Dream Speaker Series
Boyle Heights Enrichment Activities Including STEM with Cal Tech Volunteers
Our third-grade Dreamers in Boyle Heights have been participating in many enrichment activities these past months, including STEM with Cal Tech volunteers. When we last checked in with Program 19, the Dreamers were enjoying their Fun Fridays during our after-school program. Since then, program coordinators (Raquel and Cursta) and program assistants (Mayra, Josh, and Michel’le) […]
Read MoreVolunteer Los Angeles Opportunities
April is National Volunteer Month. What better way to give back to the Los Angeles community than to become involved with the I Have a Dream Foundation – Los Angeles (IHADLA)! We have a variety of volunteer opportunities with at-risk youth. There are different commitment levels if you are interested in becoming involved with the […]
Read MoreBlack History Month
Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is the annual celebration of the achievements of Black Americans and a time for recognizing their crucial role in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” an idea of historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has […]
Read MoreWhat It Takes To Be a Lawyer
Sabrina Strong, Robert Broadbelt, and Esteban Rodriguez are all attorneys who come from very different backgrounds. However, they have one thing in common: their desire to help people. When they visited the Dreamers of Program 16 in Inglewood, they spoke of the importance of chasing your dream and not letting anything stop you. Our students […]
Read MoreMeeting the Family: An Intern’s Look Inside the Dream
For the first time last Thursday, I was able to experience the family that is the I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles. As we stepped out of the car and walked across the basketball courts at 99th Street Elementary School, we were greeted by shouts of “Miss Katy! Miss Katy!” Two little girls ran […]
Read MoreThe Importance of Being Earnest, and, of course, The “Party Rock Shuffle” With Guests Rodney Gordy and Larry BufordAnother Successful Installment of the Dream Speaker Series
Katy Garretson, executive director of the foundation, introduced Rodney Gordy and Larry Buford by reading their impressive biographies. Larry started off the presentation by first engaging the Dreamers in memories of his childhood and of how he became a writer. Larry writes human interest news articles for various local newspapers and online publications and is […]
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