A Better LA Blog
Read our blog and see what volunteers have to say about their experiences changing inner cities.
BE THE CHANGE
We’ve learned at A Better LA that the best way to make a lasting impact in inner-cities is to empower those from within the community. This strategy, allows A Better LA to reach broader communities, by partnering with inner-city community members to reduce violence, change the lives of even the highest-risk individuals and create a [...]
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Golf Tournament
Come join A Better LA, Pete Carroll (scheduled to attend), and our partner, A Foundation for Kids, in a golf tournament and athlete celebrity dinner on July 18!
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Feed the Need
The next Feed the Need event will be Saturday, July 2nd in the Los Angeles Area. Check out pictures from the last Feed the Need event http://www.flickr.com/photos/abetterla/sets/72157626326930561/
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Conflict Convo–A Global Conversation on Conflict
The World Bank has invited A Better LA to enter their global discussion on conflict. We have submitted a number of responses to the website and have been featured on their homepage! Please enjoy another blog post, created by USC student blogger, Janet Edbrooke.
As a young man, former Los Angeles gang member Paul Carrillo struggled through [...]
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Conflict Convo–A Global Conversation on Conflict
The World Bank has launched a website to engage a global discussion on conflict. Throughout history, conflict has challenged mankind and will continue to do so until we work together and communicate as a global community. The World Bank has invited A Better LA to enter this dicussion and contribute our unique outlook on conflict and strategies [...]
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Changing the Game
A Better LA invites you to an intimate and inspiring lunch gathering on March 16th on the USC campus, entitled “Changing The Game.” A Better LA will salute and hear from our most innovative leaders who are changing the way we look at the crossroads of business and making the world a better place, [...]
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Bowl For A Better LA
A Better LA would like to thank everyone who came out in support of Bowl For A Better LA at Lucky Strike on October 22, 2010. We would especially like to thank Whitney Port and the entire Port family for helping to make the event such a success. DJ Caroline D’Amore played awesome music throughout the night, [...]
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Save Time and Money and Keep Kids Safe!
A Better LA has become part of a program called SendOutCards. You create and pay for cards on line and then the cards are automatically mailed out for you. It only costs $2.99 per card, including postage, and $1.50 is donated to A Better LA. You can even send a card with a gift (hint [...]
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Whitney Port is helping Keep Kids Safe! Join her!
Please join A Better LA and our hostess, Whitney Port, for a night of bowling, cocktails and celebrity guests all in the name of A Better LA and our campaign to Keep Kids Safe! Lucky Strike Lane & Lounge will be hosting this red carpet event. We have 10 lanes reserved with a celebrity host [...]
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