by Tesia Foster | Nov 20, 2024 | blog
On Thursday, November 7th, the iconic Avalon Hollywood buzzed with energy as community members, LAPD officers, volunteers, and VIPs gathered for the Hollywood PAL Awards Gala. The evening was an incredible celebration of this year’s achievements, while honoring...
by Tesia Foster | Aug 1, 2024 | blog
The kids have been busy this summer as they took on five weeks of fun and learning opportunities! Starting with week one, they dove headlong into their creative selves by creating custom bags and t-shirts! Week two comprised of them learning about the depths of...
by Tesia Foster | Jul 26, 2024 | blog
Our Summer Campers had the chance to take a tour of the LAPD Air Support Division and Rooftop Helicopter Hanger! Firsthand, they got to see behind the scenes at the day-to-day details of the officers with a bird’s eye view of the city. In addition to that perspective,...
by Tesia Foster | Jul 12, 2024 | blog
Our girls didn’t shy away from an opportunity out on the water at Balboa Park! They went out on the lake in their swan paddle boats, life vests, and peddled on their way! They explored the waters, waving to one another as they made their rounds and taking turns to...
by Tesia Foster | Jul 9, 2024 | blog
The kids channeled their inner designer as they tackled the task of creating their own apparel designs! Day one, they kicked off the week by painting their own design on a bag that they’ll be able to use throughout the summer while they engage in other activities for...
by Tesia Foster | Jul 9, 2024 | blog
Our SRLA kids have been through it all this year. From the LA Marathon and every other benchmark achievement thus far, they’ve hit so many characterizing milestones that they’ll carry with them. They closed out the season with a 5K and celebrated afterwards with a...
by Tesia Foster | Jun 29, 2024 | blog
Hand Selected PAL kids had the experience of traveling to Charlotte, NC to attend the annual youth leadership and mentor summit. National PAL and Hoodies House were able to bring PAL chapters from across the nation to gather for an inspiring and motivating week full...
by Tesia Foster | Jun 21, 2024 | blog
Our youth got the chance to attend Camp Courage and experience camping like never before! We partnered with City of Industry Sheriffs YAL (Youth Activities League), who invited our PALs to camp with them for three days, two nights. They went from roughing it in a...
by Tesia Foster | Jun 20, 2024 | blog
Mentoring is a crucial part of our programing here at Hollywood PAL, and when we get the opportunity to expose our youth to something they’ve yet to experience, that really changes the game! We were able to send five of our mentoring students to Amy Aquino’s residence...
by Tesia Foster | Jun 20, 2024 | blog
The basketball “tournament” against the Norwalk Police Activities League team was the first of its kind. It took place on May 18th, our two teams played two scrimmage games where Hollywood PAL won both! Though we are in the beginning stages of scaling this event into...
