@laschools is back in session (remotely) as of Monday (1/11)! Our tutoring sessions are starting back up as well and we are excited to start off the new year!!
Denise K. has been a Step Up member for many years while experiencing homelessness for six years in Santa Monica. She has struggled with many incidents of violence and has been housed for three months in Venice. She continues to build healthy relationships with community members and peers in her new neighborhood. She is consistently…
Michele Hofmann Being a part of Ride to Fly is a highlight of Michele’s week. She feels very fortunate to work with a wonderful group of students, volunteers, horses, and families who never cease to inspire her. Michele was a horse crazy kid from a very young age and was later on blessed to have the…
A self-professed Southern gentleman from Tennessee, Kwan Buchanan exemplifies dedication to the Playworks’ mission as a third-year Playworks #AmeriCorps Coach. “Coach K” is now serving at Playa Vista Elementary School after spending his first two years at a couple of schools in Watts in South Los Angeles. He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the…
Karla MOSTe is the backbone to my success. When I joined MOSTe seven years ago I would have never thought that I would be attending college. Being from a single-parent home as well as a first-generation student, college seemed like a dream that was forever out of reach However, MOSTe helped me learn that college…
Huge thanks to LAFH volunteer Kayla who sponsored a meal for the 100 participants at our Taper Bridge Housing! It truly means a lot when volunteers give the gift of a full stomach! Want to sponsor a meal? We can provide you with ideas of what to make, but if you have a favorite family…
At six years old in the summer of 2017, Seth was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia called Ph+ ALL. This stands for Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). This is a rare subtype of leukemia that only 5% of children with ALL have. Seth is being treated at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.…
When schools across L.A. closed in March, GSF moved quickly to online learning. This Fall we’re reaching 2,700 students with our virtual lessons for a total of 159 instructional hours to date, and our teachers report that GSF classes are often the highlight of their students’ zoom-filled school day! We also transformed our teaching gardens…
The San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA, in partnership with the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Department of Parks & Recreation, is here to support you! Program Details For children entering grades Kindergarten-5th grade. September 14 – December 18, 2020, Monday-Friday (except where noted), 3:00pm-6:00pm, school days only. This program is 100% Outdoors. Program will not…
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