Grantee Database
LA PROMISE FUND
Grant Year
2022-23
Grant Program
JUMP StArts
Award Amount
$62,109.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, LA Promise Fund will provide 9-week after-school animation clubs each semester of the 2022-23 school year at two South LA middle schools. Clubs will focus on stop-motion animation and character design, with a maximum of 20 at-promise youth participating in each club.
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
