COMMUNITY PARTNERS Around the Block Club Inglewood, CA 90305
[email protected] www.neighborhoodlink.com/ABC The ABC provide structure through which the police, our city officials, and our community meets one another, and build trust and recognition in a partnership to reduce crime and improve our neighborhood's livability. Asian American Drug Abuse Program 2900 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90016 (323) 293-6284 www.aadapinc.org AADAP is non-profit organization dedicated to serving Asian Pacific Islanders and other underserved communities with substance abuse services throughout Los Angeles County. Programs and services are provided to all individuals regardless of race or ethnicity. Black Women’s Network P.O. Box 56106 Los Angeles, CA 90056 (323) 964-4003 www.blackwomensnetwork.net BWN is in tune to the advances of technology and we utilize all the advantages of Web technology to promote our network and the contributions its members have to offer. Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 8193 Los Angeles, CA 90008 (323) 293-2900 www.crenshawchamber.com The Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce creates a mechanism to increase the economic development for new and small businesses by providing access to technical assistance, collective networking, support and training. 1|Page
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Crenshaw High School 5010 11th Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323) 290-7800 www.crenshawhs.org Crenshaw High School’s mission is to empower all students with the college and career ready skills necessary to become productive citizens of a global society. El Camino Community College 16007 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, CA 90506 (310) 532-3670 www.elcamino.edu For nearly 60 years ECC has been dedicated to serve our community's educational and cultural needs. ECC is well-known for our academic excellence, our consistently high transfer rate to four-year colleges and universities, and our exceptional career training programs. Empowerment Congress West 3701 Stocker Street, Suite 106 Baldwin Hills, CA 90008 (323) 295-5766
[email protected] www.ecwandc.org ECWANDC promotes public participation in city governance and decision making processes, to make government more responsive to our local needs and requests, creating more opportunities to build partnerships with government and private entities to create more opportunities for our neighborhood. Faithful Central Bible Church Community Development Corporation 333 West Florence Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 330-8000
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Faithful Central’s Community Services Ministry provides trainings, and services that will be empowering to the local community. CSM assists those in need by: dispensing emergency food, giving health care referrals, providing employment readiness training, administering short-term case management and providing transportation services. Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce 5100 West Goldleaf Circle, Suite 203 Los Angeles, CA 90056 (323) 292-1297
[email protected] www.glaaacc.org The Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce is an organization that serves as an advocate for African American-owned business enterprises promoting their growth and expansion into the international arena. Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce 12519 Crenshaw Boulevard Hawthorne, CA 90250 (310) 676-1167
[email protected] www.hawthorne-chamber.com The Mission of the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce is to act as a spokesperson for the business and professional community, and translate into action the group thinking of its members. Helping Hands 9118 South Broadway Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90003 (323) 757-1819 Helping Hands Recovery Center is a treatment center in Los Angeles, California that primarily focuses on substance abuse services.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Inglewood Chamber of Commerce 330 East Queen Street Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 677-1121 www.inglewoodchamber.org The Inglewood Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to help their community see the current economic climate not as a disaster, but as an opportunity. Inglewood High School 231 South Grevillea Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 680-5200
[email protected] www.inglewood.iusd.net Inglewood High School offers students a comprehensive college-preparatory program, academic and social support, and a wealth of activities. KJLH Radio 161 North La Brea Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 330-2200 www.kjlhradio.com KJLH offers a job listings board and emergency services resource page. Korean Churches for Community Development 3550 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 736 Los Angeles, CA 90010 (213) 985-1500
[email protected] www.kccd.org KCCD is a non-profit faith-based organization, which serves as a bridge between the AsianAmerican community, and the greater community at large. KCCD’s mission is to advance the Asian-American community’s participation, contribution, and influence through faith-based and community partnerships. 4|Page
COMMUNITY PARTNERS Latino Chamber of Commerce, South Bay 634 South Spring Street, Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90014 (213) 347-0008
[email protected] www.lalcc.org LALCC organizes and unifies Latino business owners to advocate for small- and medium-sized businesses on a regional, statewide, and national basis; provide valuable and permanent member services for the improvement and success of their businesses; generate increased levels of business from outside the Latino community; provide overall leadership on relevant business issues as well as community economic development issues; and generate increased levels of business between members. LAX Chamber of Commerce 9100 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 210 Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 645-5151
