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HACLA partners with Nike and Boys & Girls Club to bring outdoor turf soccer field to Mar Vista Gardens

6.21.23

On Wednesday, May 31, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined with Nike Executives, the Boys & Girls Club and Councilmember Traci Park of Los Angeles Council District 11 to celebrate the unveiling of a new outdoor turf soccer field in the heart of Mar Vista Gardens housing community to provide more access to sport for residents. The ribbon cutting was followed by a free soccer clinic, made available to children from the Boys & Girls Club. 

Leaven Kids opens its first learning center in San Antonio, Texas (Opportunity Home San Antonio)

5.30.23

From Opportunity Home San Antonio's website:

San Antonio learning center today, May 16, 2023, marking a significant step forward in its plans toward national expansion.

This newly launched site will provide educational resources and free after-school tutoring to young students living in the Riverside and Mission San Jose communities of South San Antonio. 

How These Budding Entrepreneurs Won $20,000 for Their Start-Ups (New York City Housing Authority)

5.17.23

From the New York Times:

Sarah Adams, a teacher, started a side business selling her Jamaican grandmother’s rum cake in 2015 with $5,000 from her husband’s retirement savings. Soon, she was handing out samples at markets and street festivals, building her company, Ms. Macs, one tin at a time.

Entrepreneur Innovation Center opens in Chester at the Booker T. Washington Community Center (Chester Housing Authority)

5.17.23

From the DelCo Times:

Leaning on the wisdom of Madam C.J. Walker, the Entrepreneur Innovation Center opened for business Thursday at the Booker T. Washington Community Center.

In spearheading the concept for the center, Marrea Walker-Smith was motivated by the famous Walker quote: “Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”

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