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NBC Features IHADLA on Volunteer Los Angeles Newscast Sept 1-2
Thank you NBC TV Channel 4 Los Angeles for recognizing I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles (IHADLA) on your important Volunteer Los Angeles Opportunities segment during your 11am news broadcast on September 1st and 2nd, and on your Volunteer Los Angeles Community Calendar. Our News: IHADLA will be featured during the NBC 11am news […]
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 MoreWatts Vertical Garden Project
In February, our Program 18 student Dreamers from Animo James B. Taylor (JBT) Charter School in Watts constructed, assembled, learned about, and planted vertical gardens. Vertical gardens are innovative ways to grow plants, especially if you have no land or a very small yard. With a vertical garden, you can grow up the side of […]
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 MoreWatts Community Service with the East Side Bike Riders Club
The East Side Bike Riders Club (ESBRC) hosted the I Have a Dream Foundation – Los Angeles at its annual MLK Volunteer Day Community Service Clean-Up/Improvement Project in Watts. The ESBRC is a bicycle CO-OP that has been serving the Watts community for over seven years. The ESBRC is located on Central Avenue and 114th […]
Read MoreMentor and Volunteer Appreciation Cruise
I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles mentors, their mentees, program coordinators, staff, and volunteers enjoyed a day of appreciation with recognition for all. The mentees received certificates. The harbor cruise was created as a way to to say thank you for the time the mentors and volunteers have spent spent and for being the […]
Read MoreLA’s inner-city drop-out rate motivates IHADLA to take action
The numbers can seem daunting – even when they’re improving. Just last year, the state Department of Education proudly announced that LAUSD’s graduation rate had reached 66%. While improvements bring much-needed encouragement to all of us working to improve education, the statistics still fall short of our big dreams. We are so excited for that […]
Read MoreDream Speaker: Dara Lebrock
This week our Dreamers at 99th Street Elementary in Watts were able to hear from Dara Lebrock. She is a dental assistant from Toluca Lake Dentistry and is married to dentist Dr. Don Kobashigawa. The Dreamers were able to hear about dental hygiene and about possible careers in the dental industry. At the end, every Dreamer […]
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