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LAHSA is currently seeking to expand its membership for the Homeless Youth Forum of Los Angeles (HYFLA). HYFLA plays a vital role in leveraging lived experience of youth homelessness to influence programs, policies, and practices towards the end of preventing and ending youth homelessness in Los Angeles. The vision and mission statements of HYFLA are below:

On Saturday June 24, 2017 WeCanStopSTDsLA partnered with the Community Engagement and Sexual Health Ambassadors from L.A. Condom and GetPrEPLA to participate in the Crenshaw Health Fest. This event was hosted by Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw to provide free eye exams, health screenings, and giveaways at a fun community event. WeCanStopSTDsLA Project Analyst Asha Moore, Youtuber Elijah King, Esq., and Sexual Health Ambassador Ariel Garcia, engaged participants with games, sexual and reproductive health information, interviews, and of course, candy, condoms, and swag items. Both CAC partners and community members dropped by to visit our awesome table. Check out the photos below to get a glimpse of this amazing event!

The 126 billion state budget agreement between Governor Jerry Brown and the State Legislature is a positive step forward in responding to the needs of families with young children.

Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (LA CADA), Charles Drew University and UCLA Passport to Wellness program has been selected as one of ten finalists for the Helping U Help Your Community Competition. The winner will receive $20,000 to fund their project. 

View an archived event recorded live during the 2017 National African American MSM Leadership Conference 
on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities (NAESM Conference)

Children's Defense Fund – California is ecstatic to report that our new executive director, Shimica Gaskins, will be joining us on June 5. Our search for a new leader involved a multiple interview process and engaged staff, board members, national team members and, of course, our fearless founder, Marian Wright Edelman. In short, we were seeking a brave leader to serve CDF-CA externally and internally, and we ultimately are excited for Shimica to be that leader.