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Tattoos on the Heart
Flintridge Center, Pasadena Youth Center and KPCC present a book reading, discussion and signing of Father Gregory Boyle’s Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion.
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW AT FULL CAPACITY
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 6 – 8 p.m.
The Crawford Family Forum
474 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
While serving as pastor of the Dolores Mission parish in Boyle Heights, Father Boyle created Homeboy Industries in 1988 to offer support, job training, tattoo removal and rehabilitation to gang members in the greater Los Angeles area. Today, Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention program in the country. In his new book, Father Boyle draws from his 20+ years of working with the “homeboys” and “homegirls” to present their personal stories and show us the despair and desperation that lead to gang involvement. He provides an unflinching look at the struggles of these young men and women and movingly reveals how the power of unconditional love can heal troubled lives. 
Tattoos on the Heart has been on the LA Times best-seller list for 16 weeks and is one of three finalists for the 2010 Southern California Independent Booksellers Association award in the category of nonfiction.
Join us for this testament to compassion, redemption and the recognition that no life is less valuable than another.
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. – Registration (refreshments by Homegirl Café)
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. – Book reading, discussion, questions
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. – Book signing (Books will be available for sale)
Admission is free, but please RSVP to info@flintridge.org.
Directions and parking.
Flintridge Center - Building Community Together
Flintridge Operating Foundation is now Flintridge Center, with the new tagline—Building Community Together. We have adopted a new name and revised our mission statement to better align them with the work that we are doing.
We have also changed our organizational status from that of a philanthropic foundation to one of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In converting to a nonprofit, we recognized a need to more clearly define Flintridge’s mission and vision. The revised mission and vision (below) will guide us in moving forward and assessing the impact of our programs and services to benefit the communities of Northwest Pasadena/Altadena.
| Mission: | To improve the quality of life for children, youth and families by |
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| Vision: | A healthy, safe community where families thrive, youth reach their full potential, and equality and opportunity are accessible to all. |
Please be assured that these changes do not affect any of our programs and services to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and to facilitate collaborative efforts addressing community disparities. Our activities, along with our Philanthropy Resource Library and the Flintridge Retreat Center, will continue under the direction and support of our dedicated Flintridge staff. The website URL, staff email addresses and phone numbers all remain the same.
The biggest change for us in becoming a public charity is that Flintridge Center must raise funds in order to operate. Our endowment of over $3 million will only cover two years of operating expenses. Therefore, in the months ahead, we plan to pursue a variety of fundraising activities, seek new board members and see where we can reasonably trim some expenses without impacting our services and programs.
Since 1985, when Flintridge Foundation was created out of the estates of Francis and Louisa Moseley, the foundation distributed $19.7 million in grants in a tri-state region (including locally) and provided $8.9 million in charitable services to benefit Pasadena/Altadena. By 2007, having spent down the greater part of the endowment in an intentional effort to focus resources where they were most needed, the Flintridge Center was created in 2008 to continue Flintridge’s services to address critical community challenges.
As the Flintridge Center, all of us look forward to continuing our 25-year history of service to the local community. If you have any questions about the conversion, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
City of Pasadena selects Flintridge as "institutional home" for violence prevention efforts
Flintridge was recommended and supported by a coalition of community groups and, as a result, selected by the City of Pasadena to serve as the community-based “institutional home” for local service providers addressing community violence. We will be responsible for convening providers and helping to develop greater collaboration in closing critical service gaps, particularly for at-risk young adults between the ages of 17 and 25. We will also work with city agencies to ensure that services and policies are better coordinated to prevent and reduce outbreaks of violence. The role builds on the work of the Vision 20/20 Initiative, launched by Councilmember Jacque Robinson in collaboration with the County of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission and a coalition of more than 40 community stakeholders. Flintridge convenes and coordinates the Vision 20/20 Initiative and its activities.
Thank you to all who encouraged our application and supported it . . . Sonya Amos, Horacio Arroyo, Myra Martin Booker, Ph.D., Lark Crable, Prentice Deadrick, Randy Ertl, Karen Evans, Porfirio Frausto, Florence Haraway, Cheryl Hubbard, Timothy A. Kelly, Ph.D., Tony Massengale, Ron Matthews, Yvette McDowell, Pastor Anthony McFarland, Lorna Miller, Gary L. Moody, Angela Oh, Mikala I. Rahn, Ph.D., Christa Reiff, Tim Rhambo, Lidia Romero, Tarik Ross, Angelica M. Salas, Robin Sohmer, Charles Thomas, Wynne D. Thompson, Yoland Trevino, Abraham Valencia, Christy Zamani and Susana Zamorano.
Newsletters
Flintridge featured in Pasadena Magazine
Read the article.
Flintridge Newsroom
January 19, 2010
Dr. Terrence Roberts - Lessons from Little Rock
In honor of Black History Month, Flintridge, in collaboration with the La Pintoresca Branch Library, presents Dr. Terrence Roberts, one of nine students known as the “Little Rock Nine,” who volunteered to desegregate Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
January 26, 2009
Free Course Helps Men and Women Find Rewarding Futures in the Construction Trades
The Pasadena/Altadena Apprenticeship Preparation Program is a free program to prepare young adults for paid apprenticeships in the construction trades.
July 29, 2008
Kids Learn the Ropes of Competitive Jump Rope
Flintridge presents JUMP! -- an award-winning documentary about competitive jump rope. The event includes a demonstration by four World Champions and a free jump rope workshop for kids.
Photo: Brian Biery (upper right)
