{"id":96,"date":"2026-07-28T21:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.hands4hope.org\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2026-07-28T21:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:30:07","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.hands4hope.org\/es\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stories<\/p>\n

Every number has a name.<\/h1>\n

The big organizations can show you bigger numbers. We can tell you what happened to each kid. These are the stories our families tell about Hands4Hope LA, in their words wherever we can.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Azie’s family, North Hollywood.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Azie came for homework help. Her whole family stayed.<\/h2>\n

Her family therapist told her about Hands4Hope LA. Her kids joined the afterschool program, then summer camp: Underwood Farms, the California Science Center, Castaic Lake. Homework done, new friends made.<\/p>\n

And Azie? Parent workshops, a community that learned her name, and a raffle win that paid a bill in a hard month.<\/p>\n

“The children are happier, more motivated at school, and safe.”<\/p>\n

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Diana was a Hands4Hope kid in 2009. Her daughter is one now.<\/h2>\n

Some kids grow up and move away. Some grow up and come back through the same door holding a smaller hand. After 26 years in the same neighborhood, our first generation of students is old enough to enroll their own children, and they do.<\/p>\n

That is the quietest number we track, and the one we are proudest of.<\/p>\n

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In their words. Straight off the name tags.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Student testimonials<\/h2>\n
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HELLO<\/div>
my name is<\/div><\/div>\n

Melody<\/p>

“The staff is very nice and they drive us on field trips.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HELLO<\/div>
my name is<\/div><\/div>\n

Jayden<\/p>

“I learned piano and now I can play at home.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HELLO<\/div>
my name is<\/div><\/div>\n

Victoria<\/p>

“It’s fun and I feel safe here.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HOLA<\/div>
mi nombre es<\/div><\/div>\n

Rosa<\/p>

“Mis hijos hacen la tarea, cenan y llegan felices a casa. Aqu\u00ed conocen a mi familia.”<\/p>

(“My kids do their homework, eat, and come home happy. They know my family here.”)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HELLO<\/div>
my name is<\/div><\/div>\n

Diana<\/p>

“I was a Hands4Hope kid in 2009. My daughter is one now.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Made by our students<\/p>\n

The films our teens write, shoot, and star in.<\/em><\/h2>\n

Every year our teens make a driver-safety film: they write it, act in it, and premiere it. This year, for the first time, they made one entirely in Spanish.<\/p>\n

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Fast and Hungry (2026)<\/h3>

Their first film entirely in Spanish, with English subtitles. A street race, a close call, and the numbers that make it real.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n

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Daisy (2015)<\/h3>

Where the tradition started. Written and acted by Hands4Hope teens.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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And the numbers, for the record.<\/h2>\n

Twenty-five years of work. UCLA helped us count it.<\/p>\n

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1,280+<\/p>

youths given a safe space<\/p><\/div>\n

260,000+<\/p>

meals provided<\/p><\/div>\n

250,000+<\/p>

homework assignments completed<\/p><\/div>\n

13,248+<\/p>

enrichment classes held<\/p><\/div>\n

10,080+<\/p>

student transportation trips<\/p><\/div>\n

3,456+<\/p>

tutoring sessions held<\/p><\/div>\n

1,114+<\/p>

college and career prep hours<\/p><\/div>\n

3<\/p>

underserved communities supported<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ready for them to find their thing? Registration takes minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every program is free. Low-cost transportation from partner schools is available.<\/p><\/div>\nRegister a Student<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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