We’Ced Youth Media

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  • Stipend/Gift Card
  • School Credit
  • Community Service/Volunteer Hours
  • Authorship on Publications/Letters to the Editor
  • Transportation Reimbursement
  • Grant/Scholarship

We’Ced Youth Media equips young people with media and storytelling skills to uplift their stories and the stories of their communities and amplifies youth voice through media partnerships and encourages civic engagement through community health reporting.

We’Ced launched in 2011 and produces annual print publications, produces web content on a weekly basis, runs a Facebook and Instagram account with relevant youth content and produces multimedia stories.

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We ‘Ced recruits yearly starting with an orientation. We ‘Ced Youth Media welcomes young people ages 11-21 in Merced. Young people get the opportunity to take part in media advocacy, learn media/leadership skills, and receive stipends for projects.

Latest Stories from We’Ced Youth Media

Support LGBTQIA+ Youth Workshops

We'Ced | February 5, 2025
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On Friday, November 1st, 2024 there was a workshop held at The Merced Library about how to support the LGBTQIA…

Queer Youth Art Showcase Fall 2024

We'Ced | February 4, 2025
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Liliana Figueroa-Larios is a queer artist whose works examines the idea of remembrance and how we as a society have…

My Life Skateboarding

Carlos Nava | December 10, 2024
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Skateboarding has been a part of my life since I can remember. I started skating in 2016 at the age…

The Decay of Merced Parks

Youth United Merced | December 10, 2024
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Youth United is a youth-led policy advocacy program in the YLI Merced office that focuses on social and racial justice.…

Overlooking Pink 2024

We'Ced | November 14, 2024
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Hooray! We’Ced’s 12th edition of our yearly publication, Overlooking Pink, is out now! You can check it out right here,…

My Father

Guy Rosales | July 18, 2024
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The last time I saw my father was the night I almost lost my mother.  I try not to think…