Get Involved in President Obama’s Signature Anti-Poverty and Education Initiative here in Hollywood!

The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been awarded a federal Promise Neighborhoods Grant to provide cradle-to-career/college services in Hollywood. THEY NEED YOUR HELP AND INPUT!! Attend an upcoming community forum! See flyer for more details or contact Christy Juarez or Jack Kayajian at (323) 836-0055.

Upcoming Hollywood Promise Neighborhood Orientations

The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) has been awarded a federal Promise Neighborhoods Grant to provide cradle-to-career services in Hollywood, and they need your help! Join them at upcoming community information forums to learn more and help them create a plan for Hollywood. There will be free refreshments and door prizes! Upcoming Orientations: Kingsley Elementary: Wednesday [...]

Wait List OPEN – Affordable Housing for Seniors

Culver City Senior Housing will be accepting applications to be added to an existing wait list.  This is an existing 48-unit single and one-bedroom low-income housing senior building located at: 5166 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90230. Applicants must be a minimum of 62 years old to apply and not make more than $29,000 per [...]

Happy Holidays from HCS!

Happy Holidays from the Hollywood Community Studio! We will be closed from Friday, December 24-Tuesday January 4. Have a great end of 2010, and we’ll see you in the new year! By the way, in 2011 our office hours will be Wednesday-Friday 10-5 or by appointment.

Shop local in Hollywood tonight!

Tonight, local businesses on Las Palmas and Cherokee just south of Hollywood Boulevard are hosting their third art and culture walk, which they’re calling “Hollywood is the New Hollywood.” The businesses will be hosting special events and sales to celebrate, from 5-10 p.m. All events are free, and you can get a discounted rate of [...]

Free Neighborhood Design Toolkit!

Urban design collaborative Sheridan/Hawkes just released “Design Your Neighborhood,” a step-by-step guide on how you can make your neighborhood more livable. Suggestions range from installing bike racks to greening alleys and sidewalks, and include suggestions on where to find funding and support for these projects. Though the guide is targeted at Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils, [...]

Results for the Central Hollywood North surveys are in!

In order to measure change in Hollywood, the Hollywood Community Studio conducts annual surveys of Central Hollywood.  This past summer, the HCS, with help from amazing interns, completed the second of three planned summer survey efforts and focused on the northern part of Central Hollywood bounded by La Brea Blvd, the 101 Freeway, Franklin Ave, [...]

Live, Work, and Play in East Hollywood Community Resource and Health Fair

Another big resource event in Hollywood this week – please help spread the word! The 10th Annual Live Work and Play in East Hollywood, Consumer Resource and Health Fair is coming up on November 20.  This event will help community members have their health and finance checked for a healthy and financially-worry free holiday season.  [...]

This Friday: Apply for Free and Low Cost Assistance, Support, and Benefits

This Friday, November 19th, come by the Family Source Center from 10am – 4:30pm for a one-stop application for free FSC services.  Services include Food Stamps (SNAP), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Medi-Cal for children and pregnant women, Healthy Families, WIC, California Low-cost Auto Insurance Program (CLACA), Low Income Energy Assistance Program [...]

Hollywood Community Studio’s New Hours of Operation

    Beginning next week our new operating hours will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10am – 5pm, or by appointment. We will be closed November 22-26 for Thanksgiving. Thank you!  

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