Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation 2024 Dodgers Dreamteam program to serve 13,000 youth across 99 locations
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will host the first of seven Dodger Days, presented by ARCO, on Saturday, April 20 at the Dodger Dreamfields complex in Gonzales Park from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. As a part of LADF’s continued commitment to sports-based youth development, the 11th season of the Dodgers Dreamteam program, an affiliate of Nike RBI, will serve 13,000 youth in partnership with 16 affiliate partners across 99 locations, an increase of 18% over 2023.
The moment of the whole child is here; let’s not waste it
To fully support students’ development, we must go beyond test scores and classroom performance. Students need experiences that support their minds, bodies and spirits, too.
What 100 years of Trauma-Informed Care has Taught Woodcraft Rangers
Woodcraft Rangers has over a century of service to youth in under-resourced communities, having welcomed all genders and youth of color long before many institutions. Therefore, the agency has deep experience with the impacts of generational trauma. Woodcraft’s current trauma-informed care (TIC) practices, honed over decades of experience, offer many model and practical examples.
Newsom Administration, Natural Resources Agency Launch Historic Plan to Increase Outdoor Access in California
Overlooking the central city from the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, state and local leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate a new plan that will increase access to the outdoors for all Californians, regardless of who they are or where they live.
Woodcraft Rangers CEO Julee Brooks at LAUSD
Woodcraft Rangers CEO Julee Brooks speaks at the November 14, 2023 LAUSD Board meeting.
Expand LA Features Back-2-Woodcraft
Before the start of each new school year, Woodcraft Rangers welcomes back all-staff to Back-2-Woodcraft, or B2W.
If Your After-School Program Has A Waitlist, Staffing Might Be To Blame
The “expanded learning opportunities” funding is “a real validation of the kind of work we’ve been doing for so long,” said Julee Brooks, CEO of Woodcraft Rangers, which provides after-school programs on more than 100 Los Angeles-area school campuses. “It’s also a recognition of how much student need has changed.”
Nearly $3 Million Dollars Raised at Campfire Affair Gala Celebrating Woodcraft Rangers 100 Years Serving Los Angeles Youth
Woodcraft Rangers’ Campfire Affair Gala raised nearly $3 million dollars to support Woodcraft Rangers’ afterschool enrichment programs, summer day camps and Camp Woodcraft summer sleepaway camps. It also celebrated the nonprofit’s 100-year anniversary serving five generations of Angeleno youth.
Woodcraft Rangers Receives $740,000 DEIA Boost
LA’s largest, longest-running and most diverse after-school enrichment program – received a total of $740,000 in grants to expand its after-school and camp programs to be more accessible and responsive to youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
Woodcraft Rangers Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary
In honor of its 100-year anniversary, Camp Woodcraft Rangers has collaborated with Grammy-winner Lisa Loeb to produce a new signature camp song for the campers called “Oh, Camp Woodcraft!” Loeb has been involved in summer camps since she attended them as a kid. She even started The Camp Lisa Foundation for children who may not have the funds to attend a sleepaway camp. Every child, she says, should have the opportunity to attend summer camp.
GRAMMY™ Winner Lisa Loeb Writes and Records Song with Summer Campers to Celebrate Woodcraft Rangers’ Centennial Celebration
Hey Campers! GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and summer camp champion Lisa Loeb has teamed up with Emmy ®-nominated songwriter/co-producer Dan Mackenzie (and a few enthusiastic Woodcraft campers and camp counselors) to write and co-produce a new original campfire song, “Oh, Camp Woodcraft!”
Moving Beyond Commitments: DEI as a Daily Practice
Organizations around the country have committed to DEI (or JEDI which adds Justice to the umbrella) in various ways, often resulting in the creation of committees, commitment/values-statements, or designated roles or departments to ensure the various perspectives of employees are considered and incorporated into organizational actions and decision-making.
Telemundo: Woodcraft Rangers Celebrates 100 Years
Woodcraft Rangers tiene 100 años ayudando a estudiantes en actividades académicas y extracurriculares.
LA Parent: CEO Julee Brooks Offers Tips on How to Find the Best Enrichment Program for Your Kids
Back-to-school season is the perfect time to re-evaluate which enrichment programs you will include or toss for your kids this school year. LA Parent spoke with Julee Brooks, CEO of Woodcraft Rangers, about the importance of after-school programs and how to choose the right one.
KNBC: In Search for High Quality After-School Program
Woodcraft Rangers CEO Julee Brooks explains the value of extended education and shares tips on how to find a high-quality after-school program right for your child.
Jennifer Lopez Takes Stage at L.A. Dodgers Foundation Gala
Jennifer Lopez headlines the sixth annual LADF Blue Diamond Gala, held at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, helping fundraise for the organization’s efforts to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice for all Angelenos.
Good Day LA: Woodcraft Rangers 100th Anniversary
In 3-part series, Host Bob DeCastro joins Woodcraft Rangers for its centennial celebration; interviews with CEO Julee Brooks, Senior Director Danny Salas, Woodcraft Rangers’ folklórico dancers, robotics team and more.