Meet Michelle Serrano!

Michelle Serrano, Associate Director at Playworks Southern California, has always found joy through helping others, so it’s no wonder she’s chosen a career where she helps bring safe and inclusive play to children through specialized school recess programs. Playworks believes that play is a basic human need, and we are thrilled to have Michelle joining…

Homegirl Café Community Dinner: Serving up second chances and five-star Latin fusion cuisine

Highly rated on Zagat, with hundreds of rave reviews on Yelp, and serving delicious Latin fusion dishes – while teaching culinary skills to young women who are former gang members. You think that’s a mouthful? Just wait until you taste the scrumptious made-from-scratch, Latin-inspired cuisine you’ll enjoy during the Upswell Community Dinner at Homegirl Café!…

Arts District/Industrial Corridor tour: Environmentally friendly opportunities for community residents

Conjure an image of a decaying railroad depot surrounded in all directions by rusty industrial warehouses. Doesn’t sound too inviting, does it? Now picture a thriving arts district where creatives, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit changemakers, and service providers collide to create a vibrant community full of fresh starts for residents, energized by a hyper-local green economy.…