HOLA News

HOLA Kids to Perform with Roger Waters

HOLA Kids to Perform with Roger Waters

Lucky enough to be going to the Los Angeles Coliseum on May 19 for the Roger Waters “The Wall Live” concert? Well you’re in for a real treat. HOLA high school students will perform onstage with Roger! HOLA students previously... read more »

 

Bruce Hooks Receives Presidential Community Leadership Award

Bruce Hooks Receives Presidential Community Leadership Award

Bruce Hooks, HOLA’s Athletics Director, has been honored by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) with a 2012 PCFSN Community Leadership Award. The award is given annually to individuals who improve the lives... read more »

 

ESL Classes and Clothing Give Away for Parents

HOLA’s Parent and Community Resource Director, Veronica Matos, has been very busy lately. During this current session, Vero enlisted Yvette, a long time HOLA volunteer, to teach an English as a Second Language (ESL) class for... read more »

 

HOLA Joins City Leaders to Help Save Parks

HOLA Joins City Leaders to Help Save Parks

HOLA joined A coalition of community groups, labor unions and conservationists at City Hall this morning to try to protect funding for Los Angeles parks. Funding has been badly hit by budget cuts in recent years and faces further reductions.... read more »

 

HOLA is Featured on Groupon

HOLA is Featured on Groupon

Heart of Los Angeles and Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of Groupon, have teamed up to launch a local campaign to support participation in HOLA’s Girls on the Run Program. The Girls on the Run campaign will be available... read more »

 

Middle School Career and College Club Visit DPN Talent

Middle School Career and College Club Visit DPN Talent

Ten HOLA Bridges middle school students spent the afternoon at DPN Talent, a voice over and celebrity endorsement talent agency. The students were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the agency, led by agency president and long time... read more »

 

Chef Nikki Shaw Provides Healthy Cooking Demo

Chef Nikki Shaw Provides Healthy Cooking Demo

Chef Nikki Shaw visited the Lafayette Park Recreation Center, cooking healthy soup and sharing all sorts of tips for leading a healthy lifestyle. Kids from the neighborhood helped her prepare a vegetarian soup made with all sorts of... read more »

 

Tony Brown to Serve on Panel Convened by Bank of America Charitable Foundation and Nonprofit Finance Fund

On Monday, April 30, 2012, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) will be convening a panel of nonprofit and foundation thought leaders from 3:00 to 5:00pm at the Los Angeles Grammy Museum’s... read more »

 

HOLA Staff Member and Alumna Attend The White House Young America Series

HOLA Staff Member and Alumna Attend The White House Young America Series

Andrea Cova, HOLA’s Alumni Director, and HOLA alum and current Loyola Marymount University sophomore, Sandie Villanueva, attended a session of The White House Young America Series at LMU. In conjunction with the Millennium Momentum... read more »

 

Obesity Rates Continue to Soar

Obesity Rates Continue to Soar

The prevalence of obesity in the United States continues to rise with alarming speed and HOLA youth are particularly at risk. Ninety-percent of the youth HOLA serves are Hispanic and Hispanic youth are twice as likely to be overweight... read more »

 
 
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