Profiles
“You kind of owe it to your kids to get involved with their school and at Fenton, it came quite easily.”
“You kind of owe it to your kids to get involved with their school and at Fenton, it came quite easily.”
The lack of quality choices in south LA? “It’s a crime.”
Armida and Raúl Barrera were two of the first and continue to be among the most passionate and outspoken members of Families that Can.
“It’s such an incredible experience to build a school from the ground up.”
“WISH Charter is a dream come true. This means more to me than anything else - that my daughter is getting a wonderful education and we’re part of a community we can believe in.”
Erika Higgins Ross
It felt like everyone was working together toward the same goal.
It felt like everyone was working together toward the same goal.
Maria is a firm believer that it takes a village to raise a child.
In May 2012, she was honored as a “Madre Campeona” (Champion Mother) by Los Angeles Unified School District Board president Monica Garcia at the 3rd Annual Guillermina Awards.