American with Disabilities Act (ADA)- What are Accommodations? By Esther Pena

What’s an accommodation? Why are accommodations important? Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a reasonable accommodation is a modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done during the hiring process. Accommodations are important modifications that enable an individual with a disability to successfully […]

10 Self Care Tips: Quarantine Edition by Denice Ocana

Staying inside for months on end may be difficult, especially while the whole world outside your front doors seems like it’s straight out of a movie. Yet after your morning coffee, orange juice, or simply just a cup of water, you have to focus on how you may be able to help yourself. For that, […]

A College Experience BY: Nafi Billah

First-year of college, not exactly what I expected it to be. I knew stepping into college would be very different from high school but I did not know what I was doing at all. Jumping right into college was a little confusing. I did not know where the buildings were located and the classes itself […]

Quarantine at Home BY: Nafi Billah

Quarantine sucks, I hate it here… in my room that is. It was not always like this (obviously) I used to actually like my room a lot but I got so tired of seeing the same thing over and over for almost two months now. I just wanna get out and play some basketball to […]

Class of 2020 – The Missing Year BY: Daniel Luna

Let’s be blunt, this is not like how things ended in High School Musical 3, it’s even worse. There’ll be no singing dancing or giant party, in fact, we might not even have graduation at all. Such is the fate of all the seniors such as myself who have to give up all their senior […]

Motivation During COVID-19 BY: Maria Bonilla

During the middle of March, it was announced that classes would be held online. Soon after, distance learning became the norm for the entire country. As someone who learns better in class with no distractions in reach, distance learning has become a challenge. During the past few weeks, there have been many obstacles for not […]

College Seniors–Why Are We Upset? By: Monia Begum

For college students that were supposed to graduate this year– we are upset! College seniors worldwide have worked hard for the last couple of years to get to where they are today. Just to find out that our graduation ceremony has been CANCELLED! College is a big deal for a lot of students. This may […]

COVID-19 Life Transitions By: Maria Bonilla

For many people, 2020 had already felt like it started rocky. Many tragedies have occurred and it seems like a constant flood of news that we don’t want to hear. About 2-3 months ago, the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, emerged in China. Many memes were spread throughout social media and no one took this […]

Pandemic Mayhem By: Jennifer Hernandez

by Jennifer Hernandez While during this pandemic, I am trying to remain as calm as possible and only think positive thoughts. I can’t help and notice the people around me. Many are losing their jobs, xenophobia on trains, people fighting over hand sanitizer and toilet paper. This pandemic isn’t bringing the best out in people, […]

Change, Fear, and Self-Care By: Rachel Bai

There has been a lot of panic due to the coronavirus. There are no longer any in-person classes and schools have been closed. People are no longer traveling to work if it is not necessary. Personally, I am now working from home and my college classes are now all online. I am supposed to graduate […]

Youth Advocacy Corps

Welcome to our blog where our Youth Advocates reflect on their YASI and MHAP experiences, provide updates on their Action Campaigns, and share thoughts on what is happening in the world around them!