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 »
May 10, 2012 / no comments
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 »
May 10, 2012 / 1 comment
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 »
May 8, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 30, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 30, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 28, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 27, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 23, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 23, 2012 / no comments
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 »
April 19, 2012 / no comments