OUR HISTORY
In 1992, three women artists and one community organizer founded REACH LA in response to the lack of HIV/AIDS prevention education for youth of color. They worked with teenage youth to develop educational programming that was targeted to combat the rise in HIV infection rates. Our current approach includes HIV prevention education, HIV testing, linkage to care, and mental health support services for HIV positive and high-risk negative youth and young adults. In addition, we host a variety of creative arts programming to create space for local community artists through visual and performance mediums. REACH LA has built a safe and supportive environment that strives to educate, motivate and mobilize youth around sexual/reproductive health, culture and self-preservation.
“We’ve come this far, we’ve got a story to tell!” (Melody Taproot Consultant)
MEET OUR TEAM
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STEPHEN MORALES, MSW, ACSW | President
ANDREW VEGA | Vice President
ADRIANA VENTURA | Secretary
DQ ROBINSON | Board Member
HECTOR ROSARIO | Board Member
JUSTIN BLACKBURN | Board Member
MARCO VALADEZ | Board Member
ROCIO FÉLIX | Treasurer
EPIPHANY KALI | Board Member
JASON RHEE | Board Member
EMANUEL ZAMORA | Board Member
GRANTS & SPONSORS
We wouldn't be able to do what we do without the continued help of grants and sponsors. A very special thank you to the following current sponsors:
PAST SPONSORS
The California Wellness Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator’s Office
National AIDS Fund/Elton John AIDS Foundation
The Women’s Foundation of California
MACY’s Passport
Marlborough Student Charitable Fund
ZeroDivide
The Calamus Foundation
Colin Higgins Foundation
The California Endowment
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
GIilead Science
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
–PS10-1003Open Society Foundation
AIDS United/APLA SIF
The Legacy Project/Be the Generation Bridge
Alliance for California Traditional Arts
California Consumer Protection Fund
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
St. Johns/I Know Campaign
Fred Hutch
The Community Technology Foundation of California
California AIDS Clearinghouse/LAGLC
S. Mark Taper Foundation
California Safe Schools Coalition
Third Wave Foundation
The Entertainment Industry Foundation
Rhino Records
Labor Day LA
California Arts Council
John Lloyd Foundation
The David Bohnett Foundation Bannerman Foundation
Queer Youth Fund
Johnson Family Fund, Kicking Assets Fund & Otono Fund
Los Angeles Times Holiday Fund
The Durfee Foundation
Northern California Grant Makers
The Weingart Foundation
Dwight Stuart Foundation
QUALCOMM Foundation
California Consumer Protection Fund
AIDS Walk Los Angeles
Jay Chiat Foundation
DONATE TODAY
We really value and appreciate your support! Contribute today and help us continue to serve marginalized youth.