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AEG Community Foundation Awards $400,000 to Help Nonprofits Meet Growing Community Needs Across the United States

🎶 BIG NEWS! 🎶

Kid City is honored to be one of 22 organizations selected for a 2027 grant from the AEG Community Foundation!

For 15 years, our music program has empowered young people across South & Central LA through music, creativity, and community.

We’re so grateful for this recognition and excited to keep creating opportunities for the next generation.

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Kid City Awarded California Arts Council Arts & Youth Grant

Los Angeles – The California Arts Council has announced a grant award of $18,500 to Kid City Hope Place as part of its Arts & Youth program during its 2025-26 fiscal year grant cycle. 

With support from the California Arts Council,Kid City provides music instruction, performance group guidance, performances, workshops, and field trips with a modern band approach – which is highly engaging to young people who are fans of Spanish rock, punk, pop, and jazz.

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Kid City Rocks Next Fest LA

On Sunday May 5th, I got the opportunity to attend Next Fest LA in Pomona and show my support for Kid City and four Kid City bands: The Dawgz, The Remaining Few, Emily’s Haunt and the Street Side Jazz.

One of the bands I was impressed with were "The Dawgs". The incredible concert took more than a month to prepare and rehearse, and it was put together by Matthew Proft and Alvaro Cuellar. Due to their excellent leadership, the band’s performance was fantastic. Without their assistance…

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Unlocking Potential: My Journey to Higher Education

Azucena is a current 4th year student at UCLA majoring in Public Affairs and is interested in working in the public sector. Passionate about community development, Azucena has been involved in social equity efforts to advance and advocate for vulnerable populations…

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