Damaris Hernandez is a member of our Parks and Open Space Committee and her growth as a leader is just one of our stories of success. Damaris was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and has 7 children and 1 grandchild. She loves them all! She is a success story because she persevered in raising all her children and becoming a community leader to be an example to her family. She has been participating with Best Start ELA from the beginning – nearly 4 years ago. She was involved in th

On November 20, 2017, 30+ community residents, partner organizations and staff members came together to enrich their knowledge around immigration in an intimate Inter-Organizational Training hosted by the Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network. The goals of the day were to provide participants with a current political and legislative update, recap know your rights and family preparedness information in both English and Spanish, and plan out the next phases of the BHIRN as a c

William Aviles’ 18 “The program helped me flip the switch in my life” William is a first generation student. He was born and raised in Boyle Heights. He is the oldest child in his family. He was first referred to our Academic Restorative Justice Circles at the beginning of his junior year because he was struggling with his attendance and was off-track to graduate. William worked with our Community School (CS) Coordinator to develop strategies to achieve his goals and access a