Let’s talk about anxiety

August 9, 2018 / Aaliyah Jensen

    I have anxiety. I’m a 16 year old introvert who over the last year has figured out that she has anxiety. Read More

Community rally outside State Assemblymember Adam Gray’s Merced office for clean water

May 21, 2018 / jenramos

Community members living in State Assembly District 21 protested outside Assemblymember Gray's Merced office to get his support for safe and accessible drinking water.

Fight the food coma; Stay woke this holiday

November 21, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Students and staff hand out free produce at University of California, Merced. Recent studies have shown the campus deals with high rates of food insecurity among its student population, echoing a larger hunger trend within Merced County. Read More

We’ced Reviews Snelling’s Ranch of Horrors

November 16, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Snelling’s Ranch of Horrors was almost too spooky for our youth reporters. (Photo by Aaliyah Jensen) By Cassandra Avitia and Aaliyah Jensen SNELLING, Calif.–Snelling’s Read More

Growing pains in Merced’s healthcare scene

October 20, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Ciera Coronado of Merced High School prepares to measure the pulse of a fellow student during an equipment training at Merced College. Read More

Merced County, rural areas most impacted by Census funding cuts

September 25, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: South Merced residents participate in a recent community assessment for Building Health Communities (BHC), Merced. Read More

“Health for All” campaign sees some movement at county level

August 24, 2017 / We'Ced

Advocates pointed out Merced County’s undocumented population is estimated to pay nearly $9 million in local taxes this year alone. Additionally, the community plays a major role in the local economy as the undocumented labor force supports much of Merced’s agricultural industry--valued at $3.5 billion in 2015.

Merced’s youth, still hungry for investment

August 8, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Members of the Joven Noble youth group during a recent trip to University of California, Merced. Read More

Community groups push county officials to take up fight for #Health4All

July 28, 2017 / We'Ced

Above: Tonya Mendoza shares her story of struggling to pay for medical care without insurance; at times she had  to decide between paying her utility bills and rent or buying medicine. Read More