Silicon Valley Community Foundation Journalism Program

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Journalism Program is a new county-wide program where youth participants will have the opportunity to share their perspectives on some of the most pressing issues in our community. We will be cultivating a youth-led media outlet over the months that explores various forms of storytelling, ranging from Op-Eds, personal narratives, digital and multimedia, blogs, etc. Youth will also gain an opportunity to build skills and capacity with local media outlets.

Check out the first audio story for the Fall 2021 cohort:

For more information, contact Catherine Lee at [email protected]

Read the Latest SVCF Stories

The U.S. Needs to Properly Adopt Asian American History Into Its Curriculum

Sharon Tang | May 23, 2022
yli is My Story

The exclusion of Asians in history is one of the prime reasons why they are excluded from society. The less we learn about the history of these people, the less we pay attention to them and their suffering.

Nothing Personal

Zayne Abraham | May 19, 2022
yli is My Story

It was just another day of working at my job. As I was walking towards the store I felt the cold breeze of a winter day. I walked in, took … Continued

Discrimination of Interracial Marriages is an Ongoing Issue in the U.S. and it Needs to be Stopped

Clarissa Wing | May 13, 2022
yli is My Story

Love does not discriminate against the color of one’s skin, their special facial features, the uniqueness of their culture, or simply the way they look. Love is rather defined by the passion between two connected souls that unconditionally care for one another despite their differences.

Ethnic Studies Courses are Needed in Schools Across the Country

Zayne Abraham | May 9, 2022
yli is My Story

Students are disconnected from school because what they learn isn’t relevant to them. As a nation, we have refused to recognize the idea that we should become less racist.

Adults typically do not look to young people to help them solve issues that affect them. In fact many adults view youth from a paternalistic client perspective, and treat them as clients and not as a constituents. If we don’t allow young people to be partners in solving the issues that affect them, we miss an enormous opportunity to teach them how to take responsibility for their lives, how to exercise their voice, and how to become engaged citizens and community members. Not engaging them breeds voter apathy and makes young people want to tune out and disconnect.

Maureen Sedonean, Founder