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…]

The long tail of the pandemic has students still struggling to catch up. Isolation and fitful reintegration have led to […more…]

Forty years ago, Liz Herrera was studying to become a social worker at UCLA. Herrera told her field advisor that […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…]

According to the World Health Organization, significant orthopaedic injuries account for more patient cases worldwide than cancer and HIV-AIDS combined. […more…]

In 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their […more…]

Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]

Marc Cohen knows just how catastrophic an incorrectly installed car seat can be. On an otherwise ordinary day, his 21-year-old […more…]

Makes history as Friends LA’s largest gift ever from individual donor Friends LA is thrilled to announce that it has […more…]

Larry is 19 years old. Smart and motivated, he is a foster youth, touched by the criminal justice system when […more…]

The mental health and wellness app offers digital tools to manage stress, build resilience, and combat the unprecedented mental health […more…]

Aimee was referred to The RightWay Foundation by Long Beach City College. She had recently emancipated from the foster care […more…]

“Being part of this collective really just validated my feelings that us youth matter,” said Adria Marin, a 17-year-old photographer […more…]

GRACE, End Child Poverty in California and Liberation in a Generation Urge Lawmakers to Pass the Bill, Which Would Pave […more…]

Crystal was in the foster care system since she was a little girl, after being removed from her home due […more…]

Stephanie M. Tombrello, LCSW, CPSTI, Executive Director Emeritus of SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. has been involved in child passenger safety since 1970. […more…]

The Violence Intervention Program (VIP) was founded in 1984, as the Center for the Vulnerable Child, the first Child Advocacy […more…]

Franco Vega knows the hardships kids in South Central Los Angeles often face, because he himself went through it. Growing […more…]

When Robin Detterman took a job 15 years ago as a special education teacher at Pathfinder Academy – a school […more…]