Liz Ohanesian
Liz Ohanesian writes about art, pop culture, music and, sometimes, a combination of the three. Her work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, Hi-Fructose and a number of other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Mei-Le advises youth pursuing careers in film and television to get to know the people around them and to stay open-minded.
Learn about some organizations and programs created specifically to meet the unique needs of current or former foster youth.
A parenting class made life a little easier for Brittanie when she had her first child. Additional assistance programs would have supported her at other milestones in her life.
When Genesis aged out of the system, she went from her foster home, to her college dorm, to homelessness. Housing assistance helped her overcome her financial burden and finish college.
A program that trained Amber and set her up with interviews made a huge difference in her job search and overall economic independence.
Ashley's interest and achievement in school improved significantly with the support of teachers, foster parents and academic programs for foster youth.
Meet the 10 experts examining health inequities through the lens of race, wealth and power in the documentary "Power & Health."
KCET Cinema Series was created with the intent of bringing together an audience away from their television sets, and that mission has endured for 25 years.
Watts Coffee House has been open for more than 50 years, but since Desiree Edwards took over in 1997, the restaurant has become a community gathering place and driver for a more positive future for locals.
Aqeela Sherrills is a Watts native who grew up around street gangs. As an adult, he decided to team up with other community members to build a more peaceful, prosperous Watts.
Bracken's Kitchen is a Garden Grove-based non-profit that provides meals to organizations that help feed people in need.
Over the course of six years, the L.A. Kitchen developed a multi-pronged approach to address the interconnected issues of hunger, food waste and employment opportunities in Los Angeles.