Garden Gala Video El Nido Family Centers’ 90th anniversary Garden Gala was a huge success! Saturday, September 19 at Robinson Gardens in Beverly Hills The oldest estate in Beverly Hills, with its truly magnificent gardens and breathtaking views, was the fitting setting for El Nido’s 90th Anniversary Gardens on Saturday, September 19. Guests arrived at […]
Beverly Hills Courier – 90th Anniversary
El Nido Family Centers Celebrate 90th Anniversary At Robinson Garderns By Laura Coleman El Nido Family Centers’ 90th anniversary celebration last Saturday evening at Beverly Hills’ first estate, Virginia Robinson Gardens, evoked everything that the City’s original first lady prized so dearly–education, children and entertaining guests. Before dining al fresco on a garden-inspired dinner while […]
Garden to Table Luncheon Event Celebrates Educational Culinary Arts Program
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 […]
Our Garden to Table Luncheon was a Great Success!
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 […]
Promoting Health and Well-Being
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 […]
Promoting Health & Well-Being: Compton Health Fair 2015
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 […]
Champions for Families Awards Dinner 2014
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 […]
Galaxy Star Squad Wows at Back to School Backpack Event
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!
Bimbo Bakeries Sweetens Backpack Event
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….
Back-to-School Backpack Events
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 […]
Summer Party to Benefit El Nido Family Centers, Thank You to Lisa Carloss and the Carloss Family
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!
Scholarship Event Honors Students and Patrons
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 […]
El Nido Joins Univision to Help Families Plan for Prosperity at Financial Fair
For the second year, El Nido was invited by Univision to participate in Feria Financiera: Plan Prosperidad (Financial Fair: Plan Prosperity), a free event, open to the public hosted by the Spanish-language television network and USC and presented by Wells Fargo. The fair offered seminars on personal finance, small business, education aid, and home and […]
2013 Holiday Events
Each year, El Nido Family Centers and our compassionate sponsors spread a little holiday cheer for our clients with toys, books and Santa. In 2013 our toy donors included; Baby2Baby, Citibank, Northrop Grumman, Oakwood School, Wells Fargo, and Westmount Asset Management. Volunteers included; Alatorre Market, Community Lawyers, Inc., Oakwood School, and Wells Fargo.
