PACOIMA YOUTH AND FAMILIES WILL PROSPER FROM GARDEN AND EDUCATIONAL KITCHEN El Nido Family Centers, Councilmember Fuentes and Hugo’s Restaurants Partner on Program When the tomato, squash, and zucchini seeds were planted, when the rosemary, mint and cucumbers were picked, and when the carrots, green onions and lettuce were transformed into tasty appetizers, a community...Continue Reading
On Thursday, April 16th, El Nido Family Centers, in partnership with Councilmember Felipe Fuentes and Hugo’s Restaurant co-owners, Emily and Tom Kaplan, brought together businesses, corporations, foundations, and individuals for a very special Garden to Table luncheon at the Pacoima Community Center in part to celebrate El Nido’s 90th Anniversary. “El Nido is revitalizing the...Continue Reading
As El Nido celebrates our 90th year, we have embraced a number of new projects focused on health and nutrition to help improve our young clients’ and their families’ well-being. These include our Pacoima Community Garden and wholesome cooking classes, our South LA Tiny Tot Playscape Garden, and our Compton Health Fair held at the...Continue Reading
Compton Health Fair As El Nido celebrates our 90th year, we have embraced a number of new projects focused on health and nutrition to help improve our young clients’ and their families’ wellbeing. These include our Pacoima Community Garden and wholesome cooking classes, our South LA Tiny Tot Playscape Garden, and our Compton Health Fair...Continue Reading
Champions For Families Awards Dinner Sets Record El Nido’s Eighth Annual Champions for Families Awards Dinner was held October 16th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event was attended by almost 400 guests, and we raised more than any event in our history. The evening included heartfelt tributes, a photography exhibit and...Continue Reading
El Nido salutes the Galaxy Star Squad for adding to the excitement of our Kaiser Backpack Event with your games and giveaways! We appreciate your ongoing support to our kids and families. Thanks for making all our kids feel like winners!Continue Reading
Thank you Bimbo Bakeries for making our Back-to-School Backpack event delicious by providing all your wonderful treats for our kids! Don’t miss out! See all the photos from our event on our Back-to-School Backpack page…. Continue Reading
Back-to-School Backpacks 2014 Kaiser Permanente Makes the Grade Over 800 El Nido families attended a Back-to-School Backpack event at the Pacoima Community Center on July 31st. We are proud to say that over the last three years, 1,500 backpacks filled with school supplies have been given to our youth, making it a successful school year...Continue Reading
Friends and supporters recently came together to celebrate El Nido’s accomplishments, meet new friends and raise funds for one of the oldest children’s charities in Los Angeles.Thank you to the Carloss family for hosting our Summer Friendraiser!Continue Reading
El Nido recently awarded 25 college scholarships to current or former program participants at a luncheon held at Cal State Los Angeles. The afternoon was a very special event for our students, their families and our guests. Colleges our honorees will be attending include UCLA, Mt. St. Mary’s, Cal States and community colleges. Majors include...Continue Reading
