Anthony O’LearyContributorHEMET — Astronauts, rockets, and spaceships lit up the imagination of 25 at-risk children during My City Youth’s Space Week on July 29. Youth ages 8 to 16 gathered in Hemet for two “Gearing Up for STEM” Mentor Protégé workshops, where they built model rockets and spaceships they could proudly call their own. The event was made possible through the Riverside County District Attorney Asset Forfeiture Special Fund, which provided the STEM kits.The celebration of space exploration came just days before SpaceX and NASA launched the Crew-11 mission from the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, linking the children’s creative work to real-world achievements in science and technology.The first workshop featured ten children between the ages of 8
