Create Now was featured on December 17, 2009, on "Nuestra Navidad" hosted by Gloria Estefan from the White House! Create Now was one of four charities featured on this national broadcast. We're editing tape of the broadcast now and will get it online as soon as possible, so please check back soon to see it.
Meet our youth, Frank Covarrubias, as he shares his personal story about how Create Now changed his life. See Frank reunite with his mentor, contemporary jazz saxophonist Michael Lington, and experience some of our unique programs as Create Now is spotlighted to millions of viewers from all over the world.Museum of Tolerance honors Founder Jill Gurr
Create Now is proud to announce that our Founder and Executive Director Jill Gurr is one of eight extraordinary people selected for a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Tolerance called "Everyday Heroes." Located in the Holocaust Section, "Everyday Heroes" is a video shown after the presentation of Simon Wiesenthal's Vienna office.
"I feel extremely honored to be selected as an 'Everyday Hero,'" said Jill. "The purpose of this exhibit is to show that ordinary people can have a huge impact on their community, which can spread throughout the world."
The exhibit is open to the public for viewing every day except Saturday. The Museum of Tolerance is located at 9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. Click on this link to watch the video if you can't make it to the Museum.
Create Now featured in Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times featured us in their California section on December 30th, 2008. As a grantee of the LA Times Family Fund for our Take Heart program, the article showcased many of our projects and the extensive services we provide.
Fox11 News on International Cultural Festival and Peace Mural - 4/19/07
Rescue Mission Alliance mural project – September 2008
Create Now’s mural at a North Hollywood shelter brings hope and a vision of home to people in search of inspiration. Since children tend to internalize the problems they face, this project allowed them to express the trauma of being homeless in a positive way. Local NBC news reports on this project.
CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° segment
CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° filmed a segment about us on June 15, 2007, during our music program at Phoenix House, a drug and alcohol treatment facility for kids. The following story is from Board member Jennifer Provencher:
I arrived at Phoenix House, not knowing what to expect. I was immediately taken aback by the kids that gladly greeted us. I mistook one of them for a staff member, but later found out that he was only 15-years old. He had gotten hooked on crystal meth at the age of 10. Now, he was one of the most mature and well-spoken 15-year olds that I have ever met. And he was not alone - all of the kids were amazing - mature beyond their years, full of dreams of joining the Navy or becoming an artist.
Founder Jill Gurr featured on NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams has honored our Founder and Executive Director Jill Gurr on November 21, 2005. She was one of the first people included as part of their series "Making a Difference." In order to bring hope to the 10 million viewers who watch their show, NBC Nightly News features a segment on "people changing the world from the ground up."