Youth sports nonprofit Girls on the Run L.A. is one of 200 chapters across the world, and has empowered over 180,000 girls through athleticism and self growth. As a 10 week after school program for young girls in grades third through eighth, GOTRLA celebrates...
The LA84 Foundation’s Student Athletes in Motion ambassador program, known as SAMbassadors, allows youth athletes to get involved in the foundation’s “play equity” initiative. Middle to high schoolers involved on this student advisory board offer support on the...
Miracle League Los Angeles is one chapter of over 275 across five countries which serve to provide opportunities and support for children with disabilities through baseball. After visiting a Georgia chapter, Jeremy McGovern wanted to volunteer with his local Miracle...
Sporting jerseys of the Olympic colors to match handmade posters of Olympic rings, dozens of elementary and middle school students played handball at Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School on Friday. Students studied Olympic history and sports through LAUSD’s Beyond the...
Wayne Wilson has worked for the LA84 Foundation since 1987, marking this year as his thirty-first anniversary. He has been a significant contributor to the foundations development of a digital and physical library for the past three decades, and has made his mark in...
https://youtu.be/0D6oonA92lU In 2003, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation pledged to create 50 Dreamfields over the span of 15 years for young Angelenos in the communities that needed them most. Monday afternoon, the foundation celebrated the groundbreaking of their...
The LA84 Foundation decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics, which was held in Mexico City, through an art gallery. They received artifacts in bulk from the Helms Athletic Foundation. The process is to find which posters and artifacts would be...
During her younger years, SaraJoy Salib was bullied during ballet practice for her weight. Not only did her peers taunt her, but a trusted teacher refused to let her go on point, informing Salib she looked too heavy. Before entering high school, her mother introduced...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=radqDDsWyGg Hundreds of youth from across Los Angeles gathered July 21 at The California Endowment to exchange thoughts about the city bringing back the Olympics for a third time. In addition to detailed conversations, young Angelenos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUJQAfgC3kQ A blistering downtown Los Angeles summer morning at California Endowment headquarters unified 250 young athletes from across the Southland. In addition to the hundreds of young Angelenos, Olympians were on hand to celebrate...
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