He was just a toddler when he was taken from his home and placed in foster care. In sixth grade, he got pulled into street life. Then came high school – five different ones, as academic hardships and campus conflicts kept him on the move. But Alex Diaz, now 18, never gave up on a better future. He never let go of his love for coffee or his dream to one day work as a barista or maybe even own his own cafe.
With financial relief going out just days after the January wildfires, the California Community Foundation helped keep several local schools afloat with supplies and filled gaps when enrollments plummeted.
Months after wildfires ravaged Altadena, Pasadena, Palisades and Malibu, these neighborhood events aren’t just offering good food and fun. They are fostering social connections – a powerful path to healing and recovery from disaster.
Just north of Los Angeles, on the western tip of the Mojave Desert, the Antelope Valley offers vast land, affordable housing and a relatively young and diverse population eager for quality work opportunities.
Jason Foster, president & CEO of Destination Crenshaw, thanked the California Community
Foundation for being a “key partner” in developing the wireless network.
