To our beloved friends and community,

Three years ago…

We imagined a social enterprise where refugee, juvenile, and homeless youth get second chances.

We imagined a neighborhood coffee shop where everyone knew they could belong.

We imagined a drink menu that reflected...

"We've been given the opportunity to bless families in need with brand new cribs with the support of others."

- Walter Ko, founder of 3XL Cribs Ministry/Program

It's Jasmin! Our next Gamechanger, Walter Ko founder of 3XL Cribs Ministry/Program, is someone who is truly p...

Jasmin here! This week’s Gamechanger will leave you amazed with his responses that carry with them a world of meaning. I am very excited to introduce you to Mike Evans who leads The Hub at City Heights Coffee House. Mike has been an active supporter and helper to the h...

Our Gamechangers series highlights different community leaders in City Heights who have committed their lives to the cause of others. Their work changes the socioeconomic and cultural playing field for their clients, which include at-risk youth, refugees, and the homel...

Many of us know that City Heights hasn’t always shone as bright as it does today. It’s taken the efforts of many thoughtful residents, rising immigrants, and caring individuals to help our neighborhood flourish into more of the multi-colored safe haven that we’ve imagi...

During the cafecitos my aunts like to host, there is always one aunt (it’s usually my Tia Rosa) who will turn down a delicious cup of warm café de olla with the pretext that the caffeine in the one cup will keep her up the whole night. Everybody hears her rant about ho...

Our Gamechangers series highlights different community leaders in City Heights who have committed their lives to the cause of others. Their work changes the socioeconomic and cultural playing field for their clients, which include at-risk youth, refugees, and the homel...

At an early age, I was bombarded with weird myths of all sorts. The ones my mom told me were always on a whole other level of weird. I know that my mom had heard these same myths from her mom, and for all I know, my grandmother probably heard them from her own mother a...

Latinos around the world know that a cafecito (small coffee) always comes with its fair share of chisme. For those who have never heard of the word chisme, it’s something similar to gossip. Culturally, it isn’t as bad or as mean as some Americans perceive the term. I s...