As news deserts expand across the country, the tight-knit historic immigrant community of Boyle Heights is home to a groundbreaking journalism project that has become the community’s trusted source. Praised nationally for its unique model of community reporting, Boyle Heights Beat is driven by journalist-trained high school reporters who are often the first-generation children of [...more...]
In the 1960s, there were few services available to parents who were raising children with Down syndrome. Refusing to accept the bleak expectations for their children, Los Angeles mothers Dixie Henrikson and Mary Schallert would [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
In the bustling heart of Los Angeles, where dreams often collide with harsh realities, Step Up has been reshaping futures […more…]
Youth Champions, has distributed $151,800 to 383 Los Angeles students, marking marking the nonprofit’s largest investment to date. Every donation […more…]
Every year, Para Los Niños’ Annual Benefit celebrates the milestones PLN children, youth, and families have achieved while honoring the […more…]
Homelessness
For 15 years, James built a life of service – first as an Army combat veteran, then as a special […more…]
Fostering Care
When Lily arrived at UCLA, she carried everything she owned in one hand. “Moving into my dorm with just a […more…]
Creative Solutions for Kids and Families has quietly built a reputation as one of the most innovative nonprofits serving the […more…]
For the Environment
ClientEarth USA attorney Benjamin Segal led the research and writing of a new report exposing the true scale ofIllinois’s “zombie […more…]
When the 2018 Woolsey Fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains, then-state Senate staffer Matt Weiner watched flames burn with […more…]
For the Children
When young Perla Lara required ongoing care at UCLA Children’s Hospital, her family spent weeks in hotels and Airbnbs just […more…]
For the Arts
Eight-year-old Valentine walked out of his summer music class in tears. He’d missed the first day, and watching his classmates […more…]
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) has been a cornerstone of culture in Los Angeles since 1913. […more…]
Step into the Time Travel Marts in Echo Park or Mar Vista, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by quirky items […more…]
For the Animals
The Search Dog Foundation (SDF) has announced the deployment of seven specialized canine disaster search teams to Washington state as […more…]
Twenty-six years ago, Nikki Ferraro found herself in a parking lot outside a Santa Monica surf shop, holding handmade posters, […more…]
Family Well-Being
South Los Angeles’s Service Planning Area 6 is a neighborhood of paradoxes. It is home to families with deep roots, […more…]
Ana, a mother of two from Mexico, answered a job posting to be a childcare provider in the United States. […more…]
Education
A Full Circle Journey Expanding Minds Matter SoCal’s Impact Minds Matter Southern California is growing—and we’re thrilled to announce that […more…]
In the bustling corridors of Foster Elementary in Compton, kids are experiencing an extraordinary transformation. Students who once struggled with […more…]
A teenager named Liam stands center stage in his school auditorium, feeling nervous in his Tin Man costume. For him, […more…]
Community Resilience
Hunger Action LA invites you to volunteer or be a shopper for the next Blind Low Vision shopping day! The […more…]
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Advocacy
In a conference room at the Children’s Law Center of California (CLC), Diva arrives early, notebook in hand. Just months […more…]
In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress […more…]
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]