CORE Academy Celebrates First Hospitality Program CORE Academy, Hope through Housing’s free job-training program, has celebrated the graduation of 12 students from its first-ever hospitality cohort. The hospitality track joins CORE Academy programs in property...
Aulia was lying on the ground outside Kabul’s airport as gunfire erupted around her. It was August 2021, days after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. Thousands of people crowded the airport, hoping to escape the country. Among them was Aulia, then 13,...
In the aftermath of a scooter collision, Trinity lay in the street, terrified that her broken thumb might crush her dreams of becoming a doctor. The injury required surgery, screws in her hand and months of physical therapy. But what Trinity, 21, remembers most is the...
When Marcia Gonzalez was a child, one of her biggest inspirations was her younger brother, who struggled with speech challenges. Watching the care and support he received through speech therapy, special education and school psychologists showed her how deeply the...
When Fatima Hernandez-Reyes was in high school, she used to visit the Mexican Consulate in San Diego with her parents and see an endless parade of people begging for assistance after being exploited by their bosses at work. The now 19-year-old first-generation Mexican...
Growing up in low-income communities across Southern California, Leilani noticed something many people overlook. Some neighborhoods had parks and green spaces where children could safely play. Others did not. That contrast shaped the future she wants to create. ...
