PIECE BY PIECE

Mission: Our mission is to empower residents in the underserved communities of Los Angeles by giving this disadvantaged community the tools, marketable skills and self-confidence to assume more responsibility for their future.

Vision: Through innovative micro enterprise, Piece by Piece provides opportunities for the under served to earn supplemental income. Workshops, taught by professional artists, and materials, with an emphasis on recycled items, are provided free of charge. Participants receive a significant portion of the proceeds from the sales of their work, currently focusing on mosaics. Future plans include expanding the successful model to include other art forms and marketable items.

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HOPE FOR SMA

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is the leading genetic killer of infants and young children. It is a terminal, degenerative disease that results in the loss of nerves in the spinal cord and the weakness of the muscles connected with those nerves. SMA impacts the ability to walk, stand, sit, eat, breathe and even swallow. The mind and spirit are no different from that of a healthy baby, but the body eventually fails. Typical babies with SMA Type 1 have a life expectancy of between one and two years and they require around-the-clock medical assistance and monitoring.

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POWER 4 YOUTH!

We believe that all youth deserve individual guidance from a caring, knowledgeable adult to help them achieve their potential (in school and in the larger society).

Our Mission: POWER 4 Youth provides academic mentoring for struggling students by connecting youth with caring adult mentors.  POWER 4 Youth helps at-risk middle and high school youth to do better in school by addressing the issues that are keeping the students from doing their best, and motivating them to be good citizens of the community.

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