On the night their 13-year-old daughter Emily was murdered, Michel and Ellen Shane thought of a way to memorialize her […more…]
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Forty years ago, Liz Herrera was studying to become a social worker at UCLA. Herrera told her field advisor that […more…]
Lea másYasmin Delahoussaye grew up in kinship care, which is as close to foster care as you can get. The relatives […more…]
Lea más“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
Lea másOf the more than 66,000 unhoused people living on Los Angeles County’s streets, over 20,000 are women. One of them […more…]
Lea másLeo* heard about free pizza after school. The middle schooler happily got a slice and listened to a pitch about […more…]
Lea másWhen a Metro light rail line running through Crenshaw Boulevard was announced years ago, it sparked fears of displacement and […more…]
Lea másFor most kids, summer equals fun. Vacations. Camp. Exciting adventures with families and friends. But that is often not true […more…]
Lea másIn elementary school, Jennifer knew she was a smart kid. But, admittedly, she liked to talk back to teachers and […more…]
Lea másPauline, a 19-year-old in Los Angeles’ extended foster care program and a new mother, drew the unwanted attention of the […more…]
Lea másDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, education advocate Kristina Brittenham was searching for free college counseling services for LAUSD students. Her friend […more…]
Lea másIn contemplating the scope and destruction wrought by gun violence, it is understandable to despair. But inaction won’t save your […more…]
Lea másThe long tail of the pandemic has students still struggling to catch up. Isolation and fitful reintegration have led to […more…]
Lea másAs news deserts expand across the country, the tight-knit historic immigrant community of Boyle Heights is home to a groundbreaking […more…]
Lea másBayan Islamic Graduate School, operating since 2011 in partnership with a leading Christian theological seminary, is the United States’ first […more…]
Lea másThe Bail Project, a national nonprofit based in Los Angeles, provides free bail assistance and pretrial support to low-income people […more…]
Lea másDetermined to make the world a better place, Dave Bauer vowed to give 10% of his net income to people […more…]
Lea másAt Step Up, which offers permanent supportive housing to the unhoused in Los Angeles, eviction is not an option. Instead […more…]
Lea másReady To Succeed, which has set countless youth exiting the turbulence of foster care on their paths to career stability […more…]
Lea másFor Nicole, PUENTE Learning Center’s free college program was a lifeline during the pandemic. A first-generation college student who was […more…]
Lea másIn 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their […more…]
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