The long tail of the pandemic has students still struggling to catch up. Isolation and fitful reintegration have led to a whole generation of students being years behind in their social, emotional, and academic development. And the toll is heavy. “We see the kids not wanting to interact with each other, having a hard time working with each other,” says Tony Tripp, chief development officer at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor. [...more...]
In 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their environment, left to play amid broken glass. Upon reading about the extreme deprivation these children [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Well before Silicon Valley’s diversity problem routinely made headlines, The Hidden Genius Project began to tap into the talents of […more…]
As a boy, Spencer Hawk loved school field trips to a playground where he could soar on the swings, slip […more…]
The long tail of the pandemic has students still struggling to catch up. Isolation and fitful reintegration have led to […more…]
The Arts
At 13, Sophia Vasquez moved from Mexico to Los Angeles with her family. Sophia struggled to assimilate into the new […more…]
On Saturday, December 17th, Everybody Dance LA! hosted family and friends for the annual Winter Raffle Performance. This event celebrated […more…]
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), founded in 1996 in Long Beach, California, is the only accredited Museum in […more…]
Social Justice
Abused children can grow up believing that violence is a solution. Childhood trauma can lead to imprisonment. When a child […more…]
The Bail Project, a national nonprofit based in Los Angeles, provides free bail assistance and pretrial support to low-income people […more…]
Public Square
The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]
As news deserts expand across the country, the tight-knit historic immigrant community of Boyle Heights is home to a groundbreaking […more…]
Homelessness and Housing
Of the more than 66,000 unhoused people living on Los Angeles County’s streets, over 20,000 are women. One of them […more…]
At Step Up, which offers permanent supportive housing to the unhoused in Los Angeles, eviction is not an option. Instead […more…]
Health
What has the pandemic taught us? Never take good health or access to healthcare for granted. This is the backbone […more…]
One out of every five American women has been the victim of a completed or attempted rape in her lifetime. […more…]
Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]
Global Reach
Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]
Determined to make the world a better place, Dave Bauer vowed to give 10% of his net income to people […more…]
“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
Fostering Care
Matt, a Los Angeles teenager living in foster care, was “mad, irritated,” and most of all “disappointed” when his social […more…]
For most kids, summer equals fun. Vacations. Camp. Exciting adventures with families and friends. But that is often not true […more…]
In spite of the tragic outcomes that impact the majority of children raised in foster care, Serita Cox beat the […more…]
For the Children
Stephanie M. Tombrello, LCSW, CPSTI, Executive Director Emeritus of SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. has been involved in child passenger safety since 1970. […more…]
PUENTE Learning Center began over 35 years ago in Boyle Heights. They realized that the children struggling the most in […more…]
If you find your way to Cortney Lofton’s workshop in Northridge, California, you will be transported to a functional winter-wonderland; […more…]
Family Well-Being
In 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their […more…]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, education advocate Kristina Brittenham was searching for free college counseling services for LAUSD students. Her friend […more…]
Forty years ago, Liz Herrera was studying to become a social worker at UCLA. Herrera told her field advisor that […more…]
Emergency Services
Los Angeles County is usually synonymous with entertainment, but the Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation is giving Silicon Valley […more…]
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]
Education
Yasmin Delahoussaye grew up in kinship care, which is as close to foster care as you can get. The relatives […more…]
This Year’s Honorees Include Actor and Producer, Octavia Spencer and L.A. Rams COO, Kevin Demoff When it comes to the […more…]
In elementary school, Jennifer knew she was a smart kid. But, admittedly, she liked to talk back to teachers and […more…]
Community Resilience
For years, Los Angeles police have been challenged by how to respond to calls about unhoused Angelenos. Then came CIRCLE, […more…]
Long before Allan Pineda Lindo, better known as Apl.de.Ap, would co-found the Black Eyed Peas with William James Adams, aka […more…]
When Los Angeles experienced its first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, Damián Diaz and Othón Nolasco wasted no time helping […more…]
Advocacy
When Felicia Cates first sought help through JVS SoCal’s career readiness and job placement centers in the Los Angeles area, […more…]
In contemplating the scope and destruction wrought by gun violence, it is understandable to despair. But inaction won’t save your […more…]
Pauline, a 19-year-old in Los Angeles’ extended foster care program and a new mother, drew the unwanted attention of the […more…]