Eight-year-old Valentine walked out of his summer music class in tears. He’d missed the first day, and watching his classmates confidently navigate the drums while he struggled left him overwhelmed. But at Neighborhood Music School, no student is left behind. Teaching artist Matthew Hernandez followed him out, gently reminding the boy of the message printed [...more...]
In elementary school, Jennifer knew she was a smart kid. But, admittedly, she liked to talk back to teachers and that often landed her in hot water. One day Jennifer happened to find the student [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Youth Champion’s Co-Founder Jack Kline wrote a piece for Entrepreneur on how mentorship taught him how mentorship shapes credibility, momentum […more…]
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
What if a flat tire meant you couldn’t pay your rent that month? What if an unexpectedly high water bill […more…]
Homelessness
For 15 years, James built a life of service – first as an Army combat veteran, then as a special […more…]
Fostering Care
Creative Solutions for Kids and Families has quietly built a reputation as one of the most innovative nonprofits serving the […more…]
When Lily arrived at UCLA, she carried everything she owned in one hand. “Moving into my dorm with just a […more…]
For the Environment
24 to 26 March 2026 | Free global virtual summit Justice doesn’t just happen by accident. It’s fought for, defended, […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
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) has been a cornerstone of culture in Los Angeles since 1913. […more…]
Eight-year-old Valentine walked out of his summer music class in tears. He’d missed the first day, and watching his classmates […more…]
In the face of natural disasters in Los Angeles and lingering social anxiety, poetry has become a refuge for students. […more…]
For the Animals
In the rolling hills outside Santa Paula, California, a stirring ceremony is afoot. Four young first responders from Oklahoma Task […more…]
No one knows how Rudolph lost his eye—or how an 8-year-old Australian Shepherd with severe hearing loss, pneumonia, and canine […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
Elias began fourth grade reading at a kindergarten level. After a year with J3, Elias’s reading skills soared, putting him […more…]
Every Saturday during the school year, high school students gather in South Los Angeles for a sixth day of school. […more…]
A teenager named Liam stands center stage in his school auditorium, feeling nervous in his Tin Man costume. For him, […more…]
Community Resilience
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
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…]
Advocacy
Esmeralda Barajas entered the foster system at age 8 and exited just when she needed help the most. She had […more…]
Gun violence. The phrase has become almost blandly ubiquitous in American culture. But to those who have experienced the piercing […more…]
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]