Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles, home to one of the largest homeless populations in the United States, stretches across 54 blocks. The no-to-low-income community borders some of the more …
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A special report from ABC Salutes. Nicholas Cormier III is now thriving. As part of the USC Warrior Bards, he is part of a new community. He had been an air-traffic …
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Graduates of the medical clowning program at the USC School of Dramatic Arts want to change the face of foster care, one smile at a time.
Nestled in an easy-to-miss spot amidst the loud strip-mall signage and distractions from the bustle of downtown Los Angeles is the Los Angeles Poverty Department’s (LAPD) Skid Row History Museum …
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In LA, an all-veteran theater troupe called the Warrior Bards uses classic Greek war dramas to tell stories of war and homecoming, and the cathartic work it takes to heal …
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Driving down Highway 62 on the way to Joshua Tree National Park, Francisco, one of the 20 high school students on the bus, noticed something different about the landscape. If …
