What else can you tell me about the people Para Los Nios assists?
Living in extreme poverty, the majority of children in the areas we serve are growing up in families and neighborhoods where drug abuse, domestic violence, unemployment, under-education, and crime are prevalent — often to the extent that the children’s physical, emotional, social and cognitive development is impaired. As a result, these children tend to suffer from multiple problems, including academic and vocational disadvantages, low self-esteem, delinquency, and lack of social and life skills. The scarcity of child development services in Los Angeles County represents an enormous crisis for our county and its residents. The Los Angeles County Child Care Planning Commission estimates that approximately 75,000 children from low-income families are on waiting lists for care in the county. The assessment also noted that Latino communities, such as those served by Para Los Niños, have the fewest early care and education resources. A study by advocates for the poor found that of 81,000 Lo
