GNU | ASAS-LA In Los Angeles County and the Lucerne Valley, After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, (ASAS-LA) is turning unstructured time into an opportunity. This comprehensive K-12 program is working to make the most of that free time for students who have the greatest needs and the fewest resources. Founded on five core pillars that include […]
By Matthew Kredell As the world remembers Kobe Bryant the basketball great, ferocious competitor and global icon, there’s another side of Kobe characterized by his efforts to engage with children and inspire them to put the same passion he did into whatever they pursue in life. Staff and former students of After-School All-Stars recall the
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By Timothy Parker Downtown Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — Reshanda Gray is all in when it comes to serving her mentees in Southern California and all across America. She has a nonprofit called No Gray Areas. She’s a WNBA veteran guiding teenage girls with life lessons and basketball skills. “To help the next girl who
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Lakers Fan Gets Virtual Playoff Seats for Community Work By Timothy Parker Downtown Los Angeles PUBLISHED 10:15 AM ET Sep. 07, 2020 LOS ANGELES – As befitting someone with a downtown bird’s eye view of Staples Center, Tiana Gayton is among the lucky fans to get a virtual seat to Los Angeles Lakers playoff games
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By John Fuentes What happens when adult allies continue to make authentic youth voice a priority? When High school students in various leadership groups from San Diego to Oakland, CA speak truth to power? When technology becomes a resource for across state collaboration? When young people meet up in Sacramento to speak to legislators about
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June 3, 2020 By Sam Piha (This blog was authored prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point the decision to re-open schools in the Fall, and afterschool programs, is not yet clear. Thus, at the end of the blog, we list some suggestions on how youth can be involved in the Fall election digitally.)
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May 7, 2020 By Vanessa Pappas, General Manager, TikTok US As schools across the country close, one of the greatest challenges facing many parents is how to feed their children. Millions of students, teachers and families depend on school resources for more than learning. The reality of this struck a nerve for the TikTok family,
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May 7, 2020 Last December, Casey Hayward surprised ten families from After-School All-Stars Los Angeles (ASAS-LA) with $1,000 each, making their holidays more special. Fast forward five months later, and Hayward will be recognized as one of the program’s 2019 honorees. Along with what he did for ASAS-LA by his contributions to the L.A. community, Hayward
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Excelling in tech, sports, science, the arts, fitness, service, not to mention friends, love, and lots of yummy afternoon snacks are just some of the reasons why LeBron and students like Dequan after school. Won’t you join them too? #ILoveAfterSchool #SaveAfterSchool #AfterSchoolWorks #AfterschoolForAll
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February 8, 2018 The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that Team LeBron has selected After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles as the community-based organization they will play for during the 67th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET) at Staples Center.The winning team will donate $350,000 and the losing team will donate $150,000
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