Grantee Database

LA PROMISE FUND

Grant Year

2019-20

Grant Program

Organizational Development

Award Amount

$5,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, LA Promise Fund will participate in a year-long training program to build measurement and evaluation capacity in its arts education program team. Through hands-on learning within collaborative workshops, Kamella Tate Associates, LLC will equip program staff with competencies to advance arts education practices, particularly in the emerging field of Media Arts Education.

Organization Summary

Key regional programs:
• Girls Build – Empowers more than 10,000 girls to identify the challenges they face and design and implement community-based solutions
• The Intern Project – Provides public high school students with opportunities to work and be mentored in dynamic career areas
• Career Pathway Connections – Works with 12 South LA high schools to provide career exploration and readiness, dual enrollment, work-based learning and pathway development in high growth sectors
• ArtsMatter – Connects more than 50 Los Angeles teachers to arts education, enrichment, and supplies
• Amgen Biotech Experience – Trains and equips approximately 250 teachers across Southern California to deliver interactive and cutting-edge 8th/9th grade biotechnology labs to more than 25,000 students.
• Black College Success — Partners with select universities to create a college success pathway that empowers more Black students from South LA high schools to complete a Bachelor’s degree.
• Promise Parent – Coordinates support services for families, including a food pantry, and facilitates workshops that provide parents with tools to help their children graduate high school and pursue a postsecondary education.

Organization

LA Promise Fund

Address

1933 S. Broadway

Suite 1108

LOS ANGELES

90007

County

Los Angeles

Region

South – Los Angeles & Orange

Phone

(213) 745-4928

Congressional District

District 37

State Assembly District

District 59

State Senate District

District 30

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