Programs

  • Conga Kids Program Expansion

    FOUNDED IN 2016, CONGA KIDS HAS ENJOYED CONTINUED SUCCESS AND RAPID EXPANSION. IN 2016/2017, WE PARTNERED WITH 30 SCHOOLS IN 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH 53 SCHOOLS IN 7 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND NEARLY DOUBLED OUR IMPACT IN 2018/2019 PARTNERING WITH 97 SCHOOLS IN 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN 2020/2021 WE HAVE CONTINUED OUR SUCCESS AND IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED BY PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ARE THE FOLLOWING: (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER): BEVERLY HILLS, BOYLE HEIGHTS,CENTRAL LOS ANGELES, EAST LOS ANGELES, EL MONTE, HOLLYWOOD, LYNWOOD, POMONA, SOUTH LOS ANGELES, WEST LOS ANGELES AND WOODLAND HILLS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $571.4K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    FOUNDED IN 2016 BY BRAD GLUCKSTEIN, CONGA KIDS PROMOTES SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES THROUGH DANCE AND MUSIC. CONGA KIDS' DANCE CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS THE DIASPORIC DANCES-INCLUDING SALSA, MERENGUE, CUMBIA, AUTHENTIC JAZZ (CHARLESTON), HIP-HOP, AND REGGAETON. OUR SPORTS CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON MOVEMENT, MUSIC, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. WE AIM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CRITICAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING STRATEGIES IN A FUN AND ACCESSIBLE WAY. CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY OUR CAREFULLY SELECTED AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS, WHO UNDERGO EXTENSIVE TRAINING BEFORE EVER SETTING FOOT IN THE CLASSROOM. CONGA KIDS IS ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO 60,000 STUDENTS IN (17) SCHOOL DISTRICTS. CONGA KIDS WORKS AT SCHOOL SITES, WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. CURRENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDE: LAUSD, LYNWOOD USD, WEST COVINA, ROSEMEAD SD, LAWNDALE, INGLEWOOD USD, COMPTON USD, MOUNTAIN VIEW SD, EL MONTE CITY SD, HACIENDA LA PUENTE USD, POMONA USD, ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY SD, BALDWIN PARK USD, GLENDALE USD, VISTA CHARTER, SAN BERNARDINO CITY USD, AND ABC USD. AS OF 2024, CONGA KIDS IS ACTIVE IN 190 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 17 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND YMCA. WE CURRENTLY SERVE AROUND 60,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY-MANY OF WHOM ARE LOW-INCOME.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $2.3M