Founded as a community service organization, Sharefest believes strongly in giving back to our communities. Because of those roots, service learning has always been a central component of the Sharefest curriculum. The Harbor Community Benefit Foundation (HCBF) looks for opportunities to invest in port communities…

Many believe graduating from high school is easy and something nearly everyone accomplishes. What they don’t see is the incredible barriers some students face to achieving a high school diploma. Barriers such as generational poverty, untreated learning disabilities, having a loved one in jail, experiencing…

As area schools remain closed, Jared Goff and his organization JG16 saw an opportunity to make improvements to a local school without disrupting an active learning environment. Known for our service projects throughout underserved neighborhoods and with the Rams Community Engagement Team as well as…

As part of their Service Learning, Sharefest students from Avalon Continuation High School have organized a community cleanup day. You are invited to come and they also need your help to spread the word! They will be accepting large items such as furniture, metal, mattresses…

One of the best ways to quickly establish and build trust with a group, is to participate in a shared experience. Before Covid-19 hit, our plan had been to have an in-person retreat for our continuation high school students. Not to be deterred, we put…

Many Continuation High School students have a desire to quickly enter the workforce after graduation to provide for themselves and their families. Therefore, it’s important for us to provide pathways to both college and careers for our students. While college is the right pathway for…

In a normal year, Sharefest students gather at the Lundquist Youth Leadership Center to present their creative writing to each other. With COVID preventing us from gathering we asked students to submit their writings in video, audio or written form. As usual, they submitted work…

Cecilia, aka Cece, is a strong, independent young woman who lifts the spirits of those around her. But Cece has also struggled in school and with the justice system. She has basically been raising herself. After struggling with behavioral issues at Angel’s Gate last year Cece was dismissed from the school.

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…

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…

“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.”…

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…