USC Football brings Yoga to Youth!
Some of our students got to enjoy yoga at the USC Athletic Department with USC Football Community Service Award Winner, Zach Banner, and Uprising Yoga! “The experience today was amazing, …
Tutors of the Month – February 2017
Region 1 – East LA: Diane Lopez – Wanting to do something in the field of education, I would have never thought about tutoring homeless children. Sometimes people forget that homelessness …
Annual Holiday Party at Paradise Cove
Every year Paradise Cove Beach Cafe and Paradise Cove Land Company host a holiday party for our students. The children had a fabulous time as always. This year over 200 …
There are 63,000 homeless youths in L.A. County. These are the children of skid row
(Click on the image above to view the video from LA Times) “These are the children of skid row — black, white, Latino. They have pink and red Adidas sneakers …
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 …
Nonprofit helps homeless children succeed in school
Our Marketing Director, Sinead Chilton, was interviewed for the Southern California Public Radio, KPCC, to talk briefly about the challenges homeless students face in school and how School on Wheels …
Podcast Interview: Matt Raab of School on Wheels
Our very own Program Director, Matt Raab, was featured on The Nonprofit Ready Podcast to talk about his experiences working with homeless children and the work of our organization. To …
Volunteer Tutor, Gabriella Maynetto, featured in La Opinión
One of our superb volunteer tutors, Gabriella Maynetto, was featured in La Opinión for her outstanding efforts in helping our students succeed. You can read the article in Spanish …
Skid Row program aims to stem summer learning loss
School on Wheels was featured on the Southern California Public Radio, KPCC, website in an article on the issue of summer learning loss and how our program helps homeless students …