This Year’s Honorees Include Actor and Producer, Octavia Spencer and L.A. Rams COO, Kevin Demoff  When it comes to the […more…]

Years ago, I was incredibly fortunate to attend a wonderful college in Northern California. I got a stellar education that […more…]

As the first person of color to serve as Head of Dunn School in Los Olivos, California, Kalyan (“Kal”) Balaven is, in many ways, a long way from his youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his family found itself houseless, surviving on what Balaven calls community wealth.  From an ethnic perspective, Balaven says that he’s always thought of himself as “other.” An outsider identification that informs his work today as the head of an esteemed private residential school with a rich history that didn’t always include leaders (or many students) that looked like him. “The idea of being [...more...]

Yasmin Delahoussaye grew up in kinship care, which is as close to foster care as you can get. The relatives […more…]

“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.”  This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]

Leo* heard about free pizza after school. The middle schooler happily got a slice and listened to a pitch about […more…]

Abused children can grow up believing that violence is a solution. Childhood trauma can lead to imprisonment. When a child […more…]

In elementary school, Jennifer knew she was a smart kid. But, admittedly, she liked to talk back to teachers and […more…]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, education advocate Kristina Brittenham was searching for free college counseling services for LAUSD students. Her friend […more…]

Bayan Islamic Graduate School, operating since 2011 in partnership with a leading Christian theological seminary, is the United States’ first […more…]

CYS youth participants often have a talent that is revealed during mediation and provides a springboard for a meaningful restitution. […more…]

Judging from the number of skills and hours Andre T. Moore, Sr. contributes to the well-being of our Los Angeles […more…]

17-year-old Nicole T. was facing felony weapons charges when referred to CYS by LA County Sheriff’s deputies for assessment and […more…]

Mentors 4 College, a unique, one-to-one college mentoring program for high school students and their parents, announced today that it […more…]

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

Anne was a senior at Hollywood High School hoping to become a veterinarian. But the daughter of a single mom […more…]

Casey Wasserman is firmly established as an influential civic and business leader in Los Angeles. But this mogul’s contemporary philanthropic […more…]

Erika D. Beck has been up since 4 a.m., yet as the afternoon light fills her office, she is effervescent. […more…]

Imagine it’s your senior year of high school. You are excited to apply to college. But, you don’t have a […more…]

The Learning Rights Law Center exists for a singular purpose: To ensure that no child will suffer from the tragic […more…]

City National has always been about doing business differently, one relationship at a time. The company always places people and […more…]