El Nido’s Cooking Group Builds Skills for Youth
Youth have been cooking up something special at our El Nido campus! “Cooking Group” brings dinner to the table each week, all year long. But it’s much more than preparing and eating a meal. This activity allows young participants to come together in a collaborative, meaningful way, while building life skills in a variety of areas. By working together to prepare for each meal, youth develop social skills and teaming. They decide on the type of food they would like to eat, then with staff’s...
Read MoreFifth Annual “Plant a Garden Day”
For the fifth year in a row – as part of “Plant a Garden Day” – a recent spring Saturday was spent replanting a soon-to-be-bountiful garden at Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services’ Highland Park Family Resource Center (840 N. Avenue 66). On hand for the annual gardening event were several members of the Pasadena fixed income management firm Western Asset. Western Asset employees helped create the Family Resource Center’s garden five years ago, and have been returning every...
Read MoreStories of Hope and Resilience – 2019-2020 Impact Report
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