PF Bresee provides comprehensive afterschool programs and family services that equip young people to pursue their education, achieve their full potential, and serve others. In its 33 year history, Bresee has served as a second home to 10,000 youth and families with a structured youth program committed to improving the physical, emotional and mental well being of the most at-risk children and young adults in Central Los Angeles.
Read MoreRecently established in 2010, CITYstage has worked to ensure that youth from poor, under-resourced communities achieve personal growth through participation in the performing arts.
Read MoreThroughout their 27 year history, I Have a Dream Foundation LA has provided the only long-term, whole life program in the Los Angeles area, by adopting an entire grade at the elementary level, staying with that class for at least 10 years and providing ongoing mentoring, tutoring, academic support, mental health services and cultural enrichment.
Read MoreCommunity Coalition and Women Helping Youth hold a similar belief that acting together has a greater impact than acting alone. At its core, Community Coalition puts a premium on African American and Latino unity as a vehicle to strengthen families and the overall community. Founded in 1990 by U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass, they provide preventative community-centered solutions to address the root causes that fuel crime, addiction, and violence in South LA. Serving youth at four underperforming high schools which are predominantly segregated by race, Community Coalition is set to use their WHY grant of $24,064.00 to establish a Youth Center.
Read MoreCoalition for Engaged Education was established in 1994 and firmly believes that every young person has a strong flame of potential within them that must be stoked and protected. They create unique bridges between private and public sectors to bring exceptional educational opportunities to children that society deems "throw-away".
Read MoreUniquely committed to providing the community with hearing and speech screenings, high quality/low cost hearing aids, health education, and comprehensive audiology and speech pathology services for the last 60 years, HEAR Center is the only nonprofit audiological and speech therapy center in the San Gabriel Valley. Annually, they serve 500-600 children and 300 adults who may be at risk of hearing impairment, including those who are deaf, hard of hearing, and those with communication difficulties caused by hearing problems.
Read MoreWith a mission to improve health and quality of life issues by providing children access to safe places to play, exercise and come together, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust is the only park and garden organization working exclusively in low-income communities of color in the most at-risk, park-poor areas.
Read MoreChildren's Institute is 107 years old and has developed an integrated service model designed to support the whole child, from birth to young adult, as well as entire families, through counseling and support services. They uniquely view all their services through a trauma lens, believing that many emotional/behavioral difficulties are directly attributable to past traumatic events.
Read MoreFounded in 1920, Eisner is a comprehensive, high quality, patient-centered medical home, serving families in the historically underserved communities of Downtown, South Los Angeles, Koreatown, Westlake, Leimert Park, Jefferson Park, Crenshaw and Mid-City.
Read MoreFounded in 1946, Exceptional Children's Foundation is the only organization of its kind in California that provides a continuum of services designed to support individuals with developmental, learning and emotional disabilities throughout their lifespan.
Read MoreFirst Place for Youth was founded in 1998 to help foster youth (ages 18-24) make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood, focusing on four goals: housing, increased educational attainment, employment and healthy living skills. First Place is the state's largest provider of housing for this vulnerable population.
Read MoreNow in its 17th year of operation nationally, and their 5th year locally, Playworks provides opportunities for physical activity and safe meaningful play in low-income, urban elementary schools. Currently in 25 schools in LA County, they will serve 35 schools by the year 2017.
Read MoreSince 1998 Taking the Reins has helped under served girls develop teamwork, responsibility and leadership skills through their unique equestrian and urban farm programs. At their 2.5 acre beautiful rural setting in Arcadia, urban girls living just minutes away have the opportunity to escape their concrete environments by caring for horses and...
Read MoreWhole Child was founded in 2009 with the goal of developing a broad net of mechanisms and therapeutic projects to help children suffering from chronic pain because there are more children seeking care than there are special physicians to treat them.
Read MoreSince 1946, The Guidance Center has served underprivileged children, troubled children who are victims of abuse and neglect, children suffering from mental illness and/or depression, and families coping with gangs and violence. They have provided much-needed comprehensive mental health treatment to children and their families in Long Beach and Compton, helping them feel better and function more effectively in their daily lives
Read MoreEstablished in 1986, Stone Soup has been providing quality care that is safe, dependable and affordable for school age children in low-income communities where 89% qualify for reduced or free lunch and 18% have special needs. Recognizing growing childhood obesity and associated health problems, Stone Soup hired a consultant 12 years ago to design a specific, purposeful nutrition and fitness curriculum.
Read MoreFounded in 1994, InnerCity Struggle has worked to improve the quality of education in East Los Angeles by engaging hundreds of public high school students in developing the leadership skills they need to voice concerns, raise community awareness, promote solutions, and successfully graduate from high school and attend a four-year university or college.
Read MoreFounded in 2000, C5LA guides high-potential youth from at-risk and under-resourced environments by offering five years of leadership development, social, emotional and academic support and guidance in the college application process.
Read MoreSince 1996, Achievable has provided crucial services for children and adults living with developmental disabilities, many of whom have multiple disabilities and associated chronic & complex health issues. Dedicated to significantly improving the quality of life for this segment of the population, they have fulfilled unmet health, financial, and social needs,
Read MoreFounded in 2002, Children's Music Fund provides music therapy to children with chronic conditions and life-altering illnesses such as cancer, hemophilia, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy, juvenile arthritis, leukemia, muscular dystrophy, cleft palate, autism, seizure disorders and cystic fibrosis.
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