20 hearty souls/40 hearty soles showed up in spite of a light rain to the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, May 7, for the approximate 25th annual walk to benefit Friends Outside in Los Angeles County (FOLA), sponsored by the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Arcadia. This long-time event provides a wonderful opportunity for our two groups to come together in fellowship to support the Mission of FOLA while providing much-needed “unrestricted” funds in support of our work.
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County (FOLA) was just notified of its largest grant award in the organization’s history – a $5,000,000 grant over a period of five years! The “New Pathways for Fathers and Families” grant was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance. FOLA’s program, the Dads Back! Academy, is an incentivized comprehensive, community-based program for fathers who have been incarcerated in State or Federal prison or County jail, and have children/youth, ages 24 and younger. The target area will be South Los Angeles, including Watts, the Cities of Lynwood and Compton, and surrounding communities in Los Angeles County.
FOLA has been providing services for previously incarcerated individuals and their families since 1972 and has had offices in the service communities since 1990. FOLA will provide comprehensive services to promote responsible fatherhood, including activities that promote responsible parenting, economic stability and healthy marriage/ relationships.
Included amongst our partners are the East Los Angeles Women’s Center, America’s Job Centers, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A Dads Back! Alumni Council will assist with planning and on-going program development.
The program launch date is July, 2016. Watch for news about our Grand Opening!
Your donation will help others like you who need services from Friends Outside in Los Angeles County. Won’t you help us to help them by making a donation?
A few dollars from many people equals a big difference for your fellow brothers and sisters!
Suggested donation – $1 for each year of time you did.
Won’t you help those who are still suffering to take the first steps to success like you did?
Your donation of any size can be made through PayPal via this website or through checks sent to our headquarters:
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County
261 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 217
Pasadena, CA 91101
Thank you!
Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the press conference to launch LA:Rise, an employment program for the re-entry population, homeless, and youth. LA:RISE is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Friends Outside in Los Angeles County is a funded partner on this six-million dollar program through which staff will provide supportive services to the re-entry population from its co-location at the Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center located at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College.
For more information about this program and our other services, please visit our website at www.friendsoutsidela.org, or call (626) 795-7607.
Employers, Human Resources Professional, Job Developers, Re-Entry Professionals
Please join us for the Second Annual Employer Forum on Reentry
Join business leaders from across the Los Angeles area to strategize on building a stronger economy in our region.
Topics will include:
WHERE:
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
South Campus Quad
400 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90015
WHEN:
Friday, September 18, 2015
8:00AM – 10:00AM
Breakfast and information will be provided by your hosts:
Friends Outside in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Trade -Technical College
Vernon-Central/LATTC WorkSource Center
Coalition for Responsible Community Development
Five Keys Charter School;
A New Way of Life
All of Us or None
UAW-LETC Worksource Center