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Be The Change!

National Volunteer Week - EmpowerLA

WHEREAS, EmpowerLA is a collaborative of the Los Angeles Unified School District School Volunteer Program, The Los Angeles Police Department, the Police Activities League, Safe School Ambassadors, School Employees Union, the Mayor's Office, and the City Attorney's Office; and

WHEREAS, volunteers can connect with local community service opportunities through hundreds of community service organizations like the members of the EmpowerLA collaborative; and

WHEREAS, the entire community can effect positive change with any volunteer action no matter how big or small; and

WHEREAS, thousands of volunteers working in their communities utilize their time and talent daily to make a real difference in the lives of children; and

WHEREAS, during this week, all over the nation, service projects will be performed and volunteers recognized for their commitment to service; and

WHEREAS, EmpowerLA will work with schools to coordinate the service projects and volunteer recognitions during the National Volunteer Week; and

WHEREAS, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the recipient; and

WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive nation; and therefore be it

Resolved, That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District hereby recognizes the significance of volunteers and the importance of National Volunteer Week; and be it further

Resolved , That the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District urges all schools to participate in the activities of the National Volunteer Week with the help of the EmpowerLA collaborative
 
EmpowerLA Mentoring Collaborative Partners (February 2008)
 
Agape
David Silverstein
, Director, dtsilverstein@yahoo.com, 310-348-1260x600
Normandie Nigh, Executive Director info@worldfitforkids.org, (213) 387-7712,  Fax: (213) 387-7717, 678 S. La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles, CA 90057
 
John Malcolm, Executive Director, John.malcolm@bbbs.org, (213) 213-2429, 800 S. Figueroa St. #620, L.A., CA 90017
 
Big Sunday

David Levinson, Chairman, david@bigsunday.org. 137 N. Larchmont Blvd. #138, LA, CA 90004, (323) 936-1419 - Sherry Marks, Vice-Chairman, sherry@bigsunday.org, (323) 899-8774
Greg Braendel, Executive Director, greg@careerdreams.org, 6126 Clair Ave. NH, CA 91606, (818) 980-8383

Catholic Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Kenneth Martinet, President/CEO, kmartinet@catholicbiggrothers.org, 1530 James M. Wood Blvd. 2nd Floor, LA, CA 90015

Children Uniting Nations

Daphna Ziman, Executive Director, dziman@childrenunitingnations.org, (310) 271-8421
Nicole Sherwin, Development Director, nsherwin@childrenunitingnations.org,  (310) 871-1802
Branka Gonzales, CFO/COO, brgonzales@childrenunitingnations.org, (310) 203-0500
Cynthia Heard, cheard@childrenunitingnations.org,  (310) 203-0500
Rafael Lopez, Executive Director, Rafael.lopez@lacity.org, (213) 978-1840
Jamiko Bell, Director of Community Youth Partnerships, Tamiko.bell@lacity.org,  (213) 978-1865

Common Peace

Candace Carnicelli, Producer, centernv@sbcglobal.net, (818) 888-3280, 1223 Wilshire Blvd #472 
Santa Monica, CA 90403 

Communities in Schools

8743 Burnet Ave., North hills, CA 91343, (818) 891-9399
 
Community Matters
Rick Phillips, Executive Director, rick@community-matters.com,  (707) 823-6159, (707) 235-1310
Eric Moore, Chief Exec. Officer, elmoore@educatela.net , (310) 645-0188, 4401 W. Slauson Ave. #157, LA, CA 90043

Fullfillment Fund

Jason Lesner,  Director of Mentoring Services, jlesner@fulfillment.org, (323) 900-8715, Darcine Thomas, Community Outreach Manager, dthomas@fulfillment.org,  6100 Wilshire Blvd. #600 LA, CA 90048, (323) 900-8753

Junior Achievement

Margo White, Executive Vice President Education, mwhite@jasocal.org,  (323) 957-1818
The Lod Cook Center, 6250 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068, Tel. 323.957.1818

KidsTalk
Ninon de Vere De Rosa, CEO Founder, ninon@kidstalk.org, (323) 850-1303, 8950 W. Olympic Blvd. #271, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

LA Team Mentoring

Liza Bray, Executive Director, lbray@latm.org, (213)742-6733, Ext 18. William Figueroa, Director of Program, wfigueroa@latm.org, 714 W. Olympic Blvd. #940, L.A. 90015, (213) 742-6733 Ext 13

Literacy Network

Barbara Bushnell, Executive Director, Barbara.bushnell@latimes.com, Tarry Kang, Manager Literacy Program, Tarry.kang@latimes.com,  (213) 237-4350, 202 West 5th St. LA, CA 90012
Pamela Clay, Executive Director, pamelaclay@livingadvantageinc.org,  7095 Hollywood Blvd. Suite #726, Hollywood, CA 90028, (323).731.6471, (323) 731-8278 Fax
Debbie Ream, Project Manager, debbie.ream@latimes.com,  Donna Sloan, Project Assistant
donna.sloan@latimes.com, Los Angeles Times, 202 West First Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-3323 (213) 237-4782 (fax)

Reading Is Fundamental
 of
Southern California
Carol Henault, Executive Director, (323) 890-0876, Carol.henault@rifsocal.org,  7250 Bandini Blvd. #209, LA, CA 90040

Roots and Shoots

Karen Oxrider, Regional Director, koxrider@janegoodall.org, (805) 558-4474

Unite LA

David Rattray, President & Executive Director, drattray@unitela.com, (213) 482-3987, Alma Salazar, Facilitor/Director, asalazar@unitela.com, (213) 580-7566, 350 S. Bixel St. #160, LA, CA, 90017
Wilda Kier, Executive Director, wildakier@urbangraduate.org, 213-347-4623, POB 328, Verdugo City CA 91406
Walter Taylor, Program Manager, wtaylor@waldenhouse.org, 213-741-3724
Elizabeth Michelson, Executive Director, emichelson@wonderofreading.org, 5371 Wilshire Blvd., LA, CA, (323) 634-7100

Youth Mentoring
 Connection

Tony LoRe, Executive Director, tony@youthmentoring.org, (310) 720-7491, 1818 So. Western Ave. #505, LA, CA 90006