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Community partners detail youth programs, internships and prevention work for Sunnyside students
Summary
Nonprofits Amistad and LPKNC presented partnerships with Sunnyside schools covering environmental education, nutrition, tree planting, women-in‑STEM internships and prevention programs; LPKNC reported metrics showing program reach and behavior-change gains.
District staff introduced community partners who described a range of programs serving Sunnyside students.
A presenter from Amistad (Speaker 24) described multiple initiatives: Nopal Kitchen (nutrition and food education at Apollo Middle School), Raices Vivas (tree-planting), intergenerational Familia Adelante and Padres con Prometios (family engagement), a visibility-and-skill‑building pilot with NAU that compensates participating families, Pioneras in STEM (women-focused STEM curriculum and $50 participation stipends), and a recent community health fair in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield that provided free sports physicals, dental services and hygiene/food…
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