RootDown LA, Kids getting kids to eat their veggies -- for real!

Who better to get kids to eat their veggies than other kids? It was AWEsome this spring, to take our Jefferson High School Youth Leaders on the road to run RootDown LA's Youth Leader Training program for OTHER kids in the South LA community. Both USC's MYLA Obesity Prevention Program and HEAC (Hea... See More

Hi Everyone, If you are also in LA, we hope you are staying dry as the streets are running rivers this MLK day. Last week we made some soul food with our students at Jefferson High, in honor of MLK day. We talked about non-violent protest and agreed that we can simply choose to buy healthier food... See More

Hi all, If you are able to volunteer your sandwich making skills on any of the following Fridays, Sept 25th, Oct 2 or Oct 9 at Will Rogers State Park, it will be MUCH appreciated. Particularly this first week, when Katy is out of town, I would LOVE to have some trusted sandwich making hands on de... See More

Please visit the blog to see how the youth at Manual Arts captured on film, our recent visit to health teacher, Vanya Hollis' amazing class! http://www.rootdownla.org

Even more reasons to celebrate at our "Not-Quite-a-Fundraiser" on April 18th in LA: "What will you bring to the table" @ Jennie Cooks Catering 3048 Fletcher Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90065 7pm