Nike+ Human Race a Success!

Thanks to everyone who came out on Friday at midnight to run and support the Nike+ Human Race. They had a sold out crowd of 8,500 runners. A Better LA was the official charity of the Los Angeles run receiving $5 from every entry fee. We were so proud and lucky to be a part [...]

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A Better LA Kids Attend Dodger Game

Last month we had a great time with about 50 kids from A Better LA @ Dodger Stadium. This opportunity was made possible as a result of The Summa Children Foundation’s Brian Werdesheim and Jim Miles ongoing relationship with the Major League Players Trust. Each year they pick one organization to benefit from this always [...]

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Pete Carroll with President Clinton

A Better LA’s Pete Carroll with President Bill Clinton on Tuesday
October 6th, 2009 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.

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Selling A Better LA T-shirts this Saturday!!

Look cool and feel good about contributing to a great cause!

We are selling custom made “A Better LA” t-shirts donated from Alternative Apparel in cardinal and gold at the USC home game vs Oregon State. They will be sold at our information booth in two locations this Saturday 1. across from the Jack and Jill [...]

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Sending them away — for their own good

“In a gang-plagued immigrant neighborhood, four children have in effect been banished by their family to another city — not because of what they’ve done, but because of what they’ve seen.”
Adela Barajas, founder of L.A.U.R.A, is a friend of A Better LA and has gone through our Pacific Institute classes. Here she shares her story [...]

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Henry Winkler Reads to A Better LA Kids!

We have seen Henry Winkler on TV (perhaps best known as “The Fonz” in Happy Days), in movies, and on the USC sideline as a fan. On Friday we saw Henry in a different role — as children’s book author and enthralling speaker to a group of youngsters that gathered at an event co-hosted by [...]

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