Los Angeles
Connect with CFY-Los Angeles:
CFY-Los Angeles Leadership Team
CFY-Los Angeles Partner Schools
Apply for the 2012-2013 School Year
About CFY-Los Angeles
CFY-Los Angeles is in the midst of a rapid expansion, from serving 600 families annually in 2009-10 to serving about 7,000 families a year along with hundreds of educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
A key driver of this historic growth is CFY’s receipt of one of the largest U.S. Department of Commerce grants in California for the “Sustainable Broadband Adoption” portion of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). At scale, CFY-Los Angeles will be the largest provider of its kind in southern California.
CFY-Los Angeles partners with low-income schools, both traditional and charter, to help students, families, and teachers, harness the power of digital learning to improve academic outcomes.
Volunteer in Los Angeles
You can help students and families in low-income communities harness the power of digital learning by volunteering with CFY-Los Angeles. Our volunteers all receive a CFY t-shirt and training from a friendly volunteer coordinator prior to assisting us with the rewarding work of engaging families during our Family Learning Workshops. CFY’s volunteer program actively recruits corporate volunteer groups as well as individual volunteers. We make it easy to give back to your community, learn new skills, and get to know other engaged citizens in our city. Consider making CFY a part of your organization’s volunteer plans.
For more information or to sign up to volunteer, please contact us at volunteer-LA@cfy.org. Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older.
CFY-Los Angeles Leadership
Neil Spears is the Co-Director of CFY-Los Angeles focusing on external relationships and sustainability. Before joining CFY as the Senior Training Manager in the summer of 2010, Neil was a sixth grade teacher and Teach For America corps member at El Sereno Middle School in east LA where he led his students to significant academic gains in the classroom. While teaching, Neil was also the school-side liaison for CFY’s partnership with El Sereno, playing a central role in CFY’s successful launch at our first partner school in Southern California. Prior to teaching, Neil was a Fellow in the innovation department at the headquarters of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life where he helped spearhead a revolutionary national peer-engagement initiative. A Southern California native, Neil holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University.
Ingrid Nicole Byrd is the Co-Director of CFY-Los Angeles focusing on internal program operations. Ingrid has nearly two decades of non-profit and for-profit education management and education reform experience. Prior to joining the CFY team, Ingrid served as the Deputy Director at the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems, running the Broad Superintendents Academy, an executive management program that recruits, trains, and places non-traditional superintendent candidates and stand-out career educators into superintendent positions in the nation’s underserved urban districts. Also in the education reform space, Ingrid managed Teach For America’s second largest corps of teachers as Senior Managing Director of Programs in Los Angeles, placing teachers in low-income communities and helping to create a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity and excellence. Prior to this non-profit work, Ingrid ran vocational colleges along the West Coast for Kaplan Higher Education Corporation and managed a territory of after-school K-12 tutoring centers spanning northern and southern California for SCORE! Educational Centers (now known as Kaplan Tutoring). Ingrid holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.
Elsa Chagolla, Director of Programs, has worked in the non-profit, education, and social justice arenas for over 13 years. Prior to CFY, Elsa served as Vice President of School Operations for LA’s Promise (formerly known as MLA Partner Schools), a nonprofit organization working to improve schools and empower neighborhoods in some of the most disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles. While at LA’s Promise, she also served the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff. Additionally, Elsa spent five years at the U.S. Department of Education as a Management and Program Analyst for the Office of Postsecondary Education and the Office of Migrant Education. Her varied work at the Department included policy development and interpretation, grant administration, and review of programs authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act and the Higher Education Act. Elsa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Science in Public Policy from the University of Southern California.
Dennis Melendez, Director of Logistics and Warehouse Operations, is a resourceful leader with a successful track record directing high volume distribution/transportation operations. Before joining CFY, Dennis served as Inventory Control Manager for U.S. Foodservice, one of the United States largest broadline foodservice distributors of national, private label, and signature brand items. In addition to Dennis’ extensive experience in operations, Dennis brings to CFY strong team-building, leadership, and communication skills coupled with insights into emerging opportunities, trends, issues and challenges in distribution, logistics and transportation. Dennis holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Stanford University.
Los Angeles Partner Schools (2011-2012)
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South L.A. |
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Jefferson Park |
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Pico-Union |
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Pacoima (SFV) |
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South L.A. |
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Highland Park |
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Westlake |
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Koreatown |
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South Park/Downtown |
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South L.A. |
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Jefferson Park |
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Eagle Rock |
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El Sereno / East L.A. |
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South L.A. |
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Van Nuys (SFV) |
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South L.A. |
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East L.A. |
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Boyle Heights |
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Glassell Park |
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South L.A. |
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Boyle Heights |
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Hollywood |
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North Hollywood (SFV) |
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Watts |
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Exposition Park |
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Van Nuys (SFV) |
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Watts |
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Cypress Park |
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Westlake |
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San Fernando (SFV) |
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San Fernando (SFV) |
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Bell |
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Winnetka (SFV) |
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Boyle Heights |
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Arleta (SFV) |
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San Fernando (SFV) |
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Koreatown |
Apply for 2012-2013 School Year
CFY, the nation’s foremost leader in helping students in low-income communities, together with their parents and teachers, harness the power of digital learning, will be accepting applications to partner with middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The school selection process for 2012-2013 will launch this winter. Please check this page in January 2012 for more information.
Please view the above Informational Video or visit http://www.vimeo.com/20076738
For additional information on becoming a partner school, please contact us at schoolapplications@cfy.org.
Contact CFY-Los Angeles
CFY-Los Angeles
1678 Staunton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90021
tel: 213-222-0100
fax: 213-222-0101
email: CFY-LA@cfy.org