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i.am Angel Foundation Teams Up with VING to Help Teens Give Back

November 30, 2021 5:35 am Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on i.am Angel Foundation Teams Up with VING to Help Teens Give Back

This holiday season, the i.am Angel Foundation is proud to announce its partnership with VING as a way to give... View Article

i.am Angel Student Spotlight – Marlene Vidal

June 19, 2021 5:50 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on i.am Angel Student Spotlight – Marlene Vidal

Marlene started her journey with the i.am Angel Foundation in 2012, when she joined the inaugural cohort of i.am College... View Article

i.am College Track Class of 2021 Graduates Through Pandemic

June 18, 2021 5:19 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on i.am College Track Class of 2021 Graduates Through Pandemic

This year, the i.am College Track program graduated its largest group of students to date. 59 students graduated from high... View Article

Robotics Continues Strong Despite Obstacles

June 14, 2021 5:26 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Robotics Continues Strong Despite Obstacles

The COVID-19 pandemic presented many challenges to the schools and programs the i.am Angel Foundation supports, and robotics was one... View Article

i.am Angel and Mr. Robot Welcome Students Back to Campus

May 3, 2021 9:49 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on i.am Angel and Mr. Robot Welcome Students Back to Campus

With the steady pace of vaccinations and California transitioning into less restrictive tiers, we’re happy to report that some of... View Article

Celebrating Women’s History Month

March 1, 2021 9:43 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Celebrating Women’s History Month

Today we celebrate the start of Women’s History Month. In honor of this occasion, we will be featuring stories of... View Article

Announcing the “American Dream Fund” Campaign

January 12, 2021 5:49 am Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Announcing the “American Dream Fund” Campaign

Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am returns to campaign mode with his new song “American Dream” that is kicking off... View Article

Boys & Girls Club of Estrada Courts Hosts Holiday Event for Community

December 21, 2020 8:37 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Boys & Girls Club of Estrada Courts Hosts Holiday Event for Community

This holiday season, i.am Angel Foundation and the Estrada Courts Boys & Girls Club partnered together to give back big... View Article

human-I-T Donates Laptops to the Boys & Girls Club of Estrada Courts

December 21, 2020 8:36 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on human-I-T Donates Laptops to the Boys & Girls Club of Estrada Courts

Laptops and the internet are both essential to students’ success, especially during a time where virtual learning is a necessity... View Article

UBTECH Hosts Robotics Coding Workshop for Compton

December 14, 2020 6:29 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on UBTECH Hosts Robotics Coding Workshop for Compton

In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, our partner the Compton Unified School District participated in a virtual robotics workshop... View Article

Catching Up with i.am College Track Alumna Kimberly Ortega

November 23, 2020 10:59 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Catching Up with i.am College Track Alumna Kimberly Ortega

The i.am Angel team recently had the opportunity to catch up with Kimberly Ortega, a graduate from our very first... View Article

College Track Students Learn About STEM Through Virtual Career Panels

November 23, 2020 10:59 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on College Track Students Learn About STEM Through Virtual Career Panels

This fall, our partners at i.am College Track in Boyle Heights and College Track Watts have been keeping students interested... View Article

UBTECH Donates Robots for Creative STEM Learning

November 14, 2020 12:23 am Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on UBTECH Donates Robots for Creative STEM Learning

This year, educational robotics company UBTECH made a generous donation of STEM products to the students in i.am Angel-supported programs... View Article

i.am Angel Foundation and IBM Partner on AI Challenge for Students

October 1, 2020 8:34 am Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on i.am Angel Foundation and IBM Partner on AI Challenge for Students

This summer, the i.am Angel Foundation partnered with IBM on an “AI for Good Challenge” encouraging high school students in... View Article

Meet FIRST Robotics Team 6904: TeraWatts – An Interview From VoyageLA

May 11, 2020 6:03 pm Published by Oscar Salinas Comments Off on Meet FIRST Robotics Team 6904: TeraWatts – An Interview From VoyageLA

Check out this interview that VoyageLA did with our FIRST Robotics Team from Watts, CA! Thank you to VoyageLA for... View Article