An LA city employee and senior corps member Law Murray strategize their outreach route in South Los Angeles.
As the new school year begins, the Los Angeles Unified School District typically sees high numbers of absent students and potential dropouts. To address this issue, the LAUSD organized its third “Student Recovery Day” in which volunteers help recover “No-Show” students; those students who did not return to school for the fall semester. Our 200 corps members, along with employees from the District, the Mayor’s Office and LA’s Community Development Department, deployed to schools all over Los Angeles – from the Valley, to the beaches, East LA, and everywhere in between – going door-to-door to locate students who have not returned and provide them with the support and encouragement they need to go back to school. We also engaged local businesses and asked them to post resources for students who have dropped out. It takes a village for our students to succeed and we were proud to be a part of the city’s efforts to get students back in school and on track to graduate.
A local store owner displaying dropout recovery information for his patrons.
An example of the beautiful street art found in South LA.
Way to utilize your whole community, CYLA! We hope you see great ripples from this effort.
That is really amazing that your corps is part of such an important initiative! Keep up the great work CYLA