Team Prime Time received a grant to provide resources and purchase equipment and materials for TPT’s programs including Prime Time Games, Prime Time Trials, Westside BAY Club “Adopt a Beach” program with Heal the Bay and Marshall Mentors program in conjunction with the USC Marshall School of Business. The mission of Team Prime Time is to provide intervention programs for at-risk youth from low-income areas of Los Angeles that combine academics, athletics, leadership training and the arts in order to prepare them for the future and allow them to reach their full potential.Justin began his journey with Team Prime Time as a 6th grader at their Emerson MS location, during which time he had the opportunity to peer coach in the Prime Time Games. He then attended University HS, where he became one of the founding peer coaches for the “Uni High” Prime Time Games team. Now a college graduate, Justin has returned to Emerson MS where he’s now an invaluable member of the Team Prime Time ASP staff.
RowLA received a grant to support their first paid Executive Director position. RowLA combines intensive rowing activities with individualized academic support to empower girls in the City of Los Angeles to pursue excellence in all dimensions of their lives. RowLA engages girls from underserved communities in the Los Angeles area, offering them intensive rowing activities, academic tutoring and college counseling as a means of encouraging them to become student-athletes, confident in their abilities to make wise choices for themselves and those they affect.
Access Books received a grant for the purchase of books to be shared throughout Los Angeles. The mission of Access Books is to provide high interest reading material to underserved children in Los Angeles by providing low income neighborhoods with a warm and welcoming school or community library. Their purpose is to advance childhood literacy in poor schools so children will have the foundation they need to be lifelong readers and leaders.
AYS and A Place Called Home (APCH) have partnered to bring classical music to the South Central Los Angeles community. By hosting classical music concerts and experiences both in-person and online, AYS and APCH hope to foster an enthusiastic classical music audience in the South Central neighborhood. Learn about the 2020 concert 
Sharefest Community Development received a grant in support of their Workday 2020, an annual day of community service projects. They expect to mobilize more than 1,250 volunteers who will make improvements to community facilities that serve over 30,000 people annually. Sharefest’s mission is: “building strong South Bay communities by fostering volunteerism and preparing youth to lead positive change.” Sharefest targets underserved youth at greatest risk of dropping out of high school and engages them in after-school and summer programming that promotes high school graduation and college attendance while fostering leadership, life skills and a commitment to community service. Sharefest also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2017. 
House of Ruth received a grant to support the operating expenses of one of their transitional shelter houses. This will help them provide a safe and secure transitional shelter program to enable their families to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency within two-years. The mission of the Los Angeles House of Ruth is to provide transitional and emergency housing, permanent supportive housing and permanent housing for homeless and battered women and their children. They believe that when homeless individuals receive the services they need in a timely and engaging manner they can overcome obstacles to self-sufficiency. The Los Angeles House of Ruth also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2013.
L.O.V.E. (Living Our Vision Everyday) Foundation received a grant to help support their Sanctuary of Love Resource and Referral Center operations and their outreach, resource and referral events and transformational self-empowerment workshops. The funds will also help them grow and improve their network of partner volunteers. The mission of L.O.V.E. is to transform the lives of homeless and vulnerable young people throughout Hollywood and Los Angeles through educational mentorship and support services to heal the mind, body and spirit, empowering them to be self-sufficient and innovative leaders. Their team of “Love Warriors” collaborate with other nonprofits, volunteer groups, schools, businesses and local government to help our most vulnerable youth by providing the resources, support, training and unconditional love that is missing in their lives.
The Friends of the Children’s Museum at La Habra received a grant to support the third year of their Lil’ Innovators Early Childhood STEM Project. This three pronged project provides 1.) science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities for preschoolers in three preschools in La Habra serving low-income families 2.) professional development workshops for early childhood education teachers to teach STEM concepts effectively to future preschoolers 3.) opportunities for parent engagement – to help them support the ongoing achievement of their students into the future. The mission of the Children’s Museum at La Habra is to encourage enthusiasm about learning that opens the world to even the youngest child, thereby increasing the chances of academic success. The Friends of the Children’s Museum at La Habra supports this mission through fundraising efforts on behalf of the museum. 