Youth Opportunity Center
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The Johnny Martin Sotelo Youth Opportunity Center is a teen Center under the City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department that works with teens, ages 12-22. Outreach workers guide these teens to become the best humans they can be through connecting them to local resources that are willing to impact these youths lives. This podcast is was first created during COVID, but has continued to become an outlet and voice for many staff, volunteers, and youth to participate and share ideas, perspectives on issues, and resources for the teens living in Riverside California. This...
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Youth Opportunity Center
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Jun 17, 2025
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Episodes
Building Rapport with Teens 13.01.2022 40:16
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! The PB&J Podcast would like to. Welcome you to it’s 6th season! Please take a listen to the first episode, as we discuss building rapport with teens. How do you gain trust from teens? What are ways and why is it important to build that trust? Stay tuned! #Projectbridgeout
Work, School, or the Military? 12.11.2021 28:25
Send us Fan Mail Work, School, or the Military? Once you graduate High School, what choice will you make? Is one route better than the other? Is it all about money? Why choose one over the other? Hear Host Fazein Kennon and guests talk about the different options, reasons, and choices available.
Fashion 05.11.2021 26:33
Send us Fan Mail What is fashion? How does fashion play into culture, social media, and other social platforms? Tune in to this weeks topic, Fashion, as our host Fazein Kennon and guests talk about this!
Money! 28.10.2021 34:33
Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk about money! How important is it to you? How do teens view money? What are healthy and smart ways to use money? Join host Fazein Kennon and guest speakers on the talk about money!
Self care! 21.10.2021 33:56
Send us Fan Mail Another great episode by host: Fazein Kenon and guests as they talk about self care. What is self care? How does that look like ? Please listen and hear what our host and guests have to say.
Toxic 30.09.2021 47:58
Send us Fan Mail Join and listen to this episode; Toxic! Host Fazein and guests discuss what is toxic, describe different examples of toxic traits and much more!!
Parental figures in a youth’s life 17.09.2021 39:30
Send us Fan Mail Join Host, Fazein Kennon along with special guests, as they discuss the importance of father and parental figures in youth’s lives.
Music influences on youth 02.09.2021 33:53
Send us Fan Mail Listen to host Fazein Kenyon and his guests talk about the influence of music and the impact it’s made in their lives.
Influences of TV, movies and shows. 18.08.2021 54:14
Send us Fan Mail Listen to the latest episode as our Host Fazien Kennon and his guests talk about influences around our daily lives. Enjoy!
Influence of social media Does social media make you anti social? Does social media make it easier for people to bully others with no consequences? Can social media lead young people down the wrong road? 04.08.2021 32:33
Send us Fan Mail Join our host, Fazein Kennon and Guests Marquis Adams-Evans, and Tyus Jarmon as they discuss the ways in which social media influences our youth, culture and perception of people. Hear their different perspectives as these young intelligent men have a dialogue pertaining to this topic.
Bonus Episode: Round Table Round Up 2015 02.07.2021 29:27
Send us Fan Mail Listen to this episode of the Round table round up, hosted by Fungus at KUCR. Hear some stories of the Youth Opportunity Center from some youth and Staff and Volunteers from 2015. Thank you Fungus and Terence Stewart for making this day happen, who would have known years later we would have done our own Podcast years later. Tune in!
How does music affect youth? 24.06.2021 21:13
Send us Fan Mail Listen to this weeks episode about youth and music! Hear how youth feel about it’s influences.
Season 4 episode 5: Planting Seeds 10.06.2021 32:16
Send us Fan Mail Planting Seeds is an episode that gives perspectives on life through setting goals, learning from mistakes, and taking action to make decisions and to become prosperous young adults.
Season 4 Episode 4: Mental Health and Teens 25.05.2021 27:49
Send us Fan Mail Listen to the latest episode, Mental Health and Teens; as guests, Elisa from Cup of Happy, and “Feed Dem Kids” organization talk about the stigmas, different view points and ways to cope with your daily mental health.
