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Un Mar de Colores · Poway, CA
Environmental Justice on the Coast — Free in Poway
We prioritize recruitment from BIPOC communities in Poway where coastal access has been gated by cost and culture.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece ocean stewardship gratuitas para jóvenes de Poway de All ages años, con transporte gratuito de 14 millas desde Poway a nuestras playas de enseñanza. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 46% BIPOC (48,841 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en La Jolla Shores (18 miles) y Del Mar 15th Street (14 miles), con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Meadowbrook Middle, Valley Elementary (Poway).
Horario — programa en Poway
Monthly cleanups, quarterly workshops · Completamente gratis
Quizás sientes esto
- —Your family has been in Poway for generations yet coastal stewardship still feels tourist-first, local-last.
- —One-off Earth Day events don't build continuity — you want monthly action with the same community.
- —The coast near Poway feels like a backdrop for photos, not a place your community is responsible for stewarding.
Lo que cambia cuando los jóvenes entran al agua
- Quarterly workshops deepen advocacy and community organizing beyond monthly cleanups.
- Trauma-informed, welcoming culture — first-time volunteers from Poway aren't lectured or judged.
- Certificate of community service for students — documented hours for Poway Unified School District requirements.
Por qué operamos este programa en Poway
Poway is an inland North County city home to Poway Unified School District, one of the largest K-12 districts in California. Our Poway cohorts travel to Del Mar's 15th Street Beach and La Jolla Shores for water programming, with classroom partnership at Poway Library and the Poway Center for the Performing Arts for cultural programming.
- Población
- 48,841
- Residentes BIPOC
- 46%
- Hogares hispanohablantes
- 17%
- Distancia a la playa
- 14 mi
Ocean Stewardship en Poway — Lo que debes saber
Free beach cleanups in Poway are Ocean Stewardship at Un Mar de Colores — monthly events combining hands-on debris removal with environmental justice education. Unlike paid eco-volunteer tourism, we provide supplies, bilingual briefings, citizen science training, and community service documentation at zero cost.
Parents searching beach cleanup near Poway, CA find corporate-sponsored one-day events first. Un Mar cleanups are different: BIPOC-led, monthly continuity, watershed science on the sand, and recruitment prioritizing communities where 46% of residents have been gated from coastal stewardship.
Por qué Poway importa para nuestra misión
Serving Poway means meeting families where they are: San Diego schools, community centers, and partner orgs that already hold trust. We don't wait for families to find the beach — we bring youth to the water.
Environmental justice in Poway isn't abstract: watershed health, beach closures, and plastic pollution affect the same communities we serve. Our programs connect surf skills to stewardship of San Diego's coastline.
Socios comunitarios locales en Poway
En asociación con el Poway Unified School District y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 2+ escuelas Título I.
Distrito escolar y escuelas Título I
- Poway Unified School District
- •Meadowbrook Middle
- •Valley Elementary (Poway)
Socios comunitarios
- ◆Poway Unified School District
- ◆Poway Library
- ◆Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego (Poway branch)
Currículo del programa
Ocean Stewardship at Un Mar de Colores connects coastal cleanup action with deeper environmental justice education. Monthly cleanups run across Oceanside, Imperial Beach, Cardiff, and partner sites, with each event combining hands-on debris removal with short teaching moments about the watershed-to-ocean pipeline, the plastic pollution crisis, and California coastal policy. Our Ocean Stewardship program is free and family-friendly, and we specifically prioritize recruitment from BIPOC communities whose relationships with the coast have historically been gated by cost or culture. Every participant contributes to our citizen science database tracking pollution patterns across San Diego County.
- →Beach cleanup fundamentals and safe practices
- →Plastic pollution and marine debris science
- →California coastal commission policy basics
- →Watershed-to-ocean connection
- →Citizen science data collection protocols
- →Advocacy and community organizing skills
Qué se incluye — Gratis para cada joven de Poway
- ✓Cleanup supplies (buckets, grabbers, gloves)
- ✓Bilingual safety briefings
- ✓Data collection training
- ✓Post-cleanup debrief and reflection
- ✓Certificate of community service
- ✓Family-friendly participation
Por qué Un Mar de Colores
Board and staff leadership is BIPOC-majority. Decisions about Poway programming are made with community partners, not corporate sponsors.
Lo que dice nuestra comunidad
“"He used to approach new activities with extreme anxiety — to the point where sometimes we couldn't even get out of the car. Now he goes much deeper into the water."”
Preguntas frecuentes — Ocean Stewardship en Poway
What is environmental justice in ocean stewardship?+
We connect cleanup action to who bears pollution burden — especially cross-border Tijuana River watershed impacts that close beaches near Poway. Stewardship isn't just litter; it's justice framing for BIPOC communities gated from coastal spaces.
Can schools from Poway Unified School District organize cleanup field trips?+
Yes — we partner with Title I schools for field-trip style stewardship events. Contact us to coordinate a Poway school group cleanup with curriculum alignment.
What happens after the cleanup ends?+
Post-cleanup debrief and reflection sessions turn action into learning — plastic pollution science, watershed connections, and advocacy skills. Poway participants leave as informed stewards, not just tired volunteers.
¿Los programas de Ocean Stewardship en Poway son realmente gratuitos?+
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Poway son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Meadowbrook Middle, Valley Elementary (Poway), e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
¿Dónde se realizan exactamente las lecciones en Poway?+
Los jóvenes de Poway viajan en nuestro transporte a La Jolla Shores (18 miles), aproximadamente a 14 millas. Los componentes de aula ocurren en escuelas y bibliotecas asociadas dentro de Poway.
¿Qué edades son elegibles en Poway?+
Servimos a jóvenes de All ages años. Nuestra Beca One Ocean cubre las edades 6-12, Ocean Stewards After-School sirve a 13-17, y las Becas Atléticas de Surf están disponibles para jóvenes competitivos a través de nuestras asociaciones con Poway Unified School District.
¿Cómo inscribo a mi hijo/a?+
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Meadowbrook Middle, Valley Elementary (Poway) y otras escuelas de Título I en Poway Unified School District. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
¿Listo para entrar al agua?
Sign your Poway youth up today — every program is 100% free, with wetsuits, boards, and transportation included.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Poway. Contáctanos para inscribirte, hacer voluntariado, o apoyar el movimiento.
Un Mar de Colores es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) liderada por personas BIPOC, basada en Oceanside, California. Ofrecemos programación gratuita de surf, océano y educación ambiental para jóvenes en San Diego y Tijuana — conectando culturas, costas y comunidades desde 2018.
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