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VAN NUYS YOUTH OUTREACH

 

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For our outreach project, we chose to work with the Van Nuys area of the San Fernando Valley, focusing on youth census education and engagement. Census tracts in the Van Nuys area are considered hard to count due to crowded units, multi-unit structures, foreign-born populations, and limited English-speaking households. Aiming to increase census counts in the region, we visited high schools in the Van Nuys area. We educated classes about the importance of the census and encouraged them to participate. During our visits, we provided these high schoolers with a presentation and flyers so that they could take this information home to their parents or guardians. We recognize that information about the census rarely reaches non-English speaking and foreign-born communities, and we hope that our high school outreach campaign helps to increase census participation.

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Nicole Gan

Nicole is a third year Communication Studies and Political Science double major, with a concentration in International Relations. She hopes to be able to attend law school after graduation. As an international student from Malaysia, Nicole always looks forward to exploring new parts of LA and engaging with the community within it. She especially loves to find great new places to eat at!


Melissa Diaz

Melissa is a third year student from Venice, California. She is majoring in political science with a concentration in race, ethnicity, and politics and is minoring in global studies and gender studies. She is interested in law, human rights, and social justice. During her free time, she enjoys spending time in nature, and playing the violin and guitar.


Marina Bowley

Marina is a fourth year Political Science major with a concentration in American Politics and graduating this quarter. Growing up in Long Beach, she moved to the Bay Area for community college before transferring to UCLA. Besides studying for her LSAT exam to attend law school in the fall of 2021, she enjoys volunteering with nonprofits and playing the piano to de-stress.


Megan Tobias

Megan is a third year majoring in Political Science (Methods and Models concentration) and minoring in Environmental Systems and Society. Originally from the Bay Area, she enjoys exploring the great outdoors in both Northern and Southern California. On campus, you'll find her conducting her a cappella group and playing club field hockey.


Kavitha Ambatipudi

Kavitha is a third year Political Science major with a concentration in American politics. She is an environmental systems and society minor. Kavitha is interested in eventually pursuing a career in environmental law and policy. She is from Glendale, California. When she is not studying for classes, she can usually be found at a UCLA sports event!