Holocaust Museum LA was founded in 1961 by a group of survivors who met each other in an ESL class […more…]
Marcus Newsome is living the dream. A dream he didn’t even know was possible. Growing up in Compton, he never […more…]
We are proud to announce that PUENTE Charter Elementary School has been selected as an implementation grantee in the California […more…]
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is thrilled to announce it was recently selected as one of the 2024 Best […more…]
On May 16, the Chief Clubhouse in Los Angeles was abuzz with excitement and inspiration as over 150 supporters, foundation […more…]
On May 9, the Downtown Women’s Center celebrated the grand opening of NoHo 5050, a new permanent supportive housing site that […more…]
The library of Watts Learning Center in Compton was lined with twinkle lights and colorful canopies hung over individual reading […more…]
Ricardo Ibarra’s story is one of perseverance, passion, and the pursuit of excellence. Born to Mexican parents who immigrated to […more…]
Her eyelids grew heavy. She was irritable. The number of words on the page was overwhelming. This is what it […more…]
Kathy Macaraeg, a credentialed California teacher with a busy family, was looking for an opportunity, a place where she could […more…]
ACCESS U Foundation’s co-founders, Brad Rothenberg and Joaquín Escoto, ran a successful for-profit youth soccer company for nearly twenty years, […more…]
Finding Success – Where They Least Expect It Sevan, newly arrived from Armenia, found himself in a California third grade […more…]
ACCESS U Foundation celebrated the end of 2023 with a special night of giving and gratitude at its first-ever public […more…]
Imagine that you could invest $1,500 to prevent a house fire. Without that investment, the cost to rebuild this hypothetical […more…]
Holocaust Museum LA broke ground on November 15, 2023 on the Jona Goldrich Campus, designed by award-winning architect Hagy Belzberg. […more…]
Holocaust Museum LA honored icon Arnold Schwarzenegger with the “Award of Courage” at the 15th annual gala on Monday, November […more…]
Exciting changes are happening in J3 Foundation’s Cozy Reading Club. The non-profit is expanding their free literacy program to reach […more…]
Julie López played soccer for as long as she can remember. Growing up in a family of seven in Sylmar […more…]
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor (BGCLAH) launched the Pathways to Success initiative to ensure that […more…]
In the world of TV and cinema, being shot with a handgun often has the fallout of a stubbed toe […more…]
Alonie will never forget the day she nearly lost her home. Her apartment’s new management company moved her rental payment […more…]
If you drive through South Los Angeles these days, you might come across a seemingly incongruous sight sprouting from the […more…]
At first, Donnaysia thought it strange the teachers at Da Vinci RISE High, a charter school in Los Angeles designed […more…]
Debbie Allen started her dance academy in 2001 because she wanted to give as many young people as possible – […more…]
From 2013 to 2020, the number of women experiencing homelessness increased by nearly 70%, according to the Greater Los Angeles […more…]
“Hope.” This overworked noun can read like a blasé greeting card shorthand to those who have no need of it. […more…]
“Summer was always the hardest part,” explains Carolina Wolf. Carolina entered foster care when she was 13 years old. “Summer […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
Diane Ausbon had every reason to drop fourth grader Jolonne from J3’s reading intervention program when he wouldn’t stop disrupting […more…]
“When people think about adopting, they typically think about adopting a baby. But every child deserves a family. At Kidsave, […more…]
Lightforce One is a shining example of the difference one human being can make when they concentrate a laser-like focus […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
When the Lalin Family’s four school-aged children get restless, they don’t watch television or browse social media, they play music […more…]
Three years after a global pandemic ground the world to a halt, California’s COVID-19 state of emergency was finally lifted […more…]
Yeardley Love was a vibrant University of Virginia lacrosse player when she was killed by her ex-boyfriend three weeks before […more…]
Without access to proper food, education, or toys to play with, how can a child truly grow into a healthy […more…]
Collette Bowers Zinn, a fourth-generation educator and former litigator, founded the nonprofit Axis in 2020 to address persistent disparities in […more…]
During her undergraduate studies at UC Davis, Nelly Escalante wrestled with what many first-generation college students encounter: imposter syndrome. Often […more…]
Few foster youth and first-generation college students ever make it to their graduation. The numbers are dismal. As little as […more…]
You can’t understand the history of the United States without understanding the immigrant story. This is the idea that motivated […more…]