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Updates and project stories from our team and committees.

Group picture of everyone who went! Russell Wang – May 31, 2025 🕒 Read time: 3 minutes Today, on a Saturday, many students and their parents went to the Second Harvest Food Bank for a tour. This event was held by Second Harvest, a non-profit…

Over the past few months, CPMentorship has been diligently working to try and find a way to increase VTA ridership when transiting to school by decreasing the time it takes to get there. We first needed to figure out what the biggest problems with…

The third and final training session prepares the volunteers well for their positions in the summer camp.

Something beautiful is coming to life in Milpitas—and you can help bring it into the world. We’re thrilled to announce that our community mural design is nearly approved, and the next chapter is about to begin: painting the mural together . This…

CP mentorship youth members surveying visitors of Ed Levin Park. At the end of the survey taking on May 4th, there was a total of 89 responses. 30% of the responses were taken in person while the other 70% was taken online. 41.6% of the responses…

Author: Jack Song, CompassPoint Board member Executive Summary Generative AI tools present exciting creative avenues for youth but introduce significant intellectual property (IP) challenges. U.S. copyright law requires human authorship, meaning…

Author: Jack Song, CompassPoint Boardmember Context Navigating the intersection of Generative AI, art creation, and youth participation requires a firm grasp of the current intellectual property landscape. Key legal principles, particularly…

Author : Jack Song — CompassPoint Mentorship Board member Context Clear, comprehensive, and age-appropriate rules and participant agreements are foundational to running an IP-safe and ethically sound AI art hackathon for minors. These documents set…

CP mentorship youth members along with muralist Simon Bai at Ed Levin Park. CP Mentorship members visited Ed Levin Park on May 4, to engage with the community and gather input for the upcoming summer mural project. Surveys were conducted with park…

