Culinary Delights
On any given night in Los Angeles, more than 2,300 transition-age youth (TAY) experience homelessness. Ages 18-24, most have been abused, neglected, orphaned, and left to fend for themselves on the streets. They often lack social and life skills, any goals and...
Making Broken Pieces Stronger
Thanks to Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alexa Altman, Create Now provided a class in a Japanese art form called Kintsugi at Penny Lane in Northridge. Foster kids and young adults were taught how to glue pottery shards together to make something that was broken become much...
Homeless Teens Love Painting
Runaway teens can find refuge at Angel’s Flight in the Ramparts district. Most are fleeing from abusive families. This shelter also accepts youth ages 10 through 17 who have been thrown out of their homes, and those not allowed to live in adult shelters with their...
Incarcerated Youth Heal Through Writing
Optimist Youth Homes is a residential detention facility located in Highland Park where 85 teenage boys are incarcerated for many reasons. These kids face tremendous challenges. During the summer, writer Ariane Resnick volunteered to teach a group of young men some...
Power of the Arts Festival 2019
Our Power of the Arts Festivals are popular community events for low-income children, including foster youth and those facing homelessness, Create Now gives at-risk youth the opportunity to spend a few hours enjoying all kinds of arts activities. They love our Open...
Psomas “Paper Yacht Challenge” Benefit a Success!
We are so grateful to Psomas, one of the largest engineering consulting firms in the nation, for donating the proceeds from their 11th Annual "Paper Yacht Challenge" to Create Now. This popular event took place on April 18th in the large fountain at the City National...