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THE PESA POST
The latest news, views and announcements from
Parents, Educators/Teachers & Students in Action

December 29, 2022
This year was a year of tremendous growth for PESA, and we wouldn't have been able to do it without you. With the help of all our supporters, PESA has been able to accomplish amazing work and help hundreds of at-risk youth across Los Angeles. Our team of social workers, counselors, educational programmers, tutors, community representatives, and interns from high school to law school work hard daily to provide critical mental health and educational services to youths.

As the largest Community-Based Organization supporting the Teen Court Program of Los Angeles, we were able to support over 90 Teen Court sessions this year alone. That's over 90 diverted youths who had the chance to have their cases heard in front of a jury of their peers, avoiding a criminal charge on their record and given the opportunities to turn their lives around. We had hours upon hours of counseling and tutoring, working with students to not only better their grades but feel heard, understood, and holistically supported. Our Community Representatives worked at over 20 different high schools, providing educational presentations on topics such as drug awareness, education equity, and constitutional law. We brought together our network to bring distinguished guest speakers to our high school students and our LMU PESA Lions, opening career pathways. This is only the tip of the iceberg of the life-changing work we do at PESA.

We want to come back next year and do even more for our youths, but we can't do it without your support. Please consider donating so that the youths who depend on our services may continue to thrive next year.

Please see a message from Carter, one of our brilliant High School Ambassadors below!
As always, your generosity is appreciated. We hope you and your family are able to spend a warm and joyful holiday break!

-The PESA Team