Harlem Lacrosse
Nonprofit
HL-LA empowers students who are most at risk for academic decline and dropout to rise above their challenges, reach their full potential, and dream about tomorrow while training on and off the field.
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Submitted Ideas
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Idea about how to make LA a better place to play, submitted by this organization and selected as a winner in the 2019 challenge.
Make LA the best place to PLAY
One of five LA2050 Goals
Our region is a place where people of all ages have easy access to clean, safe, and sustainable venues to enjoy the natural environment, arts and cultural resources, and local beaches, waterways, and open space.
In 2050, people of all ages will enjoy safe homes, safe neighborhoods, and safe places to play. Every neighborhood will provide its residents with vibrant park space, every child will have access to afterschool enrichment programs, and residents will love their neighborhoods.
Harlem Lacrosse - Los Angeles
Harlem Lacrosse - Los Angeles is a sports-based youth development organization that provides opportunities, relationships, and experiences that put youth on a path to success as students, athletes, and citizens. Led by professionals with years of lacrosse training and urban education experience, our innovative school-based model uses sports and mentorship to help students break the cycle of poverty by providing wrap-around programming in a safe, structured, future-focused, and fun environment. Learn more
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Idea about how to make LA a better place to learn, submitted by this organization in the 2018 challenge.
Make LA the best place to LEARN
One of five LA2050 Goals
Our region offers opportunities for lifelong learning, allowing all residents to contribute their skills, talents, and abilities to society.
By 2050, all Los Angeles students will have access to early education programs, every high school student will graduate and be college and career ready, and all parents will be engaged and empowered to direct their children’s learning. LA will capitalize on its concentration of higher education facilities to foster new businesses, advance research, and spur innovation.
Every Angeleno is an all star on our team. Help HL - LA build our home field advantage!
HL-LA engages families, communities, businesses, law enforcement, school partners, and athletes of all backgrounds to provide kids most at risk of dropout with personal pathways to future successes. Learn more
