By Nico Rosario What do tacos, soap, and fly swatters have in common? The Intern Project (TIP) interns will soon find out as they repurpose their homes into makeshift laboratories for LA Trade Tech College’s (LATTC) Applied Sciences department this summer. When Dr. Artemio Navarro and Dr....
By Nico Rosario, Associate Director of Career Pathway Connections “I’m all about social justice, I’m all about impact, I’m all about creating spaces for communities of color, people who are unrepresented in tech, women, women of color, just really trying to be that person that keeps...
The LA Promise Fund stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and all marginalized communities that have faced injustice and inequity for too long. We have been enraged and heartbroken in the recent days and weeks by the tragic killings of Rayshard Brooks, George...
Dr. Nicole Johnson joined LA Promise Charter High School in South LA in February 2019 as the Dean of Student Culture. Fast forward to June 2020, when her students have been home for almost three months and are grappling with COVID-19 and the aftermath of...
Girls Build teams across the country have been meeting the challenge of staying connected and engaged in their efforts to address a community problem even while apart. One team, the Radical Rosies from King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine & Science, has gone above and beyond,...
By Scarlett Park, countywide program manager For Girls Build teams, there is no challenge too big or daunting to try and tackle. To combat the high incidence of harassment and sexual assault in California’s San Fernando Valley, the Girls Build Team at San Fernando High School...
The Intern Project (TIP) was launched by LAPF Co-Chair Megan Chernin in 2014 to connect high school students in Los Angeles with internships that would give them a window into the professional world and pay them in the process. We’ve had over 300 interns over...
Zenas Sinclair is a graduate of CSU Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). He attended our Hello Future Career Fair in October, and connected with our CEO Veronica Melvin. We’ve been in touch with him since, and here is his story - how Hello Future changed his career...
By Emma Brownell I interviewed Jaricsa Vega, a senior at Manual Arts High School, by phone on a Friday. By the following Monday, her school, and all of LAUSD, had closed in response to COVID-19. Now, it looks like LAUSD may remain closed until the end...
The Intern Project (TIP) is now in its sixth year, offering paid internships to exceptional juniors and seniors in public LA County high schools. We couldn't provide these internships without the partnership of companies like Everydae, a digital "tutor" for high school students. Here, we...
By Leslie Aaronson Starting a new semester can be just as nerve-racking for teachers as it is for students. How do you engage a roomful of young people both in the learning and as part of a broader class? Check out these 3 tips for how...
By Isaac Kim I was a freshman in my second semester at West Adams Preparatory High School when Robin Kurtzman, a member of the LA Promise Fund board, pulled me out of class. I had never met Robin before. She was not part of the school’s...