Alliance for a Better Community

In 2000, a coalition of concerned Latino leaders created Alliance for a Better Community (ABC), a non-profit organization, as a result of a shared desire to establish a mechanism that responds to and shapes Latino policy in Los Angeles.   Visit Our...

Book Ends

BookEnds mission is to empower students to create a thriving community by opening the door to community service and literacy. Pay Us a Visit!

Bring Me a Book

Bring Me A Book’s mission is to strengthen the language and emerging literacy skills of the growing number of California’s under-served children. Pay Us a...

Centro Latino for Literacy

Centro Latino continues to work on bridging the skills gap between Leamos™ and the beginning English curricula offered by our education partners. Our vision is that non-literate adult Spanish speakers have the opportunity to become functionally bi-literate (Spanish...

Families in Schools

Families In Schools envisions a public education system where students have all the opportunities and resources necessary to succeed in school and in life. We seek a workforce prepared for lifelong learning, and active engagement in the civic life of our society....

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

The Jewish Federation’s Community Engagement initiative provides opportunities for the Jewish Community to engage in meaningful volunteer service opportunities, to build relationships with leaders and policy makers, and build a better Los Angeles for everyone....

Jumpstart

Every child deserves the chance to succeed, yet studies show that children from low-income neighborhoods are at a greater risk of school failure. Jumpstart is a national early education organization that helps these children develop the language and literacy skills...

Los Angeles Public Library

The Los Angeles Public Library provides free and easy access to information, ideas, books and technology that enrich, educate and empower every individual in our city’s diverse communities. Pay Us a...

National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles

The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over a century — championing the needs of women, children, and families — while courageously taking a progressive stance on such issues as child...

Read to a Child Los Angeles

Read to a Child pairs elementary school children with corporate volunteers to read together once a week during lunch. This ongoing activity helps bridge the literacy gap between children from low-income and high-income families. Visit Our...