To kick off the 2024 school year, PCSLA held its inaugural Back-to-School Health & Wellness Event at St. Raphael Catholic Church and School. Over 200 children and families from South LA enjoyed a day filled with fun activities and essential resources. The event featured a food truck, an ice cream station, yoga classes, a flower planting workshop, poetry sessions, health and vision screenings, and music. Every child received a backpack filled with school supplies.
Father Stan of St. Raphael Catholic Church expressed his gratitude to PCSLA Executive Director Liza Bray for the event and PCSLA’s partnership, stating, “It amazes me how you, Maggie, and the Partners for Children South LA team wrap around our community here and all over South LA. You transmit unconditional love and care for us and our families. Your capacity to build bridges and network with so many healing partners is an inspiration.”
PCSLA plans to continue the back-to-school tradition for years to come and welcomes donations and in-kind support.
ABOUT PCSLA
Partners for Children South L.A. (PCSLA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve access to high-quality healthcare, early education, and family supports for the youngest and most vulnerable children in South Los Angeles. PCSLA has pioneered a nationally recognized Early Childhood System of Care that involves 40+ health and human services organizations that partner to provide links to services and cross-agency care coordination for children from birth through 5 years and their families. Since 2013, PCSLA has served more than 10,000 individuals in some of Los Angeles’s most systemically underserved communities.