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CAA and Casey Wasserman’s Foundation Team on School Day Drive to Support Teachers, Students

The Hollywood Reporter | September 13, 2024
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A slew of high-profile Hollywood companies have already committed and outlined their specific plans, including Fox, Amazon, Paramount, Disney, NBC Universal and Bad Robot, … Read more

She became a citizen one day and graduated near the top of her high school class the next

Los Angeles Times | June 26, 2021
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On June 8, Pilar Diaz Bombino, a Cuban immigrant and Watts resident, became a citizen of the United States. On June 9, she graduated … Read more

College Now Announces Creation of the Wasserman Scholarship Fund

College Now | March 31, 2021
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CLEVELAND, March 30, 2021 — College Now Greater Cleveland is pleased to announce the creation of the Wasserman Endowed Scholarship Fund at College Now … Read more

How SoFi Stadium in Inglewood will be used to vaccinate LAUSD teachers

Los Angeles Times | March 8, 2021
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SoFi Stadium was built as home to the Rams and Chargers, and also as a host to an array of mega-events such as Super Bowls, Final Fours, … Read more

Partnership Graduation Rate Rises by Seven Percentage Points

The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | February 23, 2021
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In the school year 2019-20, the Partnership graduation rates increased seven percentage points from last year to 87%, an all-time high for us. By … Read more

Announcing the “American Dream Fund” Campaign

January 12, 2021
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Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am returns to campaign mode with his new song “American Dream” that is kicking off a $5 million GoFundMe … Read more

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING: HOW 2 COMPANIES SHIFTED THEIR DAYS OF SERVICE ONLINE AMIDST THE PANDEMIC

January 11, 2021
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Like many other aspects of our lives, employee civic engagement – mainly traditional employee volunteering – has been considerably affected by recent global events. … Read more

Research shows changing schools can make or break a student, but the wave of post-COVID mobility may challenge the systems in ways we’ve never seen

December 28, 2020
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The closing months of 2020 have brought little certainty to the question of when the COVID-19 pandemic will end. Through the beginning of a … Read more

CYLA and the Wasserman Foundation team up to give back to the students of Watts

October 28, 2020
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Earlier this month, the City Year Los Angeles Civic Engagement Team (CE Team), a team of AmeriCorps members who lead volunteer projects, collaborated with … Read more

Women of the Year: Sherrilyn Ifill, Civil Rights Superhero

Glamour | October 13, 2020
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As the leader of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Sherrilyn Ifill is tasked with defending our most sacred freedoms. Amid renewed calls … Read more

LeBron James and a Multimillion-Dollar Push for More Poll Workers

The New York Times | August 26, 2020
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More Than a Vote, a collective of athletes headlined by LeBron James that is fighting to combat voter suppression, will announce a multimillion-dollar initiative … Read more

Reconstruction in America: Racial Violence after the Civil War

Equal Justice Initiative | June 17, 2020
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EJI Releases New Report Documenting 2,000 More Lynchings of Black People by White Mobs EJI’s new report, Reconstruction in America, documents nearly 2,000 more confirmed … Read more

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