terriquez PhD,  Leslie Renteria, and Uriel Serrano

This report describes youth programming offered by Mid-City Community Advocacy Network (Mid-City CAN), a community collaborative located in the City Heights community in San Diego, California. Founded in 1989, Mid-City CAN’s mission is to create productive, safe, and healthy communities through collaborations, organizing, and advocacy. In order to develop the leadership of City Heights youth, Mid-City CAN develops youths’ social and political consciousness, while providing them the grassroots organizing skills to participate in youth-adult partnerships involving parents and other residents.

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Youth and Community Well-Being in Mid-City Community Advocacy Network

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