ARTICLES
Jeannette has written for newspapers and magazines in Arizona and for multinational corporations, nonprofits and for-profit organizations. Her work is centered around people and the communities in which they live in. She believes in transparency and the beauty of truth and compassion.
JEANNETTE'S WORK
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WEBSITE CONTENT: HOMELESS YOUTH CONNECTION
Excerpts from interviews conducted by me and articles written for hard copy and web for a nonprofit organization in Arizona. Read more.
TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Understanding trauma and how traumatic events can affect youth is essential when promoting recovery and resilience and ensuring that youth are not re-traumatized while seeking assistance. Read more.
HOW RACE IMPACTS YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
Structural racism and inequality—in housing, child welfare, education, credit and lending, policing, and health care delivery—have long contributed to an over-representation of Black people among our neighbors experiencing homelessness. Read more.
HOMELESS YOUTH: THE “INVISIBLE” POPULATION
These are the stories of youth experiencing homelessness — a problem that is often hidden from the public eye. There are thousands of young people without a permanent roof over their heads, and the numbers are growing. Read more.
OUTREACH INITIATIVE ADDRESSES MISSING HOMELESS YOUTH
As a result of COVID-19 and mandates for schools to move to virtual learning, thousands of youth experiencing homelessness face new barriers to accessing education. Read more.
TURNING POINT: GCU AIDS STRUGGLING SCHOOL DISTRICT
Tucked in an industrial area filled with junkyards, homeless encampments, jail houses and businesses enclosed by barbed-wire fencing, the Murphy Elementary School District sits two miles southwest of the state Capitol in downtown Phoenix and serves the highest student concentration in the state even though its enrollment of 1,800 is down from a high of 2,500. At Garcia, one of four elementary schools within the district, the veil of poverty can be felt even before entering the gated campus. Read more.
HERZBERGER BRINGS HOLOCAUST TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS
Magda Herzberger had a very unusual way of telling a tragic story. “Do you like my outfit?” Grinning from ear to ear, the Holocaust survivor introduced herself with that question to an overflowing crowd of students. “Let me tell you – this outfit is many years old,” she said. “You may ask, why don’t you pick something new? Because this represents something. It’s black and white, just like the two parts of my life.” Read more.
GOING TO GARCIA CHANGED HIS LIFE — IN A GOOD WAY
Tim Jones’ parents owned a home in Peoria, a middle-class suburb of Phoenix, but they taught in the Murphy School District and had him go to school there to gain a different perspective. “My mom, Pam Jones, was a curriculum developer for 20 years, and she wanted me to understand that everybody deserved a chance,” Jones said. “She always did things so liberally – she was a child of the ’60s who had a black husband and a mixed kid at a time when it wasn’t fashionable..." Read more.
THERE’S A LESSON IN GUTIERREZ’S PASSION FOR EDUCATION
Kassandra Gutierrez knows all about trials and triumph. She never had the chance to walk at her high school graduation with her classmates because of family circumstances. Five years later, the Redlands, Calif., native represented the College of Education when she delivered the student address at Grand Canyon University’s spring commencement. Read more.
GROUNDBREAKING AT MARYVALE BALLPARK IS ‘MAGICAL’
The Milwaukee Brewers, along with officials from the City of Phoenix and Grand Canyon University as well as other community partners, all gathered to celebrate the renovation and construction project for the team’s spring training home in Phoenix. In November 2017, the Phoenix City Council voted to renovate the complex, where the Brewers have played every spring since 1998. Read more.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE WISH OF A LIFETIME FOR 100 STUDENTS
“You better not be lying to me,” shrieked Erika Corrales’ mom after the Bourgade Catholic High School senior called her to tell her she had received a full-tuition scholarship to Grand Canyon University. “I’ve worked my butt off to get where I am today, but honestly, I didn’t believe that I could ever get something like this,” Corrales said. That’s why she and her mother were in equal disbelief when they learned that she was one of 100 high school students receiving a full-tuition scholarship to GCU as part of Students Inspiring Students. Read more.
A BLESSING TO HOLD TIGHT
My moving account of my mission trip to Indonesia while also working in the news bureau at Grand Canyon University. Read more.
MEXICO NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM PRACTICES AT GCU
There’s a lot of activity at the new soccer stadium in the heart of the Grand Canyon University campus. And then, the Mexican team walked onto the new field, ready to practice just after their 3-1 victory over Uruguay. Read more.
SHE WORKS TO SAVE OTHERS AFTER GOD SAVED HER
Vanessa Johnson suffered in silence. A social worker who made many house calls and a mother of five stuck in an abusive relationship, Johnson had her own conflicts she faced at home alone. She grew desperate to escape the affliction of her life and attempted suicide more than 20 years ago, but through the grace of God she lived to share her experience. Read more.
BUCKEYE BABY TREATED FOR RARE BIRTH DEFECT
Only 1,871 babies nationwide are born each year with gastroschisis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. In this story, three Valley infants undergo surgery for same condition on same day at same hospital. Read more.
VETS FIND HEALING THROUGH ART
Art: A Path to Healing began in August 2014 through the What’s Happen’n Art Movement art organization in Surprise, with the intention to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. Using a variety of artistic media and supplies, veterans have learned to express themselves with colors and words. Read here.
I WILL SURVIVE
In order to have the life she wanted, Karyn Arns would have to leave behind the life she was living. Nobody knew how abusive her personal life was, or that she was being manipulated and controlled, inside and outside of her home. Read more.
WILD HORSES COULDN'T DRAG HIM AWAY
Even during the fight for his life, 76-year-old Bob Hunt couldn’t give up on his rodeo career. The rodeo has been a part of the Phoenix man’s life since he first rode a horse at the age of 12. Since then, he knew he didn’t want to just ride, he wanted to compete. Hunt, a long-time local rodeo cowboy, has traveled and competed in team roping throughout the Southwest for years. Read more.