Sharefest Community Development Inc.
Empowering Youth. Transforming Communities.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
You see the chronic poverty, civic decline, gang violence and dismal school outcomes in L.A. You want to do something but the problems feel insurmountable, and you don’t know where to start. Perhaps you are looking to support an organization that makes lasting change. Or maybe you have a passion for fighting the tides of poverty and helping youth become leaders. At Sharefest we understand how paralyzing the problems in our community feel. We also know that the LA area has a tremendous pool of resources that could be used to chip away at the problems around us. Unfortunately, there are few clear paths to connect our area’s resources with needs in a way that actually creates change.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Workday
The Sharefest Workday is an annual community-building and service day that mobilizes thousands of volunteers of all ages to work on community projects designed to meet tangible needs. We paint, clean, plant, refurbish, and beautify schools, parks, and public facilities at no cost to recipients, thanks to our donors and supporters. For 12 years, Sharefest has joined volunteers and organizations in the greater South Bay and L.A. Harbor areas to create positive change in their communities.
Youth Leadership Academy
The overwhelming need for positive summer programming for youth is impossible to ignore. The Summer YLA supports the positive development of underserved middle and high school students by linking them with mentor/role models, healthy activities, and a network of supportive peers. The program includes Art, Athletics (including swimming), College and Career Readiness, Creative Writing, Dance, Health and Wellness, Leadership Development, Math and Science, Service Learning, Team Building, Theater, and Violence Prevention. Through these activities, students learn the value of Leadership & Responsibility, Social & Cultural Skills, Communication & Collaboration, and Creativity & Innovation. Youth are also introduced to a variety of role models from the local community, such as civic leaders, college students, and college professors, to provide real-life examples of what their future could hold.
School Based Youth Leadership Academy
Believing that a community’s greatest asset is its youth, Sharefest is committed to mentoring youth to reach their fullest potentials. With the right cultivation of values, critical thinking skills, and opportunities, today’s youth are empowered to be tomorrow’s leaders who bring solutions and positive change their communities need. Education budget cuts across the state have created a need for additional academic programming to help today’s youth succeed in school and beyond.
Sharefest’s Youth Leadership Academy strives to help meet this need through school-based, center-based, and summer programs offering academic and leadership skill-development opportunities to underserved middle and high school students throughout Los Angeles County.
Corporate Engagement
Innovative service projects and mentorship opportunities designed for organizations who want more for their employees.
Where we work
Awards
Partner of the Month 2018
LAUSD Board of Education
Affiliations & memberships
LAUSD Board of Education Partner of the Month 2018
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Enrollment is for our year round School Based and Summer Youth Development Academy. **no Summer Academy in 2020 due to COVID. School Based switched to online learning.
Rate of student attendance during the reporting period
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Amounts are percentage of students enrolled in our School Based program.
Number of program participants who receive a secondary school diploma or GED
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of Students who received a high school diploma who were enrolled in our School Based or our Summer Youth Development Academy
Number of students enrolled in service-learning courses
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of students enrolled in our School Based or Summer Youth Development Programs.
Number of high school seniors who graduate from high school on time
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of seniors enrolled in our School Based or Summer Youth Development Programs.
Number of lessons taught
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, At-risk youth
Related Program
Youth Leadership Academy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of lesson in our School Based and Summer Youth Development Programs.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Workday
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
2020 Workday was cancelled due to COVID.
Number of corporate volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Corporate Engagement
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
202 Activities postponed due to COVID.
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Workday
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Workday discontinued due to COVID
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Sharefest's mission is “Building strong South Bay communities by fostering volunteerism and preparing youth to lead positive change.” Sharefest began with Workday–an effort to bring the community together through volunteer service projects. Volunteers from the community clean, build, refurbish, paint and improve schools, parks, and other public facilities in neighborhoods compromised by gang violence and neglect. In December 2006, 14-year-old Cheryl Green was shot and killed in Los Angeles' Harbor Gateway area. In response to this event - and the endemic interracial violence it represented - a Task Force was formed through Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn's Office to address public safety and ways for community stakeholders to keep youth away from gangs, drugs, and guns. It was at the urging of the Task Force and a direct result of its community needs assessment that Sharefest launched the Youth Development Academy (YDA) -- first in the summer of 2007 and then year-round in 2009.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The YDA serves more than 450 disadvantaged teenagers annually with year-round programming that includes:
1) School-Based YDA, an after-school program serving 200+ students at four Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Continuation High Schools: Avalon (Wilmington), Angel's Gate (San Pedro), Patton (Harbor City), and Simon Rodia (South Gate).
2) Summer YDA, a 4-week program for 200+ middle and high school students (ages 11-18) held on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills. The Summer YDA fosters the positive development of students by linking them with mentor/role models, healthy activities, and a network of supportive peers during summer months when they would otherwise be lacking a structured environment.
3) Youth Leadership Council, a group of 30-50 high school students – primarily drawn from the Summer YDA – who meet throughout the year to identify, research and implement solutions to problems in their community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We continue to conduct our annual Workday, which is a critical part of our youth development framework, as it: 1) Creates an opportunity for YDA students to lead service projects and work side-by-side with corporate and civic partners as part of a community effort; 2) Builds our relationships with corporate, government, and faith/community-based organizations, who provide the 2,500+ volunteers and extraordinary financial and in-kind support that make Workday possible; 3) Models the approach to community service that is central to our youth development philosophy; and, 4) Improves the facilities used by disadvantaged kids. Most Workday projects are at public schools and, in 2018, 57% of the 27,000+ students at the schools we improved were from families that qualify for Free/Reduced lunch.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Sharefest has received numerous awards and commendations from political leaders, business groups and civic organizations. Most recently, we were honored as the LAUSD Board of Education Partner of the Month and named the 2017 Nonprofit of the Year by the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce. See http://sharefestinc.org/awards-and-recognition/ for a complete list.
Sharefest has a unique opportunity to create a new resource for underserved youth in the South Bay/Harbor region-converting a former jail into a Youth Development Center.The Center will offer an alternative to other youth development programs in the area, with social change and community improvement the animating forces behind the programming. It will become the headquarters of our Youth Leadership Council, support the expansion of our Continuation School programs, and give us the capacity and flexibility to initiate new programming based on the needs of the youth. See the space: http://sharefestinc.org/youth/ydc/
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Operations
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Sharefest Community Development Inc.
Board of directorsas of 05/04/2023
Frank Schultz
The Klabin Company
Chad Mayer
Sharefest Community Development
Frank Schultz
The Klabin Company
Dan Simon
Wedbush
Cindi Krippendorf
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Mark Limpert
ColdWater Partners
Eric Ruehle
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Tim Seidel
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Jessica Ibarra
Moises Figueroa
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Vincent Vanacore
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Jeff Etherington
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Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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