Hollywood Arts grew fast in the next year. By year two we had connected with over 300 young adults, homeless or at-risk of homelessness. Our teaching pool had grown and more staff was hired. At the same time, we developed new programs to meet the needs of our young students. We created career-based mentorships where […]
Hollywood Arts was six months old and programming at partner nonprofits serving homeless youth when I got the idea to do a seated dinner…one of those large fancy galas that most charities don’t take on until years into operations. I somehow managed to convince my board chairman Gregory Butler to go along with me and […]
Excited to reopen my studio and in respect for my desire to continue to reach at-risk youth, I went to breakfast with friend and Los Angeles Council President Eric Garcetti to share my news. I wanted to open the studio in a neighborhood where I had relationships with nonprofit organizations. Eric introduced me to real […]