This young musician reached out asking if he could donate a portion of his music proceeds toward our work in the community, then he generously offered to share some of his own story of growing up in City Heights!

From an Ethiopian refugee camp to being a student at Mira Costa College, Roda continues to face challenges, but she refuses to allow anything to interfere with her goals of graduating from college.

“When I meet mothers, first-time immigrants, I think of my mother… how hard it was for her, and I realized I could be a resource for immigrants and refugee families.”