Jericho Road Pasadena received a grant to be applied to general operations for JRP’s budget of $162,000.  The mission of JRP is to build nonprofit capacity by matching the professional talents of highly qualified volunteers with the needs of community-based nonprofit organizations to promote community development, strengthen social services and enrich the lives of volunteers.  Jericho Road Pasadena also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2014.

Learn about how Haven Academy of the Arts got their start.

“Fifteen years ago, a teenaged Sunday School teacher partnered with Oceanside Christian Fellowship’s (OCF) Worship Director to battle a well know nemesis in the world of theatre: the cheesy church drama. Dissatisfied with most of the Christian scripts available for church performances, Rebekah Hellerman and Margy Emmons began writing their own musical productions. OCF Youth Theatre was born. Over the years the program morphed from an alternative Christmas production to a full-fledged youth arts program where kids ages 6-18 had numerous opportunities to explore the arts within the safety of a church environment where directors and choreographers cared deeply for each individual child.

Each summer, Rebekah would return home from college to direct a musical. OCF Youth Theatre sponsored four successful Summer Theatre Camps, producing well-known family musicals such as Oliver! and Beauty and the Beast, and participating in outreach in inner-city Los Angeles. With its program doubling in numbers in two short years, Rebekah sensed the need for a year round program where youth could participate in the arts in a safe and nurturing environment. Families who had no connection to OCF Church were signing up to participate in camps and productions. Rebekah noticed the impact OCF Youth Theatre had on the youth who participated. Lives were being transformed.”

In 2007, under the guidance of mentors and friends, Rebekah founded Haven Academy of the Arts, a non-profit organization designed to carry on the traditions of OCF Youth Theatre all year long. OCF Church graciously allowed this new non-profit to use its classrooms and auditorium for rehearsals and performances. Haven opened its doors in September 2008 with its first musical production, The Sound of Music. As a small, start up non-profit, the production featured 30 youth from both OCF and the local community. Haven produced three more musicals that first year and offered a K-5 art class.

Today Haven Academy of the Arts has produced over 25 musicals and serves roughly 300 students annually. Our South Bay productions range from 40-140 cast members, while our new Pico Union branch brings Haven’s after-school arts program directly to under-served youth from the Pico Union neighborhood of inner-city Los Angeles. Our alumni have gone on to be teachers, pastors, nurses, musicians, children’s ministry directors, missionaries, and dentists. We have nurtured incredible leaders who have returned to our program to serve as choreographers, stage managers, administrators, and directors. Haven Academy of the Arts is leaving a legacy with its students, and our students are leaving their own legacy as leaders in the community.”

Click here to learn more about Haven Academy of the Arts.

Teen Line was established in 1980 to help troubled teenagers in a way they would accept: teens helping teens. Their mission is to provide personal teen-to-teen education and support before problems become a crisis, using a national hotline, current technologies and community outreach.

Click here to learn more about Teen Line.

“Welcome back. You can hear the school bells ringing and the children of the Boys and Girls Club are ready and set to learn. As the holidays are behind us, we look to the new year with great hope that all Club members will succeed in 2019 both scholastically and socially.

LAE Updates: We are currently at maximum capacity at Lake Arrowhead Elementary Club and are starting our wait list for the after school programs.

CHE Updates: CHE will be gaining an additional support aide staff for the after school program. If you or someone you know is interested in applying to work at our Charles Hoffman Running Springs Club, please contact Gavin at (909) 939-0151 for details.

VOE Updates: The ROK program is running strong and is has no openings at this time: Please get on the wait list as spaces do open up throughout the school year.

IAC Updates: The Crestline Club has 3 programs, Mornings which has a few spots open, after school has 14 openings, and our Teen Center has 3 openings left.

If your family has children interested in maximizing their opportunities by taking part in before or after school enrichment programs, please contact Debbie at (909) 338-0418.”

“Thank you, Denise for your beautiful message! It means the world for us to hear that Emily was able to bring you comfort and support on an overwhelming day. ❤️

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I’ve been a little anxious about this day for awhile. My first time at my new hospital getting labs and a shot! It’s not easy to make a change. It’s difficult to trust new people. It’s overwhelming to walk into a foreign place. Then I saw THIS! @lipstickangels ! I’m blown away! @emilystollman is a gift for anyone going through any treatment. They provide facials, massages and other beauty treatments to patients while here! I told her I didn’t want to take away from anyone going through treatment and she said I had been through it so just enjoy it! So while I was here and upset to be here….and then to continue at an appointment at MSKCC as I do for follow up with so many of my doctors in January….this was a great way to start it off! Remember to make your appointments and follow up!!!!!”

“And so it begins! Thanks to all the people who stopped by this morning (Aliza, Jeanette, Sara & Jeff, Helen, Erika, Andrew, another Andrew, Jackie, Bert, Vicki, Stefanie & Renee, Glen, Martha and the many, many others who stopped in – too many to name! – from all over town) to drop off tons of clothes (and one purple coffee maker) for our MLK Day Clothing Drive & Community Breakfast. Here’s a photo of just a very few of the things. We’ll be collecting M-F, 9-5, and Saturday, Jan 12 and 19 (9-11). 6111 Melrose, LA. We’re taking new and gently-used clothes of all kinds. Socks and underwear gotta be new. And if you want to sign up to help on MLK Day (1/21), sign up here: https://bigsunday.org/get-involved/mlkday/. BTW: This event is sponsored by Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary and Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles. If you’d like to be a sponsor, too, awesome! Please contact info@bigsunday.org. And of. course, feel free to share!”

Click here to learn more about Big Sunday. 

“There’s always something for you at Plaza de la Raza’s School of Performing & Visual Arts! Take an art class in the New Year! Registration begins Tues., January 8th! Classes run from January 14 to March 16, 2019!”

Click here to learn more about Plaza de la Raza. 

City Impact Inc. received a grant to help sustain their after-school program for 65 children/youth in community housing for low-income, migrant/agriculture farm workers.  The funds will be used for costs associated with employee salary and benefits, program supplies, mileage reimbursement, van expenses, cell phones, Internet access, field trips and nutritious snacks.  The mission of City Impact is to promote the educational, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of at-risk/high-risk children, youth and the families they serve through their programs.  City Impact also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2010.

Click here for more information on City Impact Inc.

Caterina’s Club received a grant to help cover expenses related to a recent fire at the restaurant where the Caterina’s Club meals were being prepared.  Funds will cover labor cost increases, equipment purchases and transportation costs resulting from the fire.  The original mission of Caterina’s Club was ‘providing food, support and shelter to homeless motel children.’  The mission has now evolved and expanded to provide long-term housing assistance for homeless families and job skill training for at-risk teens.  Caterina’s Club also received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2014.

Click here to learn more about Caterina’s Club.