On July 14th and 15th, our SmartStart Summer Adventures Camp went to Olvera Street. Our students toured through El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, which is a living museum and continues to fulfill its unique role as the historic... read more »
July 19, 2010 / no comments
“YOU CAN BE A HERO” – Volunteer Today.
There are more than 50,000 kids on the streets this summer in Los Angeles. Public school are not offering summer school and funding for critical social service programs have... read more »
July 19, 2010 / no comments
On Friday July 9, HOLA’s scholarship recipients started their first checking accounts through Well’s Fargo in order to keep track of their scholarship money. They learned the importance of budgeting and how to balance a checkbook. In addition,... read more »
July 12, 2010 / no comments
Many of our students have the incredible opportunity to benefit from HOLA’s strong relationship with Loyola Marymount University (LMU).
Through a formal partnership established in 2008, LMU selects two HOLA students each year to... read more »
July 7, 2010 / no comments
On Tuesday June 29, 2010 HOLA held its first Alumni CONNECT event. Alumni from the past 4 years had the opportunity to meet and network with the brand new class of 2010. At this event, over 30 students shared contact information, college advice,... read more »
June 30, 2010 / no comments
Fifteen of HOLA’s high school juniors took a five day trip to Washington D.C. Activities included visiting Congressman Xavier Becerra, Senator Diane Feinstein and Senator Barbara Boxer’s office, sitting in the senate gallery, visiting... read more »
June 29, 2010 / no comments
WE NEED YOU TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT HOLA!
There are more than 50,000 kids on the streets this summer in Los Angeles. Public schools are not offering summer school and funding for critical social service programs have been cut.
What... read more »
June 22, 2010 / no comments
Summer is here! And aside from lounging at home, many of our college students have decided to spend their summer days at HOLA. If they are not hanging out in the teen center mentoring the high school students, doing job searches, or socializing,... read more »
June 22, 2010 / no comments
The Bridges Daytime (Middle School) program enjoyed a fun and informative visit to the home of Tree People in Coldwater Canyon Park. Students learned about sustainable urban ecology and took home knowledge they can share with their families... read more »
June 9, 2010 / no comments
Check out HOLA in this recent BBC news story: Hispanics in the US: A new generation
To see video coverage of HOLA on BBC Mundo, Click: Segunda generación de hispanos: el nuevo rostro de EE.UU.
Below is an excerpt from the first article:
Classroom... read more »
June 8, 2010 / no comments