PARA LOS NIÑOS AND CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE HOST ‘RETHINK YOUR DRINK DAY’ EVENT IN SUPPORT OF HEALTHY BEVERAGE HABITS Westlake Community Comes Together to Swap Sugary Beverages for Water Los Angeles, CA—More than 100 community members learned how to refresh their beverage habits during the Rethink Your Drink Day ‘Cheers to Health!’ event on May […]
On May 11th, the Para Los Niños Charter Middle School hosted a culminating event celebrating the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation “Reading is Leading” Program. Our PLN Charter Schools students and those of LAUSD’s 9th Street Elementary met the challenge posed by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation by reading 25,000 books in three months! LA Dodgers […]
In collaboration with Partnerships for Families- First 5 LA, Para Los Niños’ Student and Community Services Program held our annual “Shine Women of Worth” Mother’s Day event to celebrate our community mothers. Over 50 moms received a full day of pampering sessions and workshops, including hair and makeup, making hand scrubs, learning healthy recipes, and […]
Nurturing Parenting classes at Para Los Niños are designed to equip parents with non-violent parenting tools that promote and nourish relationships, children and the environment (including animals). The Nurturing Program emphasizes on 5 constructs: • Age appropriate expectations • Empathy • Discipline • Appropriate family roles • Empowerment The Nurturing Parenting class at the Para […]
FULL ARTICLE IN EWDD UPDATES Para Los Niños (PLN) held a ceremony celebrating 23 students who graduated from a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. “You’ve got a career path that is unstoppable,” said Jan Perry, General Manager of the City’s Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to the graduates. CNAs […]
Hear the latest on what we’re up to in a special interview on KOST 103.5’s The Sunday Journal with Kari Steele. [LISTEN HERE]
Dear Para Los Niños Family, As you might have already seen in the news this week, the US Supreme Court rejected a request to immediately review a lower court DACA decision. That action means that although the Trump Administration had originally created a March 5 renewal deadline for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) participants, […]
Para los niños nada es imposible y sus sueños hacen que lleguen muy lejos y cumplan sus metas. Las carreras de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas les permiten a los alumnos volar y soñar muy alto, a pesar de que la situación socioeconómica sea muy adversa. Estas adversidades, en lugar de deprimirlos, los alientan y […]
This public notice is to announce PLN’s intent to apply for funding from the California Department of Education for: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Cohort 11 2018-2019 For Programs Proposing to Serve Elementary and Middle/Junior School Students Governed by Title 20 United States Code sections 7171-7176 and California Education Code sections 8484.7-8484.9 The funding […]
Our very own Tania Sharmin, Para Los Niños (PLN) Occupational Therapist, presented at the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC) Conference in Sacramento last October. She presented on best practice in infant mental health and her work at PLN. Her presentation focused on the parent-child and teacher-child centered model that we promote at PLN Mental […]
