by createnow | Dec 12, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Thanks to a donation from US Bank, Create Now hosted our 7th Annual Holiday Party. 50+ kids of all ages from the Imperial Courts Housing Project in Watts, at-risk youth from Highland Park, plus runaway and homeless teenagers from the Angel’s Flight emergency...
by createnow | Nov 4, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Our partner Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row is a temporary shelter for 150-180 children. Facing homelessness is a struggle for youth. They often feel anxious and stressed when living under such difficult circumstances. Studies reveal these kids have higher levels of...
by createnow | Oct 30, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Logan Elementary/Middle School is located in Echo Park. 90{aae7c8e07d59d4d87ab7a1ab908a4553f02e35e8a556b54e4d8c9c7edd1dc3f3} of the students are Hispanic and 89{aae7c8e07d59d4d87ab7a1ab908a4553f02e35e8a556b54e4d8c9c7edd1dc3f3} are from low-income families. Test scores...
by createnow | Sep 29, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
On any given night in Los Angeles, more than 2,300 transition-age youth (TAY) experience homelessness. Ages 18-24, most have been abused, neglected, orphaned, and left to fend for themselves on the streets. They often lack social and life skills, any goals and...
by createnow | Sep 26, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Thanks to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alexa Altman, Create Now provided a class in a Japanese art form called Kintsugi at Penny Lane in Northridge. Foster kids and young adults were taught how to glue pottery shards together to make something that was broken become much...
by createnow | Sep 5, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Runaway teens can find refuge at Angel’s Flight in the Ramparts district. Most are fleeing from abusive families. This shelter also accepts youth ages 10 through 17 who have been thrown out of their homes, and those not allowed to live in adult shelters with their...