Participating youth explored the topics of their lived experiences including homelessness, and its associated challenges of abuse, poverty, and how to move forward finding permanent homes, in health and well-being.

The mural, “Ancestral Healing” by female artists @mrbbaby @msyellowart @ahlise.vela @desiboocreations on the corner of Glenoaks Blvd. & Sayre St. in Sylmar is now complete!

Learn how to make your own zine using drawing, painting, and writing to speak out about issues important to you!

These activities are to engage youth and community in dialogue and reflection on themes of racial equity, social justice, and mental health and well-being.

“NGBLA has provided me with the opportunity to be part of something that is bigger than me. It has given me a platform to share my work and my message in a public space where it can be accessed by anyone regardless of color,