Spotlight: Food Recovery Network
Food Recovery Network (FRN) is the largest student movement organizing against food waste and hunger in America. The organization aims to completely eliminate food waste in the Higher Education sector and feed millions of Americans. CGM funding has supported FRN’s food recovery efforts at twelve Southern California college campuses. On Thursday, October 17, 2019, Whole […]
Spotlight: Proyecto Pastoral
Proyecto Pastoral (Proyecto) was founded in 1986 by Father Greg Boyle, S.J. and parishioners of Dolores Mission to empower the community of Boyle Heights through grassroots projects in education, leadership, and service. The origins of Proyecto were a community response to poverty, gang violence, low educational attainment for youth, and limited civic engagement opportunities for […]
Spotlight: P.S. Arts
P.S. ARTS is dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing arts education to under-resourced public schools and communities. The organization provides high-quality arts education in dance, music, theater, and visual arts to every child in a school during the regular school day and after-school. Without P.S. ARTS, children in these school districts would […]
Spotlight: Western Center on Law & Poverty
Western Center on Law & Poverty was formed in 1967 by a passionate group of attorneys and legal scholars from USC, UCLA, and Loyola law schools who were driven by the belief that low-income Californians deserve the finest possible legal representation before every institution that shapes their lives. Legal issues include access to justice, financial […]
Spotlight: Assistance League of Los Angeles
Students all across the region are heading back to school and the Assistance League of Los Angeles (the League) is making sure that underserved youth put their best foot forward to succeed in the school year ahead. Founded in 1919, the League’s programs have provided cultural enrichment opportunities, essential clothing and school supplies for youth, resources for […]
Spotlight: Exploring the Arts
Founded in 1999 by singer Tony Bennett and his wife Susan, the mission of Exploring the Arts, Inc. (ETA) is to transform the lives of young people through arts education. At the heart of ETA’s work is a vision to provide greater equality of resources and opportunity in the arts to traditionally underserved teens. In […]
Community Grantmaking Spotlight: Homes for Families
Founded in 2008, Homes for Families (Homes 4 Families) is focused on meeting the significant need to equip and prepare veterans and their families for movement up the economic ladder. The County of Los Angeles is home to more than 280,000 veterans, nearly 5,000 of whom are homeless – a rate that has increased rapidly […]
Annenberg Foundation and Best Buy to Create First Best Buy Teen Tech Center in South Los Angeles
New tech center will be located at the Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation Business Enterprise Center and will offer the latest technology, training, mentorship and access to youth in a tech-lacking community LOS ANGELES – July 31, 2019 – Starting in early 2020, hundreds of South Los Angeles teens will start getting hands-on experience with […]
Spotlight: Discovery Cube LA
Discovery Cube inspires and educates young minds through engaging science-based programs and exhibits. The organization was founded on the principal to provide access to high-quality STEM education through hands-on experiences for children and families of all backgrounds, regardless of ability to pay. Currently, Discovery Cube LA is celebrating the Apollo 11 Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary […]
LA Standard: Coding Our Future L.A. Hosts South L.A. students for a Tech Camp
The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper kindly shone a spotlight on our collaboration with iD Tech to provide weeklong tech camps at UCLA and Loyola Marymount University to South L.A. students. With a desire to increase opportunities for underserved youth in technology spaces, iD Tech and the Annenberg Foundation, whose initiative “AnnenbergTech” has been focused on […]