Great Environment and people that will take care of you. Recruiters are honest and willing to take…read moreyou in to guide you to a brighter future. CM2 Calas was my recruiter and he made everything fun and simple for me to understand.

Tsgt Blair was a great help w/ my whole recruiting process and answered all my questions and went…read moreabove & beyond to make sure i got all that i asked for !

TSgt Blair is an amazing recruiter, made my enlisting process easy and now I'm an airman a couple…read moremonths later loving it. If you are interested in joining I would suggest coming here and contacting TSgt Blair

I used to play pick-up roller hockey at the rink down on Ocean every Sunday, even after I moved to…read moreOC. It was like $5 I'm sure they still offer it as long as the weather is decent. good times...

The receptionist greeted us as soon as we walked in...they were really helpful when we were filling…read moreout the paperwork...Maria was the lady that helped us and boy did she go above and beyond...she helped me with my puppy class registration (even though their computers were down) and sent me a follow up email the next day with all of the information that I needed for registration...she was awesome...and to top it all off...she said my last name was cool!!! YOU ROCK MARIA... A friend and I decided to walk our dogs around that park since it was getting close to sunset already...and when we got back...she was outside and even came over and played with our dogs for a little while...she was such a treat to meet and I'm glad that she helped us that day!

I love the services that CRF provides to students in terms of learning and networking and critical…read morethinking and community engagement. Myself is proud to be an alumni of this org and i can credit some of my current success to this foundation.

Attention Los Angeles Youth (and parents of such):…read moreConstitutional Rights Foundation is a community organization that you don't want to overlook. A few years ago, I applied for their Youth Internship Program, and got more out of it than a paid summer job. CRF not only focuses on providing job/program-specific experience to students who otherwise would not have the opportunity, but pours their resources into developing teens who are aware of social conditions and political matters on both a local and national level. In the couple of months I was a part of CRF, I was able to witness the staff's dedication. They went a way's length to create interactive educational workshops, city excursions, and appointments with policymakers, so that we could not only engage with the issues-at-hand, but have a voice in them. Ah, I have so much appreciation for this place, and the dedication they have in staying true to their vision.

So I've been volunteering as a mentor for Project Motivate (PM) for almost a year and I'm so glad I…read morefound them through VolunteerMatch! Project Motivate is the first Vietnamese-American mentoring program of its kind . You are paired up with a Vietnamese youth (of the same gender for the school year) and the program has a set schedule of meeting every Wednesday night from 6pm-9pm (that was the schedule for this year) where mentor and mentee all meet in a classroom . I drive every Wednesday evening from my house in LA to Huntington Beach to tutor my mentee. Because that's how I strongly I believe in what they do. My mentee is such a sweetheart, she's very inquisitive and loves to read as much as I do. So naturally we connect immediately. Even though when she first joined the program she was very very shy and refuses to even make direct eye contact when talking - seeing how she had grown in the past year to finding her own voice and gradually being comfortable in her own skin has been extremely rewarding for me. Naturally, being a mentor is something that one has to not only want to do but also has to have the time for , I'm blessed that I'm at a point in my life now where I can give back in this way. To give you an idea of who the other mentors are in the program with me this year: there are couple attorneys, a couple bio-engineers, a couple of social workers, a research analyst, a couple film makers , and a handful of college students who have all come together to volunteer our time once a week. The program also arranges activities for mentors and mentees to do on one Saturday every month. By the way this may sound funny, but please don't feel like you have to be Vietnamese (or even Asian) to be a part of this organization we have volunteers in the program who aren't! If you have heard of this organization or came across it somehow and is debating on weather to be a part of it - feel free to ask me any questions! You may change a child's life! Cheers!

A Great Training Site in Monterey Park…read more SITREP FREE PARKING! This is one of the few state offices within the framework of the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) that actually two major parking lots in back and off to the right available for workers to park in FOR FREE! I'm sorry, but THAT right there will garner a start at 5-STARS for any workplace since it pisses me off to have to work for an employer that does NOT watch out for their workers and makes them pay for parking. When training new staff that come from all 24 different regional offices spread throughout the State of California (Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bruno, San Jose, San Francisco, Rohnert Park, Chico, Fresno, etc. etc.), it's nice that expenses can be kept down and our trainees don't have to worry about the hassle of downtown parking. SETUP Now, that is NOT to say that location is what totally drives a definition of the "quality" of a training-site, but it is just one thing that is representative of the pluses that exist in having our training site located outside of our HQ back in Sacramento. I'm happy to term this office-site as my favorite Southern Cal location and for all intents and purposes: our SoCal HQ. AMENITIES We actually have three (3) separate training room sites at this complex - the 2nd Floor conference room, the 3rd Floor Board room and the 5th Floor Board room. The 2nd Floor can take a max of up to 40 trainees which we had in our training last year here. The 3rd Floor Board Room is where we found ourselves these last two weeks and it's great too for 20 and under trainees. Fountain, restrooms, break room, smoking areas, etc., are all nearby when trainees engage in breaks or just leg-stretches to get the kinks out of their behinds. ISSUES There was an A/C clusterf*ck the first 3 days of the training and they had to bring in fan units to help cool off the room which was very much needed since L.A. was in triple digit heat during this time. I could easily throw this rating down to 4-stars because of this, but the maintenance detail was quick and responsive in trying to mitigate the heat excess. Throwing this at 4.5 Stars, it is just easier to round up to 5 for all the effort that was shown. THE LOWDOWN I give this training-room and office environment two thumbs up for providing a great learning environment for new field staff.

My daughter and I visited the Torrance office in the Del Ammo mall. M/Sgt. Cortez is a most…read moregracious host. He knows how to communicate with parents, and especially how to communicate with teenagers for whom he is probably the first person in active duty United States Air Force they have ever had a conversation with. The girl is only 16, and I am proud she is thinking of something bigger than herself. There's some truth to the saying, "If the Army wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one." I get it, and some day she will too, perhaps.

I have been to two different classes that the KRC has offered to Korean adoptees with the AKA-LA…read moregroup. the first time I learned how to make dumplings, the second time I learned how to make multiple kinds of kimchi and cucumber salad. First of all the location is perfect for something like this. There is a lot of space and a lot of tables can fill the space. You still have room for a table for check-in then they always have a long table where we can either gather supplies or that we can spread out food to be shared after the class. The classes are very well organized. I believe that they use an outside group to help organize the class, but they are also always volunteers from the KRC. The teachers are always so very helpful and explain things very well and come around and make sure we have all the supplies that we need and we are doing things the right way. Plus there, usually cooking in the background to make something that goes along with what we were learning how to make. I love the experience of going there and learning more about my Korean culture. Plus, I have used the skills that I have learned there and made these things at my home as well, so it was very worth it! Thank you for being so generous! Unfortunately, I did not take pictures because usually my hands are up to my elbows in food and ingredients so I don't touch my phone. But I will do my best to try to capture some soon.

Korean Resource Center is incredible. They provide so many useful resources for Korean Americans…read morewho need help in immigration, medical/medicare, education, housing and etc. They also offer summer internships and volunteer opportunities for students who wish to contribute back to the comminity.