Last month Promesa Boyle Heights held its annual Holiday Convivio, a gathering where nearly 150 resident leaders, partner organizations, and allies celebrated all of the collective achievements for 2019 and prepared to bring in the year 2020. The evening consisted of community-building activities, a delicious tamale dinner, and Cumbia music. Promesa's teams shared highlights and notable moments from the year. Some highlights from the Community Schools Team included student f

Elizabeth- a committed community leader with Promesa since 2016- was chosen to be the Lead Promotora in Promesa's Promotoras Network. With the help of Promesa Senior Wellness Coordinator, Kathi Cervantez, Elizabeth supports a cohort of 7 Promotoras who will act as a bridge between the community and service providers, as well as providing health and wellness workshops to the community. As part of this work, they will be tasked with promoting the new Wellness Center opening at

On June 18th Promesa Boyle Heights teamed up with Roosevelt High School to work on summer melt initiatives and to promote a high school-to-college transition support system. After receiving an information session from Elizandro Umana of the College Promise office at ELAC, RHS academic counselors along with PBH Community School staff made phone calls and held in-person check-ins with students that were on their way to enrolling into a 2-4-year college program. About 70 alumnae

On June 12th, 2018 LAUSD Board Members unanimously voted to pass the "Closing the Gap by 2023! Resolution." This is a big win and we're glad to celebrate this historic moment alongside resident leaders, partners, and students! Congratulations to United Way, CLASS, and Promesa's Comite de Lideres that have been involved in the drafting and pushing for this resolution as part of the CLASS Coalition for the past year! A special shout-out to Isabel Martinez, who has been a tirele

Mery is a resident leader with the Parks and Open Spaces Committee. She resides in East Los Angeles with her partner and two children, her six-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. She had been participating as a parent volunteer at the Amanecer Primary Center in East Los Angeles for the past couple of years. Her son started Pre-Kindergarten there and she has followed him up through his first year of Kindergarten. She learned a lot about the importance of being involved i

On June 2nd over 300 East L.A residents celebrated Health & Wellness at Salazar Park. This fun-filled day is the culmination of a resident-led effort to strengthen connections, foster parent leadership, and improve access to parks and wellness supports. The community resource fair was envisioned and planned by Best Start East LA resident leaders in partnership with Promesa Boyle Heights, InnerCity Struggle, First 5 LA, and Proyecto Pastoral. Los Angeles County Board of Superv

In the last month Promesa Boyle Heights hosted the sixth annual Career Day at Mendez High School and Launched the inaugural Career Day at Roosevelt High School. In total over 216 prfessionals attended both career days. Mendez High School On March 22nd Promesa Boyle Heights hosted it’s 6th annual Career Day at Mendez High School. It was the biggest attended Career Day to date with 116 professionals presenting in classrooms to over 1000 students school-wide. There were profes

On April 24th, 2018, Inner City Struggle, Proyecto Pastoral, Promesa Boyle Heights, and BSELA parent leaders organized a Town Hall Meeting titled An Eastside Movement: Preparing our Babies for a Path to Success. The focus of this event spotlighted the critical need for investments in Early Education resources, and highlighted timely opportunities for investment. Over 150 East L.A. and Boyle Heights residents, parents, children, and community members attentively listened, and

Jessica Ferrer, Mendez High School College Counselor "I hope [youth] are able to take the opportunity to change the future of not only their communities but the path for their families as well. I hope they are able to change the world with their bright ideas. I hope they are able to get out of Los Angeles and explore the different perspectives that exist and be exposed to a whole different world." We are fortunate to work with dedicated people that want the best for Boyle Hei