Season 4 Episode 3: Mentorship, Leadership, and Basketball. 18.05.2021 39:26
Send us Fan Mail Tune in and listen to this amazing episode as Project BRIDGE Outreach Worker Melvin Walker interviews one of Riversides’ greatest basketball mentors, Brian Hooks. Hear his story, and how basketball has provided mentorship for many youth.
Season 4 episode 2: Are the ARTS a form of therapy for teens? 04.05.2021 46:29
Send us Fan Mail Join our PB & J podcast (Project BRIDGE & Justice. Enrichment. Liberation. Leadership. Youth) guests, talking about emotions, ways to cope with them, teen pressures, and more. And how the arts are ways teens, young adults, families and communities can express themselves through the emotions. Hear from Neighborhood College Young Offenders’Program instructor, Carlos, Talama...
Season 4 Episode 1: What is Project BRIDGE? 20.04.2021 49:01
Send us Fan Mail New season, new episode, what is Project BRIDGE? Hear from some of the Project BRIDGE Team discussing with one of the original Project BRIDGE Coordinators, Socorro Huerta about the beginning of Project BRIDGE, the mentorship and relationships she made, and some stories of youth’s lives changing.
Season 3 Episode 6: Teen Circle 23.03.2021 22:54
Send us Fan Mail Project BRIDGE Outreach Worker Krystal hosts Youth Guests, talking about Senior Year, changes into adulthood, inspirations, and much more!
Season 3 Episode 5: Influences 12.03.2021 40:42
Send us Fan Mail Influences, good, bad, mentors, and life lessons. Listen to Project BRIDGE staff along with special guests, Clarissa Cervantes, Jessica and Liam share about Influences. Music Artist: Liam M.
Season 3 episode 4: SafeHouse Street talk 26.02.2021 16:24
Send us Fan Mail Project BRIDGE Outreach Worker Mr. Melvin and youth cohost Liam interview Director of Operation SafeHouse Street Outreach, Rainbow. Rainbow talks about youth homelessness and resources for youth in crisis and more. Music Artist: Liam M.
Season 3 Episode 3: Success Stories 12.02.2021 33:22
Send us Fan Mail Success Stories Organization will be guest host (Instructor Hugo G.) will be sharing the roots of the organization and why it is important for young men who are juvenile justice involved to think about their “Top 5” that should lead them to achieving what “Success” means for them. Brisely from Project BRIDGE and Hugo facilitate the conversation between two teens from the Success...
Season 3 Episode 2- Teen talk: Virtual Learning 30.01.2021 11:59
Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 is hosted by Project BRIDGE Outreach Worker Krystal. The Teen guests talk about their experiences with virtual learning and the pros and cons. Please take a listen to the different perspectives and experiences going on in these teens’ lives during the pandemic and utilizing virtual platforms. Music: Cold Killa Artist: Chris Bishop IG: 3ishfreelance
Season 3 Episode 1: Young Inspiration! 21.01.2021 14:54
Send us Fan Mail This weeks’ episode includes a special guest, Jahsyr “YungQwest” Berry. Rapper, Chef, Kidtrepreneur. Jahsyr shares his talents and inspirations to the listeners, and lets us know about what he has coming for his future as a young inspiring Artist and Chef. Music artist: Chris Bishop Song: TEXAS Flip IG @ 3ishfreelance
Season 2 Episode 6: What is your hidden talent? Where does the inspiration come from? 25.09.2020 34:11
Send us Fan Mail Join and listen to this last episode of season 2 where Vanessa interviews Elide Sanchez, a local artist and talented person whom has many more passions she shares during this episode. Vanessa, youth podcast guests, and Elide talk about struggles and how these hidden talents can help during times of frustration and stress. Listen for a great episode!
Season 2: what’s on your art palette? 11.09.2020 37:17
Send us Fan Mail What’s on your art palette? Join in and listen to Vanessa and Jesus as they talk about the arts, and how they’ve used it to create and also share with others. Listen to the stories, backgrounds of these two artists and what they are passionate about. How can teens do what they do? Listen to how they’ve become who they are. How can you impact the community as an artist? Find out!
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