WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY- Los Angeles

Summer Night Lights (“SNL”) operates at 32 locations across the City of Los Angeles, keeping recreation centers and parks open between the hours of 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm during the summer and adding extended programming. The GRYD Foundation assists the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction & Youth Development (“GRYD Office”) in creating safe spaces and providing free activities at each site beyond what is traditionally offered. As a result, community members can access free warm meals and participate in free sports leagues and skills clinics, dance and fitness classes, arts and recreational activities, resource fairs, health screenings, workshops, and connections to resources that they can utilize year-round.

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​MISSION

The GRYD Foundation’s mission is to create a safer, healthier, Los Angeles with a focus on communities that are heavily impacted by gang violence and that often lack resources due to economic, racial, and neighborhood boundaries. We believe every youth, regardless of race, gender or geography, should have the resources, opportunities, and systems to grow up to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

IMPACT

GRYD Foundation works collaboratively with the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Public Safety, Gang Reduction & Youth Development to implement Summer Night Lights and Fall Friday Nights. Youth Squad 360 adds an extra layer of case management and workforce development services for Summer Night Lights youth workers. Boxing+STREAM is a fitness and academic program at Nickerson Gardens Housing Development in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Together, these programs work to create safe spaces and promote workforce development and health outcomes for the residents of 32 communities across the City of Los Angeles.

For additional information, visit the website @

grydfoundation.org/summer-night-lights

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