Power of the Arts Festival 2019
Our Power of the Arts Festivals are popular events where low-income children, including foster youth and children facing homelessness whom we serve, get the chance to spend a few hours enjoying all kinds of arts activities, like Open Mic Talent Shows where every...
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...
Kids in Skid Row Love the Arts
Our partner Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row is a temporary shelter for 150-180 children. Facing homelessness is a struggle for youth. They often feel anxious and stressed when living under such difficult circumstances. Studies reveal these kids have higher levels of...
Loving the Arts to Pieces
Ten years ago, Erica Katz volunteered through Create Now to teach arts and crafts projects to children facing homelessness at the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission shelter, now located in Northridge. It was such a rewarding experience that Erica has returned, along...
Cooking Up A Brighter Future
Los Angeles County has more foster youth than anywhere in the nation - 30,000. These kids face tremendous challenges when aging out of the DCFS system at age 18. They have moved to an average of eight different foster homes and schools, which makes them feel unwanted....
Vulnerable Girls Create Jewelry
Crittenton Services for Children and Families in Orange County serves clients who come from homes where neglect and abuse are the norm, where homelessness and desperation are ordinary parts of survival. Many are separated from their families, either because of their...