by Jackie Gay | Oct 13, 2020 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Accomplished musician Charles Rojas recently volunteered to teach a guitar workshop at A Community of Friends, which houses low-income and homeless residents with the goal of healing those with mental and physical illnesses. As is typical, one teenager started guitar...
by createnow | Dec 30, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Thanks to the California Arts Council for honoring Create Now with a grant from their Youth Arts Action initiative. Through their support, we provided 35 at-risk students at Logan Elementary and Middle School in Echo Park with our “Create a Show” performing arts...
by createnow | Oct 30, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Logan Elementary/Middle School is located in Echo Park. 90% of the students are Hispanic and 89% are from low-income families. Test scores at this school fall far below the state average. These students are making less academic progress from one grade to the next...
by createnow | Jun 10, 2019 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
Thanks so much to the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs for providing funds for a guitar workshop at John Muir Middle School in South LA, plus another class in painting. Both programs were held during school hours as electives. There were 45 students learning...
by createnow | Jun 13, 2018 | Arts, Create Now in the News, Featured Programs, Latest News, Uncategorized
There are more than 50,000 students in continuation high schools in California. These kids are at high-risk of dropping out. They’re behind in credits or may need a flexible schedule. While the requirements to graduate from alternative schools are the same, the...
