STORIES
A Journey of Support for System-Involved Youth: A Time of Kindness and Healing
7 minutes read. Through art, kindness, and community, we’ve partnered with several organizations to reach Utah’s most vulnerable youth.…
Maegan Castleton
April 15, 2025
Multicultural Youth Leadership Summit: Empowering the Leader Within Each Youth
5 min read | Written By: Lydia Bigcraft. Header provided by Joel P. Jensen Middle School What does it look…
Maegan Castleton
January 10, 2025
Men of Hope: Generating Change by Using Hope as a Strategy with System-Involved Youth
8 min read | Written By: Lydia Bigcraft, Photos By: Maegan Castleton Music played in the background of a focused…
Maegan Castleton
July 16, 2024
Decades Later, How Hope and Dignity Blossom in the Desert: Topaz Art Pilgrimage
6 min read | By: Claudia Loayza A weekend of art, music, dust, wind, and Utah spring sun. All combined,…
Maegan Castleton
July 8, 2024
“Watch Us Grow” Mural: Hope and Healing at Weber Valley Youth Center
5 min read | By: Claudia Loayza Tracy Williams and Rob Pacheco were the collaborating mural artists who led the…
Maegan Castleton
June 12, 2024
Learn, Ask, Explore, and Practice: MLK Day Youth Jazz Event 2024
On Monday, January 15th, 2024, around 50 students and their guardians walked into a quiet area on a brisk winter’s…
Maegan Castleton
February 7, 2024
Writers Who Hope and Fellows Who Lead
Written by: Lydia Brooks, and Dr. Miguel Trujillo. Pictures by: Maegan Castleton An Emerging Leader Led Program for Youth Who…
Maegan Castleton
October 27, 2023
Investing in One Utah | Multicultural Affairs Visits Partners Across the State
Written by: Claudia Loayza Pictures by: Maegan Castleton The Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs is on the road visiting our…
Maegan Castleton
September 8, 2023
Elevating Student Voices: Amplifying Emerging Leaders
Written by: Nayra Green and Jason Carrillo In late February, college leaders who are engaging in inclusion efforts on their…
Maegan Castleton
May 17, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission: MLK Day Youth Event
By: Jason Carrillo, Edited By: MCA Team. Header photo taken by Utah State Office of the Governor Building the Beloved…
Maegan Castleton
January 31, 2023
THE BOLD COLORS OF HEALING
How a mural project led youth-in-custody to express new hope By Ellen Fagg Weist | Photography by Todd Anderson South…
Claudia Loayza
March 4, 2020