Shelly Suh Originally from South Korea, Shelly earned her bachelor’s degree in Canada from Simon Fraser University and returned to South Korea to earn an MBA from Seoul National University. Upon graduation, she worked for GS Caltex, a Fortune 500 company specializing in petroleum refining that is jointly owned by Chevron and GS group, a South […]
2021 Garden Gala at Robinson Gardens
Thank you to all our supporter of our Garden Gala, held Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the historic Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills. Our Garden Gala has come and gone, and we couldn’t have asked for a more inspiring and beautiful evening! It was wonderful to reconnect after a year at home and enjoy each […]
El Nido Board Member Fred Samulon Shares His Satisfaction as a Virtual Tutor
“I have always gotten satisfaction and have made a large impact on many people as an active EL Nido Board Member and as an Executive Service Corps consultant,” says Fred Samulon. However, he notes that tutoring allowed him to make a “personal connection and a noticeable impact on one individual.” Virtual tutoring during the pandemic […]
Support Youth: Transition to College and Career
WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR WORK POSSIBLE El Nido Family Centers seeks to break the cycle of poverty by providing comprehensive services to families through a variety of programs such as parent education, employment assistance, educational programs, legal aid, and community activities. The Junior Board’s mission focuses specifically on raising funds for a subset […]
El Nido’s 4th Annual Teen & Young Parent Conference: LA Opinión’s guide for teen parents
La Opinión’s Guide for Teenage Parents Young people share their experiences about what it is like to have a baby at an early age, A guide for teenage parents BY: JACQUELINE GARCÍA APRIL 24, 2019 Pablo Alarcón and his wife Dulce Espinoza are parents of two children, one of 4 years and another of 4 months. […]
4th Annual Teen & Young Parent Conference Highlights
On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, El Nido partnered with the Best Start Watts-Willowbrook Community and the Human Services Department (HSD) at California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to host the Fourth Annual Teen and Young Parent Conference on the beautiful campus of CSUDH in the city of Carson. The theme of this year’s conference was […]
Years of abuse and suicidal thoughts brings El Nido to the rescue
“El Nido was an agency that saved my life, by creating a belief in myself and what I can do as a positive force” Diane M. lived the kind of life in which suicide was never far from her mind. A childhood victim of sexual abuse by a grandfather, Diane was also afflicted with schizo-affective disorder, a persistent […]
Your gift will break the cycle…
Our best hopes for the future rest on how well we nurture our children today… Because a child cannot grow up twice. For youth in our community who are struggling with gang violence, poverty, homelessness or abuse – the experience is harrowing, and seems insurmountable. But last year, El Nido made a difference in the […]
Junior Board and GRYD “KickNic” @ Pacoima
Over 100 youth and families from El Nido Family Centers’ Gang Reduction program were treated to a party in the park with their families thanks to the members of the newly organized El Nido Junior Board of Directors. The Kickball Picnic (or “Kicknic”) was held at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center in Pacoima on Saturday, January […]
Payson Wolff 26th Annual Scholarship Awards Event
On June 19th thirty-six clients of El Nido were awarded scholarships while their families, El Nido staff, and donors gathered to support their achievement. Go East LA graciously hosted the luncheon event on campus at California State University of Los Angeles. The event opened with words of encouragement from the keynote speaker Dr. Jessica Morales-Chicas […]
