As we welcome a new school year Promesa Community School Coordinator Irma organized a "Cafecito With Promesa" for parents, staff, and partners to welcome everyone to a new school year and re-introduce her role at Hollenbeck. As a new member of the Promesa team this was her first opportunity to engage with parents, partners and faculty and go over the goals for the upcoming year. Earlier this month the President announced his decision to repeal the DACA Program put into place

Last June Promesa Boyle Heights and its partners embarked on a pilot program at Roosevelt and Mendez High School that offered workshops and panel discussions to graduating youth in the areas of college resources, financial literacy and worksource services. The students that participated in the events signed up to be part of a cohort of students that we would keep in touch with to offer advisory sessions. Promesa staff have contacted students to check in on their preparation f

Last July Boyle Heights and East L.A. residents, alongside our early education team, InnerCity struggle, Proyecto Pastoral, and First 5 Best Start East LA celebrated the launch of the East L.A.’s Resource Guide. The residents of East L.A. identified the need for an all inclusive guide to help them navigate the resources available to them. Through months of hard work, a beautiful resource guide was created for, and by the residents of East L.A. Residents were involved in every