ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

WE BELIEVE IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN THE LIVES OF THE MANY CHILDREN WE SERVE AND ARE HONORED BY THE RECOGNITION.

  • 2022 "Kindness Initiative Honoree" City of Manhattan Beach, Mayor Hildy Stern

  • 2022 "Best Social & Emotional Learning Organization - California" Acquisition International

  • 2021 Best of Los Angeles "Charity Hero" Award

  • 2021 Best of Redondo Beach "Emotional Health & Well-Being" Award

  • 2020 USC: LA Community Impact Partnership Award

  • 2020 NAMI Keynote Speaker; National Association of Mental Illness; Teachers and Caregivers Convention

  • 2020 Covid19 Resilience Trauma Instruction Facilitator: First-Responders Workshop & Youth Online Program 

  • 2020 Online Social Emotional Learning Classes for Covid19 Learning and Beyond Instructor

  • 2019 Awarded “211” LA County Suicide Hot-Line Contract: Corporate Culture & Resilience Training 

  • 2019 Keynote Speaker: Department of LA County Mental Health Seminars

  • 2019 City of Redondo Beach Social and Emotional Leadership Award

  • 2018 Published; Love4Life and Social and Emotional Development Workbooks

  • 2018 Exemplary Leadership Award, CA State Controller Betty T. Yee  

  • 2018 Certificate of Recognition Award, CA State Assemblyman Chris Holden 41st District 

  • 2018 Certificate of Recognition Award, CA State Senator Steve Bradford 35th District

  • 2017 Women of the Year Award; Los Angeles County Commission for Women 

  • 2016 UCLA’s Social Entrepreneurial Academy Finalist  

  • 2016 South Bay’s Women of the Year Award

  • 2015 Angel Light Academy; Above & Beyond Award

  • 2014 Downtown Manhattan Beach Business Award

  • 2013 Published, “Social and Emotional Learning, Love4Life 101”

  • 2012 Comerica & LA Lakers Women’s in Business Award: Women of Philanthropy

  • 2012 LA Business Journal’s Non-Profit and Corporate Citizenship Award

  • 2011 South Coast Community Award; Wells Fargo Foundation

  • 2010 Citizen of the Year Award; South Bay Association of Realtors

  • 2009 Philanthropy Recognition Award;  City of Manhattan Beach

  • 2008 Philanthropic Entrepreneur Award; Bank of Manhattan “Celebration of Entrepreneurship”

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