End of the Year

It’s been an amazing year full of great events and new programs. ABLA had a great end of the year with the A Better LA and CURE Community Christmas Party and A Better LA Toy Collection! ABLA is starting off the New Year with an exciting comedy show hosted by Will Ferrell and friends. The show will be on February 20 at the Nokia Theater at LA Live. Get your tickets here: http://www.abetterla.org/events.asp. Remember if you buy your tickets tomorrow Friday January 22, they will be two for one and all proceeds will go to the Red Cross Haiti relief efforts.                                                      

     Along with all the events A Better LA has also been developing programs that are now in full force.

     Mark Calloway has been working on career development, “though there are at least 50 more career focused youth and young adults who have completed Career Preparedness workshops, A Better LA is proud to announce that nearly 50 West Athens California residents and local areas have worked part time and full time in 2009 due to a confident relationship with employers like Westar Associates, RGIS, CSC Even Staffing, LA area Rotary club, Learning Academy and the Los Angeles Conservation Corps”, announced Mark.

     Asst. Executive Director Angela Carter has been working to “pull the idea of the taskforce and it’s purpose”, Angela says that, “over the last year, we have been working diligently to “help change communities from within” and with all of your help we have done an amazing job! ABLA along with a host of our community partners have been developing a community taskforce meeting within the West Athens/ Westmont target area. The goal of the taskforce is to create community partnerships that will lead to sustainable and lasting change”.

    We’ve also started a new mentoring program at our Cure office. For more information about that program please contact Denecia Jones by calling 310-281-6009 or by emailing her at Denecia@dajonesinsurance.org.

A Better LA would also like to thank some of our new partners AEG, Marcs Movement, CauseCast, Koki Cards, USC Credit Union, and LA Rotary!

Thanks for a great year! Looking forward to 2010!