The Power of an Internship
By Peter Horton “I would be lying if I said there haven’t been any challenges.” That’s Davit Antonyan, who spent this summer as an...
13 August, 2018
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Meet Lonnell Shuler, Manual Arts Grad & Colorado College-Bound
This year, 91% of Manual Arts High School seniors were accepted to college. Lonnell Shuler is one of those seniors. He is headed to...
12 June, 2018
LAPF & Uber Team up to Promote College Success
By Peter Horton The ceremonies that mark the end of high school are bittersweet for students and their families. At awards night and graduation,...
11 June, 2018
Girls Build Teams Celebrate a Year of Teaching, Learning, and Leading
By Peter Horton After a year of working to make a change at their schools and in their communities, dozens of Girls Build LA...
01 June, 2018
PST: LA/LA – A Celebration of Student Culture and Identity
"This city is a city where we come from every corner of the earth.” – Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles; California...
09 May, 2018
Girls Build LA Team Takes on Homelessness & Feminine Hygiene
By Peter Horton For the young women on West Adams Prep’s Girls Build LA team, this year has been an opportunity to learn just...
24 April, 2018
Achieving College Success: What Monica & Alejandra Learned
Seventy seven percent of LAUSD students graduate from high school. Of those who graduate, 70% go on to college. But then, something happens. Only 25%...
02 April, 2018
Middlebury-bound: Meet Aaron, “One Determined Soul”
When Aaron Solorzano started at West Adams Preparatory High School in the 9th grade, he knew he was supposed to get good grades,...
14 March, 2018
From South Central to Yale and Back: Meet Jade
The LA Promise Charter Middle School in South LA is full of boisterous 6th and 7th graders. With a 95% attendance rate, these...
06 March, 2018
A Look Back at 2017: From Octavia Spencer to Secretary Hillary Clinton (& Everything in Between)
Every year, about this time, I like to look back on the prior year and assess – did we, the LA Promise Fund,...
29 January, 2018
Girls Build is Changing Students’ Lives: A Discussion with the Compton Early College Change Agents
The Compton Early College Change Agents believe that Girls Build is changing their community and their team members. Girls Build is helping them...
21 December, 2017
Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and a Whole Lotta Girl Power
On Friday, December 15, 2017, 10,000 girls streamed into the West Hall at the LA Convention Center. The Girls Build Summit was long-anticipated, but...
18 December, 2017