“El Nido is a lifeline. The staff and volunteers of El Nido have a sincere concern and love for their clients and they have a vested interest in their lives” Regina P. has devoted her life to giving back to her community. She has worked for a southern California city for more than three decades […]
El Nido Family Centers’ South-West Los Angeles FamilySource Center
Dear Clients: If your family is in need of support from El Nido Family Centers, do not come to an El Nido center. Please contact the South-West FamilySource Center by phone: 323.998.0093 Visit our Locations page to identify additional services in your area… The South West FamilySource Center (FSC) is located in South Los Angeles. We provide […]
El Nido Awards 34 Scholarships at Luncheon Event
We are very proud of our 34 young adults from Compton, Pacoima and South LA who received college scholarships for the 2019-2020 year. Two of these college scholarship recipients graduated with bachelor’s degrees, and one of our young adults is in his second year Ph.D. program at UC Santa Cruz. Many of these youth grew […]
El Nido Culinary Training and Kitchen Academy partners with ALDI
This year, ALDI has partnered with El Nido’s Culinary Training and Kitchen Academy to provide it’s students with the best quality foods by pledging a $2,000 donation in an effort for budding chefs to learn how to prepare fresh, wholesome foods on a budget. ALDI partnered with El Nido Family Centers as part of their commitment to provide support […]
2019 Garden Gala @ Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills
El Nido Family Centers Honor Gibson Dunn with Community Impact AwardAt Fifth Annual Garden Gala Youth Culinary, Art, and Entrepreneurial Programs Highlighted the Evening Over 300 guests filled the Great Lawn at Beverly Hills’ historic Virginia Robinson Gardens in celebration of El Nido’s Fifth Annual Garden Gala, on Saturday, September 7. The evening marked El Nido’s […]
El Nido programs help family, change a mother’s life for the better
“I just want to thank El Nido for changing my life” Anderne found El Nido Family Centers through her husband, who spotted a sign for El Nido’s Early Head Start program outside her doctor’s office. He signed up their third daughter for the program on the spot. “My life has never been the same since.” […]
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 […]
Barrels & Bottles Benefit Hosted by El Nido’s Junior Board July 28 2019
On July 28th, El Nido’s Junior Board of Directors hosted the 2nd Annual Barrels & Bottles Benefit, welcoming over 70 people to an upscale Hancock Park home. In total, well over $6,000 was raised for El Nido’s Business and Tech academies, two programs that expose at-risk teens to in-demand careers, teach practical job readiness skills, […]
Teen mom gets help with parenting, earns degree and becomes successful business entrepreneur
“El Nido offers you hope and faith even when you may not be able to have it on your own. I am grateful. I am blessed to be an El Nido alumnus” Xiomara discovered El Nido Family Centers at a critical time in her life. “I was 16 years old, still in high school, and […]
El Nido’s Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Programs
El Nido’s child abuse prevention and treatment programs provide comprehensive, even life-saving services to children and their family members. Our program goals are to reduce the symptoms of child abuse, the incidence of repeat abuse, or to prevent the likelihood of abuse. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Given the stress families are experiencing, the need […]
El Nido’s Pacoima FamilySource Center
The FamilySource Centers (FSC) are collaborative one-stop community centers designed to assist low-income residents in the City of Los Angeles to become self-sufficient by increasing family income and academic achievement for youth and adults. FSCs offer services including; counseling, parent education, employment assistance, legal aid, financial literacy classes, adult education, tutoring & homework help, benefits […]
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 […]
