Flintridge Center

APP53 getting it done today!💪☀️🌡️

Every week, the class has been supporting SGV Habitat for Humanity’s Altadena rebuild efforts while gaining hands on construction skills. Two weeks of class left for this group before they embark on their union career journey!

YOP Summer Success week one recap! ⏪☀️🌄

Swimming, hiking in Griffith Park, and lots of activities welcomed youth back to Summer Success! We’re so excited to have our YOP high schoolers supporting the program as interns, making Summer Success an experience for all of our youth. Looking forward to more adventures this week!

Thursday work for APP 53! 💪

Getting physically ready for the job site with an APP classic—bricks & sandbags in the Flintridge Center alley. And Class 53 is doing it with a smile!

YOP starting summer off with a trip to ! ☀️🎢😎

Our Youth of Promise Girls on the Run team celebrating the end of the school year and all of their hard work preparing to run a 5K over the last few month with a day at Universal!

Live scan clinic for APP Class 53!

Interested APP participants got a free live scan and will work with our on-site Coordinating Attorney to expunge qualifying convictions. This process can support community members in securing housing, employment, and more going forward.

Team Youth of Promise at the 5K this weekend! ✨👟💜

After weeks of training, the YOP Girls on the Run team took their victory lap this weekend at the official 5K. We’re so proud of these youth for accomplishing this goal!

& a HUGE thanks to for the donation of running shoes that prepared this team for the big day.

APP 5️⃣3️⃣ Orientation next week!

Second Chance Month came to a close yesterday, but our work to provide crucial opportunities is year-round.

The APP is a 10-week program designed to train justice-impacted community members for careers in the union construction trades. Join us for program orientation on either:
- Tuesday, May 5th at 9am OR
- Thursday, May 7th at 9am

📍Flintridge Center (236 W Mountain St Suite 117, Pasadena, CA 91103)

Please let us know if you have any questions and share with anyone who could be a fit for the program. We’re looking forward to meeting APP Class 53!

Our final Second Chance Month event last night—Arts Beyond Incarceration: a Panel & Community Conversation.

“As I processed the gravity of a life sentence, writing was a blessing for me. That’s what helped me get through all those years,” shared Anton Allison, one of our panelists.

More to come on about this event and Second Chance Month overall, but we want to first thank the panelists for everything they shared, and send our gratitude to everyone who came out to listen.

Panelists include:
- Paul Scott Jr.
- Paul Scott Sr.
- Adolfo Garcia
- Jesus Cuevas Sanchez
- Antwan Allison
- Tyson Atlas