LA’s BEST

Children Education Life Skills

Phone (213) 745 - 5931

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Our mission	The mission of LA’s BEST is to provide a safe and supervised afterschool education, enrichment and recreation program for children ages 5 to 12 in Los Angeles.

Opportunities	Program Volunteers Daily program volunteers participate during the program hours between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, as homework helpers or activity assistants. Weekly Teens, 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays Volunteer Mentor Mentors offer support, friendship, and a constructive example to individual students. A mentor’s guidance and encouragement helps children explore their special talents and navigate their life decisions. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal Weekdays Sports Volunteer Sports volunteers help coaches and share their expertise in a favorite sport. LA’s BEST kids play practically everything at some point during the year. Weekly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor, Outdoor On-site, Formal Weekdays, Weekends Fundraising and Special Events Volunteers Volunteers help us organize fundraising events, connect us to new donors and build valuable partnerships. Special events volunteers join in at various citywide events on weekends. One-time, Occasional, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Event support On-site Weekdays, Weekends

How you help	Volunteers play a critical role at LA’s BEST. You offer children additional positive role models and connection with another caring adult.

About us	For nearly 30 years, LA’s BEST has provided safe, supervised afterschool enrichment for elementary school students in neighborhoods with the highest needs and fewest resources. Through our deliberately developed programming and staff, we build the kind of deep intellectual, creative, physical and social engagement in children that drives their development as motivated learners and active contributors to their education, schools and communities. This is reflected in concrete measures such as school attendance and graduation rates, and in equally critical measures of self-confidence, curiosity and wonder, and enhanced senses of purpose, drive and self-worth.

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