What is Kid City JW?
Kidcity JW (James Woods) is a brand new community program open to the public and the residents of the James M Wood apartment complex. We seek to provide college access. Check out our new renovated space, including a new computer lab and lounge area. Come and meet members of Kid City! If you have any recommendations please let us know.
When are we open?
Our normal hours are 3:00pm- 6:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Feel free to come by anytime during them, we look forward to seeing you!
How to participate?
To get involved in the Kid City program visit out location at 1328 James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Get directions
or feel free to call or email us for any questions: (323) 541-7612 [email protected]
By Ben Garcia
Kid City has been with me for a large part of my life. I was a sophomore in high school when I first was introduced to Kid City. Ironically, after my first visit I thought I would only come by once or twice to get some homework done and have a snack. However, something was different about Kid City and I found myself coming up with any excuse to come by. It seemed different from any program I had seen before. What made it unique was the way everyone was willing to participate in activities — even the dreaded clean up at the end of the day. This real sense of community was something I had always wanted and it inspired me to contribute within my own communities and social circles.
I tried to carry that sense of community building with me when I was accepted to Cal State University Northridge, something I accomplished with the encouragement of the staff and other students at Kid City. Over my time at the university I made it my mission to become as involved as I could, and to experience all that the school and its organizations had to offer. Now that I have graduated with my Bachelors degree in political science from Cal State Northridge I am proud to say that I have joined the staff at Kid City.
My role is to coordinate an entirely new Kid City program, about a mile from our first location. With all that I have learned from school and from my peers I hope to create a new community with the same spirit and heart of the Kid City program that helped me get my start in life.
