LPFI is thrilled to be one of four local organizations chosen to receive a substantial software grant from Microsoft to celebrate the upcoming Microsoft Store opening at Stanford Shopping Center. We need you to VOTE HERE to increase the grant size!

On April 1st we will be heading out on the road with 26 SMASH scholars to give them the opportunity to get to know ten Southern California colleges/universities, with a STEM focus, of course! SMASH scholars will be blogging throughout the trip. If you are a SMASH alumni or SMASH friend, come visit us on campus! Contact Ruby AT lpfi DOT org for details. Here is our tentative schedule:
April 1 - UCSB
April 2 - UCSD
April 3 - CSU Longbeach, UC Irvine, USC
April 4 - UCLA
April 5 - Harvey Mudd, CalTech, Cal Poly Pomona
April 6 - Sci-Arc

We are thrilled to be part of in the White House's Summer Jobs+ program and their recently announced initiative to leverage the tech industry and tech educators to connect low-income and underrepresented youth with tech skills, summer jobs and internships.  As we expand SMASH to campuses nationwide, more and more high potential, low income students of color will gain the tech skills and connections to tech internships that make a tremendous difference as they launch careers in STEM field

August 17, 2011 in Sacramento, CA launches a much-needed series of hearings on the state of Boys and Men of Color in California. A bi-partisan group of eight legislators will be charged with examining key issues affecting the health and well-being of men and boys of color in California for the purpose of developing a comprehensive state policy, and programmatic recommendations to improve the health, educational and economic outcomes for this population.