Cirque du Soleil has generously donated 800 tickets to "Iris" at the Dolby (Kodak) Theatre located in Hollywood and the kids we serve are thrilled! L.J. from Phoenix House said, "This is the best place that I've ever been to in my entire life. I wish I could be here forever. Thank you!" We're incredibly grateful for the continued support of Cirque du Soleil!
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Contribute Your Gift Cards
Do you have gift cards tucked away in your wallet or drawer that you know you'll never use? Donate your gift cards to Create Now. Please mail them to: Create Now 1611 S. Hope Street, # E Los Angeles, CA 90015
We'll send you a letter of substation so that you can receive a tax deduction.
Call us at (213) 747-2777 for more info or email: kelly@createnow.org. We also need cash donations. Please click here to donate today. |
| Create Now is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996. Our mission is to transform the lives of high-risk and at-risk youth through creative arts mentoring, education, resources and opportunities. The organization serves kids who have been abused, neglected, abandoned and orphaned, are left homeless, runaways, teen parents, victims of domestic violence, children of prisoners, substance abusers, gang members or incarcerated. In the past sixteen years, we've reached over 28,000 of these vulnerable kids through our unique arts mentoring and cultural programs and services. |
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New TEACH Initiative
 Create Now's new initiative TEACH (Teach Evolutionary Arts for Children's Hearts) provides innovative arts education in schools to prevent violence before it starts.
Classes are customized to meet the needs of educational institutions, just like a menu where one can select from a variety of workshops that are made-to-order. We can mix and match our projects to make the classes resonate with students and teachers based on their budgets and needs. All of our programs follow California Content Standards and are adapted for each grade level.
 Our secondary school programs include at least one class in vocational training. Students also receive the Create Now Job Directory, which lists around 50 employment agencies that hire youth.
If you would like additional information about TEACH, please contact our Executive Director Jill Gurr at (213) 747-2777 x 210.
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Foster Boys Learn Essential Life Skills
Estevan Chantes is a Real Estate Broker with Coldwell Banker George Realty in Arcadia and he wanted to mentor youth.
Create Now matched him close to his town with Leroy Haynes Group Home in La Verne where he recently completed teaching a five-week Life Skills workshop.
Estevan mentored four teenage foster boys at the group home in the basics about business, including how to manage a bank account, buy stocks and start their own companies. At the end of the program, one of his mentees said, "This workshop has shown me that there is more to life than what I know. There are different things in this world that I can do."
We're delighted that as these foster youth age out of the foster care system when they turn 18, they will have some new skills to help them navigate their lives.
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30, 000 At-Risk Youth Served in 16 Years!
Create Now is proud that we have provided our arts mentoring programs to more than 30,000 of the most troubled youth in Southern California during the last 16 years. Thank you for your continued support!
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Photography Workshop for OC Youth
Sarah Lower  recently taught photography to foster girls at Orange County Youth Center, which is an employment resource facility for at-risk youth in La Habra.
Jennifer, one of her mentees said, "It gives me something productive to do instead of being at home
 Manager Al Rodriguez said, "Sarah was able to connect with a very shy, introverted individual. It will help her to be able to talk about herself in an interview. You guys are the BEST!"
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