After careful consideration, we have decided to put the FACES Summer Medical Academy on hiatus this summer (2023) in order to make some important updates to the curriculum and structure of the program. We remain committed to providing the best possible experience for the young people in our programs and to equip them with timely… [Read More]

Last month, Kaiser Health News reporter Heidi DeMarco visited our FACES program in Sacramento, CA, to observe the Public Health Youth Corps students in action! With youth opioid overdose deaths on the rise, Heidi wanted to learn more about how PHYC students are trained to use Narcan and become advocates for overdose prevention in their… [Read More]

Dear FACES Community- As both a pediatrician and program director, it has been very difficult to see how the COVID pandemic has impacted the physical, mental, emotional and educational well-being and health status of the youth and communities we work with. On top of that, the pandemic literally forced us to change the way we… [Read More]

FACES Public Health Youth Corps When crisis hits – we look to leaders.  We seek voices and actions that reassure – voices that offer clear information – and people who show us a pathway to help ourselves and our communities. COVID-19 has had a deep and lasting global impact – causing so much pain and… [Read More]