Local Company Helps Youth Prepare for Academic Success
In what has become an annual tradition, CPO Commerce, LLC generously donated over 200 backpacks to the children and youth at Hathaway-Sycamores. Volunteers from the CPO Team visited our Family Resource Center in Highland Park last week to handout the backpacks to the kids. Prior to their visit, the team from CPO filled the backpacks with school supplies. The team at CPO is dedicated to helping the youth start the new school off on the right foot by giving them some of the tools necessary to...
Read MoreMovie Magic, Cooking & Art at the FRC Summer Program
Thanks to National Charity League, Inc., Glendale Chapter and a lot of great volunteers, the kids at our Family Resource Center had a fun summer filled with creative and educational activities. NCL Glendale awarded us a grant for summer programs and members also volunteered their time. The volunteers worked with students to sharpen and strengthen academic skills to prevent the summer slump. We also worked with two Girls Scouts who completed their Gold Award Project with us. Rebecca and...
Read MoreOpen House at Recently Restored Hathaway-Sycamores Historic Home
Guests tour the 110-year-old residence that today houses the agency’s Family Resource Center (HIGHLAND PARK, Calif., March 16, 2015)—Over 200 guests spent Thursday evening touring and learning the history of Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services’ recently restored, eye-catching Craftsman home located at 840 N. Ave. 66 in Highland Park. The 110-year-old structure – which was designated Historic-Cultural Monument #411 in 1989 – today houses clinicians and program personnel for the...
Read MoreMake a Difference, Be a Mentor
Hathaway-Sycamores has mentoring opportunities available at both our Family Resource Center in Highland Park and a newly added program at our El Nido residential campus in Altadena. The FRC program in Highland Park serves at-risk youth, ages 8 to 17 years, who are often dealing with family instability, self-esteem issues and poor school performance. The program is a one-on-one partnership that matches up an adult volunteer mentor with a mentee. At the Family Resource Center our mentee/partners...
Read MoreFamily Resource Center Makes College Dreams a Reality
“I don’t know what I would have done without Simon. I wouldn’t have gotten into all of the colleges that I did without the motivation and inspiration I received from everyone at the Family Resource Center,” says Eagle Rock High School senior Dillon Dorothy. Dillon is referring to Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services Highland Park Family Resource Center (FRC) and its Manager Simon Gee. Dillon is not alone in his deep appreciation for the comprehensive, free college-prep assistance...
Read MoreStories of Hope and Resilience – 2019-2020 Impact Report
