Category: Create Now in the News

  • The “Forgotten Children” Zoom

    May 1, 2020
    While all of us are staying safe at home, thousands of youth in Southern California have no homes to stay…
  • Fashion for Foster Kids

    March 31, 2020
    Create Now has temporarily stopped our Fashion Design classes at Maryvale in Rosemead and Hillsides in Pasadena (foster group homes)…
  • Cultural Journeys

    January 31, 2020
    Last year, Create Now brought 2,290 youth on our Cultural Journeys program! They got to experience amazing performances, like Cirque…
  • Create a Show

    December 30, 2019
    Thanks to the California Arts Council for honoring Create Now with a grant from their Youth Arts Action initiative. Through…
  • Early Education Music

    December 28, 2019
    Thanks to L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis for sponsoring two of Create Now’s early education music programs that use steady…
  • Holiday Party

    December 12, 2019
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  • Kids in Skid Row Love the Arts

    November 4, 2019
    Our partner Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row is a temporary shelter for 150-180 children. Facing homelessness is a struggle for…
  • Working Hard!

    October 30, 2019
    Logan Elementary/Middle School is located in Echo Park. 90{aae7c8e07d59d4d87ab7a1ab908a4553f02e35e8a556b54e4d8c9c7edd1dc3f3} of the students are Hispanic and 89{aae7c8e07d59d4d87ab7a1ab908a4553f02e35e8a556b54e4d8c9c7edd1dc3f3} are from low-income families.…
  • Culinary Delights

    September 29, 2019
    On any given night in Los Angeles, more than 2,300 transition-age youth (TAY) experience homelessness. Ages 18-24, most have been…
  • Making Broken Pieces Stronger

    September 26, 2019
    Thanks to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alexa Altman, Create Now provided a class in a Japanese art form called Kintsugi at…
  • Homeless Teens Love Painting

    September 5, 2019
    Runaway teens can find refuge at Angel’s Flight in the Ramparts district. Most are fleeing from abusive families. This shelter also…
  • Incarcerated Youth Heal Through Writing

    August 29, 2019
    Optimist Youth Homes is a residential detention facility located in Highland Park where 85 teenage boys are incarcerated for many…