Community Champions

High school students in Inglewood were treated to a renovated weight room.

Roll out the blue carpet! It was the KITS Film Awards for youth impacted by foster care and others.

Franco Vega founded The RightWay Foundation to focus on housing and jobs for youth impacted by foster care and address trauma.

Next year marks 40 years after LA hosted the 1984 Summer Games. LA84 Foundation's Renata Simril says it was "the most financially successful in the history of the Olympic movement."

A nonprofit called The Rightway Foundation is tackling tough issues with youth who were in foster care.

Last year's Super Bowl honored 56 LA-based non-profits with the grant money.

KITS is a "Script-to-Screen program teaches youth in foster care to write, cast, & star in their own short films; leading to healing, growth, & viable employment."

The Las Fotos Project in Boyle Heights is an after-school program for teen girls and non-binary students.

Boyle Heights nonprofit, Las Fotos Project, is on mission to “elevate the voice of teenage girls & gender-expansive youth.”

The wellness center focuses on improving students' mental health in between classes.