Absent from the lives of these residents is the glitz and glamour often associated with Los Angeles. We have a large number of poor and a sprawling indigent population with little hope of moving up. So Toberman s programs combine education with economic opportunity. An example is the Toberman Learning Center Life Success Academy. Each year another grade is added and students are tutored in reading, writing, math and computer use.
Volunteers act as tutors and mentors.
Toberman offers more than 15 programs ranging from child care to neighborhood revitalization. Emergency food and clothing are provided to more than 1,000 people each month. When they're finished with us, and we re finished with them, we know they re going to go far. This place is a safe spot, an oasis, a life support.