[email protected] www.laxcoastal.com The LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce promotes business and enhances the vitality of community through member services, educational programs, strategic partnerships, community outreach and legislative advocacy. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce 350 South Bixel Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 580-7500
[email protected] www.lachamber.com The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce champions economic prosperity and quality of life for the Los Angeles region by being the voice of business, promoting collaboration and helping members grow.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Los Angeles Community College District 770 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 891-2000 www.laccd.edu LACCD educates almost three times as many Latino students and nearly four times as many African-American students as all of the University of California campuses combined. Eighty percent of LACCD students are from underserved populations. Los Angeles Southwest Community College 1600 West Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 90047
[email protected] www.lasc.edu Southwest is a learner-centered institution dedicated to meeting the needs of learners – the students and community who access the college for programs and the faculty, staff and administrators who provide learning opportunities and support. Los Angeles Trade Technical College 400 West Washington Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 763-7000 www.lattc.edu LATTC provides students and the community with high-quality academic, technical, and professional educational opportunities. Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals 3450 West Mount Vernon Drive Los Angeles, CA 90008 (323) 299-9660 ext. 222 www.laulyp.com The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals is an auxiliary group of the Los Angeles Urban League which is comprised of working professionals between the ages of 21 and 40.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Loyola Marymount University 1 Loyola Marymount University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 338-2700 www.lmu.edu Loyola Marymount University offers rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to academically ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose. Park Mesa Heights Neighborhood Council 5349 South Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 107 Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323) 298-6724
[email protected] www.pmhcc90043.org The purpose of PMHCC is to promote public participation in City governance and the decisionmaking process so that government is more responsive to local needs and requests. Partners for Progress 10400 Pioneer Boulevard, Suite 9 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (562) 946-2237
[email protected] www.pfpworksource.org PFP is a part of a nationwide system of WorkSource centers that are devoted to assisting job seekers and businesses in meeting their needs. Recycling Black Dollars 3818 South Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 908 Los Angeles, CA 90008 (310) 673-7777
[email protected] www.rbdmedia.net Recycling Black Dollars teams with organizations, churches and Fortune 500 corporations in an effort to encourage vending and contract opportunities for Black businesses. 7|Page
COMMUNITY PARTNERS St. Mary’s Academy 701 Grace Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301 (310) 674-8470 www.smabelles.org Saint Mary's Academy, commits its personnel and resources to serving all persons without distinction in order to build the kingdom of God. This is accomplished through a dynamic education, a promotion of Christian values as exemplified by the administration, faculty and staff, and a lifelong commitment to learning that encourages service to the "dear neighbor." United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council P.O. Box 19219 Los Angeles, CA 90019 (323) 731-8686
[email protected] www.unnc.org The MISSION of UNNC is to empower and bring together a diverse community to maintain and improve Stakeholder quality of life; to work, in cooperation, with the necessary agencies toward the protection and improvement of our area, effectively addressing the needs and concerns as identified by our community; to provide an inclusive open forum for public discussion of issues concerning City governance, the needs of UNNC, the delivery of City services to UNNC, and on matters of a Citywide nature; and to advise the City of Los Angeles on issues concerning City governance, the needs of the UNNC, the delivery of City services to the UNNC, and on matters of a Citywide nature. University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095 (310) 825-4321 www.ucla.edu UCLA's primary purpose as a public research university is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089 (213) 740-2311 www.usc.edu USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge. Urban Issues Forum (323) 789-6224
[email protected] www.urbanissuesforum.com The forum provides direct access to news sources for diverse media organizations in minority communities. All forums are open to the public regardless of race, religion, gender, creed or political ideology. Urban X Marketing 6100 Center Drive, #12000 Los Angeles, CA 90045 (323) 815-1088 www.urbanxmarketing.com Urban X’s goal is to offer advisory services that help increase profits while also stimulating the economic growth, financial independence and educational awareness of the urban populace. View Park Preparatory Charter High School 5701 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90043 (323) 290-6975
[email protected] http://icefvpphs.sharpschool.net/ View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter Schools were created by the Inner City Education Foundation Public Schools (“ICEF”) to bring a strong college prep curriculum to inner city youth in Los Angeles. In 1999 View Park Prep Charter School began as an elementary school, with the subsequent opening of the middle school in 2002 and the high school in 2003.
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