App ties class attendance to donations that help homeless kids
Yoomi Chin, a Ph.D. student at UCLA, has created a startup with a friend that offers an app that helps instructors take class attendance while also helping students keep …
Kobe Claus
On December 23, School on Wheels was featured in a special on Backstage: Lakers. Our students were able to ice skate with the Laker girls, shoot hoops with Laker …
LA Times – Rise High Wins $10 Million With The Help Of School on Wheels
Steve Jobs’ widow is giving two L.A. teachers $10 million to start a school for homeless and foster youth – The new school, RISE, is designed around the needs of …
Celebrating at the Beach
On December 21, School on Wheels hosted its annual holiday party for 230 homeless students for the 15th year in a row at Paradise Cove Cafe in Malibu, CA. …
Glendale Community College Annual Supply Drive
The Eight Annual “Pack a Backpack” Drive to benefit homeless children begins! The goal for this year is to collect 65 backpacks filled with school supplies. For more information you …
School On Wheels Staff and Students Surprised by Sporting Heroes
Over the summer staff and students were surprised by a visit from sports legends, Derek Jeter, Kevin Durant and JJ Watt. These heroes are part of a campaign being run …
How 6 LA tech companies are giving back this holiday season
Instantly, one of our Einstein event and Homewalk sponsors is featured in this month’s, Built in LA, as an example of how LA companies are giving back to their community …
Giving Tuesday 2015
Join the Giving Tuesday Movement and Give Back! School on Wheels will be participating in this year’s GivingTuesday! We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting …
Refer a Friend to School on Wheels!
Do you love tutoring with School on Wheels? Will you help us reach more students across southern California? Our annual Refer a Friend Challenge will run through the month of August. During this …
Poverty to Professional
We first met Angela Sanchez when she and her father were living in an emergency shelter in Pasadena. Angela, a 16 year old at the time, requested a tutor for …