Sharefest, Local Nonprofit, Draws Inspiration from the Late Kobe Bryant for their Virtual Gala on October 30
Los Angeles, CA, October 27, 2020. Sharefest has been working in the greater LA area for 17 years to give under-resourced youth life skills, connections and opportunities to transform their futures and their communities. This year their 17th annual fundraising gala was forced online due…
On-Demand Delivery Platform, Postmates, Delivers Hope to Vulnerable Youth and Families Around the South Bay in Partnership with Sharefest
San Pedro, CA, September, 14, 2020. When COVID-19 hit, many of the under-resourced youth Sharefest serves were forced home with inadequate internet access, outdated or no technology, and limited access to healthy food. Over 88% of the youth Sharefest serve qualify for free lunch. In…
Meet Sharefest Instructor Mr. Malone
“I know the Lord’s love outweighs my struggles. I am victorious.” Mr. Malone grew up between the coasts in North Carolina and California. At a young age he experienced homelessness after the deaths of his immediate family. Mr. Malone says, “Math definitely saved my life.”…
Sharefest Student of the Month: Doris Romero
Doris was counting down the days to high school graduation when COVID-19 hit in March and forced her school to move to a distance learning model. Despite this new challenge…
Sharefest Spoken Word Event 2019
Below are a few samples of the work shared at our annual Spoken Word Event and a recap video. Each of these pieces was written and presented by Sharefest students. Enjoy! CinquainLitteringArrogant, distastefulTrashing, polluting, destroyingOur oceans are dyingKilling – Dan Nguyen Dark ThoughtsMissing people comes…
2017 Summer YDA: Agents of Change Learn Sustainable Farming
86 middle school students participating in the Summer Youth Development Academy (S-YDA) at California State University Dominguez Hills honed their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills through four weeks of learning about sustainable urban farming. Daily, 40-minute classes guided students through a discovery process…
Andeavor Beautifies Stephen M. White Middle School
If you looked around Stephen M White Middle School at the beginning of the summer, you would have seen an aging school in need of some TLC. However, swing by this week, and you see something completely different: a beautified school, ready to be a…
Banning High School Receives Its First ever Robotics Lab Thanks to Phillips 66 and Their Amazing Volunteers
For years, a large building on the campus of Banning High School lay dormant – no students walking through it’s doors. That is until Sharefest sponsor Phillips 66 identified this building as a prime location for a robotics lab, and set out to create…
Multiple Projects in Councilmember Buscaino’s District for the 2018 Sharefest Workday!
On Saturday April 28th, around 2,700 volunteers set out through Los Angeles to make nearly $775,000 worth of improvements throughout Los Angeles, and 9 of those project sites took place in the 15th District. This massive effort is known as the Sharefest Workday and…
Balfour Beatty’s Dedication to Schools and Students is On Display for the 6th Year in a Row
The dedication to improving our community and schools was demonstrated yet again by the team at Balfour Beatty at the 15th Annual Sharefest Workday, and throughout this year. Motivated by the understanding that the amount of work Sharefest can do is strictly limited to…