Join El Nido’s Junior Board for an afternoon of wine tasting! Experience an afternoon of wine tasting led by Sean Van Straatum, Certified Sommelier and the Food & Beverage Director of the Oakmont Country Club, and enjoy appetizers created by students from our culinary program. Enjoy wines from JUSTIN, light bites, a silent auction, and […]
El Nido Food Pantry Drive
With rising prices, food insecurity is a major challenge for so many in our community. We are collecting nonperishable food for our client pantries in Los Angeles. Our on-going needs are for kitchen staples like canned fruits, vegetables or meats, packaged meals or sides, rice, beans or other nonperishable items for distribution to our families. […]
2022 Garden Gala at Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills
Thank you for joining us for our Garden Gala, on Saturday, September 10, 2022! At the historic Virginia Robinson Gardens, in Beverly Hills. El Nido’s Annual Garden Gala is our primary fundraising event of the year. This exclusive, upscale event at the historic Robinson Gardens features:❖ Live music❖ Hosted bar and signature cocktails❖ Garden tours❖ […]
El Nido Family Centers Donor Impact Report 2022
As Los Angeles continues on the road to recovery, El Nido case managers, counselors, home visitors, and nurses continue to be an important and valuable resource to El Nido families. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, many thousands of vulnerable youth and families have access to a better future. Our 2022 Impact Report summarizes […]
Volunteer Voices: Beverly T. and Will C. Share Their Stories
We are so grateful for the hundreds of volunteers who have generously donated their time to help transform the lives our El Nido families. Volunteering not only warms one’s heart, but also deeply impacts those who receive this special gift. Beverly and Will share their volunteer experiences See all our Volunteer Opportunities or sign up […]
El Nido Kids Receive Sports Equipment Thanks To Play It Forward and LA Trial Lawyers Charities
A group of amazing volunteers spent their Saturday morning stuffing 200 duffel bags with sports equipment for the kids at El Nido Family Centers.
Play It Forward a student-run organization sponsored the event and provided the sports gear for the duffels, and our longtime partner Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities contributed fitness essentials and goodies for the event.
Volunteer As A Virtual Tutor
To say the pandemic has taken a toll on our students would be an understatement. Kids may be back in the classroom, but many are struggling to catch up. That’s where you can help. We are looking for homework helpers for 3rd through 12th graders in English (basic reading comprehension, high school literature analysis, Shakespeare) […]
12 Moments That Made Us 2021
As we plan for the year ahead, we look back… There’s no doubt that 2021 was yet another difficult year for so many Angelenos, but generous supporters and volunteers have stepped up to help struggling families across our city. As we prepare for the year ahead, we reflect on ‘moments that made us’ in 2021 […]
El Nido Family Centers Holiday Drive 2021
Thank you to our Holiday Wrap-A-Thon Volunteers and Gift Donors! Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who attended our Family Giveaway Holiday Wrap-a-thon! Donning their favorite ugly holiday sweaters, and bringing armloads of wrapping paper, our volunteers spent a recent Saturday morning making cards and wrapping over 1,500 gifts for over 300 El Nido children, […]
Thanksgiving Dinner Drive 2021
Thank you to our dedicated volunteers, and generous supporters who helped make Thanksgiving memorable for our families in need in Los Angeles. Our Thanksgiving food distribution event gave away Thanksgiving meal boxes for our families at Cedar Grove at Jordan Downs in Watts, and families from the Early Head Start and South L.A. programs. Thank […]
El Nido Develops Changemakers in the Community: Adela’s Story
My journey has been difficult, but it’s made me who I am today. I want to share a little bit of that with you in the next few minutes. To begin, I’d like to share a little about my childhood. I grew up in a family with five brothers and three sisters. I was the […]
The El Nido Eats Cookbook
26 Vegetarian Recipes Developed by the El Nido Community Culinary Council & El Nido Culinary Coordinator, Max Kaplan
Barrels & Bottles Benefit Hosted by El Nido’s Junior Board Sunday, October 3, 2021
Thank you to everyone who supported or joined us for the El Nido Junior Board’s 4th Annual Barrels & Bottles Benefit. The event was a great success, raising over $20,000 to support our youth educational programming and provide pathways for success. El Nido’s Culinary program students showed off their skills with appetizers, and wine […]
17-Year-Old Tutor Makes Math Fun
Volunteer Luke Shuman knows what makes kids like math. At just 17 years old, he developed a new math program for El Nido’s south-west Los Angeles elementary school students. It allows students to virtually practice and showcase their math skills in a fun environment. The program is centered around Kahoot, a game-based learning platform. During […]
