The awareness and recognition of mental health problems that has recently been brought among society, particularly in the Los Angeles community has not been enough to make a dramatic change. Mental health affects all of us; yet as a community we still don’t consider its significance carefully enough. However, for the past year the Banyan[…]
On January 20th, the Youth Leadership Council determined which organizations focused on teen mental health that they were interested in meeting. Since all organizations aid teens suffering from mental health issues, Youth Justice Council members narrowed down their choices by establishing the strengths and weaknesses of each organization with focuses on financial status, academics, visual[…]
On Sunday March 3rd, the Banyan Foundation’s Youth Leadership Council met to discuss different organizations that focus on teen mental health in the Los Angeles area. The Youth Leadership Council reached out to the Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) to gain insight on their story and purpose. In preparation for a call interview with HOLA,[…]
It’s a New Year, but the same goal still stands! On Sunday, January 20th the Banyan Foundation held their first meeting for 2019. During this session we established a foundation that goes beyond an organization’s origin story, where as youth leader members must not only focus on an organization’s story, but be able to evaluate[…]
Given that the awareness for Mental Health is crucial in the Los Angeles community, the Youth Leadership Council members have decided to focus primarily on this subject matter for the 2018- 2019 Banyan Foundation Project. Members discussed the importance of bringing awareness to Mental Health whether individuals are experiencing issues with stress, anxiety, depression, and[…]
The 9th of December meeting, the Youth Leadership Council for The Banyan Foundation initialized their perspectives on which organization had potential qualities that make these organizations stand out as candidates. In addition, members carefully analyzed each aspect of the organizations qualities that would benefit individuals that would be benefiting from these organizations by means of[…]