
Stefanie Ritoper
Consumer of foods you can eat w/one hand while running after two kids. Early childhood producer @LAist. She/her.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
laist.com | Stefanie Ritoper |LA Authors
Karla Carrillo had to keep telling her story over and over. With her newborn daughter in tow, she told her story of domestic violence to case manager after case manager. She was looking for housing, child care, and work. Listen • 3:57 Finding family services is hard. South LA is building a one-stop shop for people with young kids Some case managers referred her to people at other organizations and some referred her to newer case managers as staff turned over.
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Dec 4, 2024 |
msn.com | Stefanie Ritoper
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Aug 28, 2024 |
laist.com | Stefanie Ritoper |LA Authors
As a parent, for me, one of the most continuously mind-boggling aspects of raising young children is how expensive child care is. When I learned that child care providers barely make enough to make ends meet, it kind of made my brain break. It was enough to make me want to yell, “But, WHY?”You may feel the same way about this. Or there may be another aspect about how our society is set up for raising kids that confuses you or makes you want to lay flat on the floor.
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Aug 2, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Stefanie Ritoper
Asako Tomita, 88, dances during the during the San Fernando Valley Obon Festival on June 29, 2024. (Julie Leopo) Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of all generations come together to celebrate Obon, a joyous holiday dedicated to remembering and honoring ancestors.
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Jun 17, 2024 |
laist.com | Stefanie Ritoper
Get out your kachi kachi and fans. It’s Obon season. Every summer, Japanese Americans in Southern California gather at temples and community centers to celebrate Obon, a joyous festival dedicated to remembering and honoring ancestors. Festivals run from June to August and include carnival games, home-cooked food, and traditional Japanese dancing. Obon is one of the reasons that summer is my favorite time of the year.
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