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25th Anniversary Celebration and Watts Dreamer Class Inauguration
“I Have a Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles (IHADLA) is extremely pleased to introduce its new Dreamers, the third graders of 99th Street Elementary in Watts! Today we celebrate their true commencement – the beginning of their journey to college and beyond. IHADLA looks forward to a wonderful ten-year+ journey with our new Dreamers, as […]
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Dreamer Jason Valdez
Jason Valdez seems like the average teenager. He’s a student at John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, goes to class, and is on the football team. But what makes Jason different is that he’s a Dreamer. Now a senior in high school, Jason has been with IHADLA for over 10 years. He’s a part of […]
Read MoreThe Watts Dreamers Take Their First College Field Trip
College field trips are part of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation – Los Angeles whole child education. Exposure to places the Dreamers wouldn’t normally see is important for self development. And of course, college field trips begin the students’ journey to high school graduation and the desire to attend an institution of higher learning. […]
Read MoreDream Builders Giving Back To Their Community
One of the many activities IHADLA’s young professionals, also known as the Dream Builders, undertake are the Service Days to beautify our schools. The photo on the left shows Dreamers clearing a grown-over sandbox to prep it for a new vegetable garden. On the right, Dream Builder Christa Demeke leads a paint crew of Dreamers […]
Read MoreSpirit of the Dream: Teshana Henderson
Our very own Teshana D. Henderson, L.C.S.W., was awarded with the prestigious “Spirit of the Dream” Alumni Award at the 31st Annual “I Have a Dream” National Foundation Spirit of the Dream Spring Gala in New York. Teshana is an alumna of Program 3 in Los Angeles, sponsored in 1987; she graduated 19 years ago. […]
Read MoreLancôme Teams Up with IHADLA for Giving Back Day!
Lancôme Paris decided to hold their annual “Giving-Back Day” at the “I Have a Dream” Foundation-Los Angeles office in Downtown Los Angeles. The cosmetic company teamed up with IHADLA for a workshop called Personal Image and Presentation Day. “As you all know, we live in a very image-conscious society, so how you present yourself is […]
Read MoreSamuel L. Jackson Speech to IHADLA Picked Up by Oprah
At the invitation of I Have a Dream, acclaimed actor Samuel L. Jackson spoke to the student body at Wilson Middle School in Pasadena on January 9, 2006. “I came from a place similar to the one that you come from,” Jackson told them. “It’s possible to be whatever you want to be; you are […]
Read MoreCommunity Gathers to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and Help Local School
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Read MoreCommunity Outreach Local Leader Honored
The Los Angeles FBI Home Page reads: In a ceremony at FBI Headquarters, Director Robert S. Mueller, III recognized the recipients of the 2011 Director’s Community Leadership Award. These leaders, selected by their area FBI field office, have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their local communities through service. The FBI is grateful for the work of […]
Read MoreThe 14th Annual Dreamer Brunch was a huge success!
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