HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC

EDUCATION: HOLA'S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: SMART START (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL); BRIDGES (GRADES 6-10); AND COLLEGE & CAREER SUCCESS (JUNIORS, SENIORS, POSTSECONDARY) PROVIDED 509 STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT, TUTORING, AND MENTORSHIP. HOLA HAS PRIORITIZED EMPLOYING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING METHODOLOGIES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN ADAPTIVE APPROACH TO MEETING THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, HOLA SAW STUDENTS GETTING BACK ON TRACK ACADEMICALLY, AND STRENGTHENING THE MYRIAD SKILLS THEY NEED TO EXCEL IN COLLEGE AND THRIVE AS WORKING ADULTS. HOLA IS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO REPORT THAT 100% OF SENIORS GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT OVER 98% WILL BE ATTENDING POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, HOLA DISTRIBUTED $987,200 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 256 YOUTH. THIS YEAR, HOLA LAUNCHED HEART OF A MENTOR NETWORK, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM CONNECTING HOLA SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI WITH HOLA'S LARGER NETWORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDE GUIDANCE, AND IDENTIFY GOALS FOR THEIR FUTURES.

ARTS: HOLA'S VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED 75+ WEEKLY VISUAL ARTS CLASSES ACROSS 7 DIFFERENT SITES. WE SERVED 332 STUDENTS ON OUR MAIN CAMPUS IN WESTLAKE/RAMPART, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 102 STUDENTS AT AUGUSTUS HAWKINS NATURE PARK (AHNP) IN CENTRAL ALAMEDA, 98 STUDENTS IN THE WATTS DISTRICT THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WATTS LABOR COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (WLCAC), AND 890 THROUGH IN-SCHOOL ART CLASSES AT FOUR LAUSD SCHOOLS IN THE DORSEY/CRENSHAW CLUSTER, SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-NEED BY THE BLACK STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PLAN HEET INITIATIVE. HOLA'S FREE VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CLASSES, PUBLIC ART PROJECTS, FIELD TRIPS, ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, AND WELLNESS SUPPORT SERVICES.HOLA'S MUSIC DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES (YOLA AT HOLA), HOLA MUSIC STUDIOS (HMS), AND THE EISNER INTERGENERATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAM (EIMP), WHICH ITSELF CONTAINS AN INTERGENERATIONAL CHOIR, BIG BAND, AND ORCHESTRA. THE EISNER INTERGENERATIONAL MUSIC PROGRAM HAS 254 REGISTERED MEMBERS, AGES 13-76. YOLA AT HOLA, WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE ORCHESTRAS (YOUTH, SYMPHONY, AND CHILDREN'S) HAD 192 MEMBERS, WHILE HMS JAZZ AND ROCK BAND STUDENTS NUMBERED 53. IN FY 2024-25, ALL OF HOLA'S MUSIC PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED IN AN ARRAY OF PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AT VENUES INCLUDING HOLA'S EZRALOW PERFORMANCE PAVILION, THE LEVIT PAVILION, BMO STADIUM, WILSHIRE EBELL THEATRE, THE WORLD FAMOUS WHISKEY A GO GO, AND THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL.HOLA'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH (STEAM) PROGRAMMING PROVIDED 105 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH CLASSES UTILIZING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING, CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT, AND FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM (AKA HOLA SCIARTS) IS GROUNDED IN MAKER-STYLE EDUCATION, A DISTINCT MOVEMENT THAT USES DIY PROJECTS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND SOLVE THEIR OWN DESIGN PROBLEMS. THE SCIARTS PROGRAM HELPS YOUTH BOOST THEIR NONCOGNITIVE ABILITIES, ANALYTICAL THINKING, RESILIENCE, AND SELF-MOTIVATION.