2025 HALO Award Recipients
Past Recipients
Organizations & Volunteer Nominees
2024
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Haven Neighborhood Services and Nancy Tarr
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The Maple Counseling Center and Diana Sabin
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PS Science and Angel Medina
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SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition and Greer Little
2023
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson and Elaine Wassil
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The Giving Spirit and Stacy Kruse
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ICAN California Abilities Network and Scott Kramer
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Little Tokyo Service Center and Rosa Kawahira
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People Assisting the Homeless and Bella McGowan
- United Friends of the Children and Ashley Brim
2022
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The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights and Irma Yaneth Escobar
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Communities In Schools of Los Angeles and Jiten Mehta
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Education Through Music - Los Angeles and Francis Lansang
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LA Family Housing and Michael Weber
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Rainbow Labs and Jacob Rostovsky
- Sprouts of Promise and Julia Rhonton
2021
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Child Development Institute and Martin Fisher
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MOSTe and Elba Salazar
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Neighborhood Legal Services and Trudy Goldberg
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The PLUS ME Project and Cheryl Farrell
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PUENTE Learning Center and Andy Lippman
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Union Station Homeless Services and Gerry Rothschild
2020
2019
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Community Coalition and Bruce Patton
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Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project and Norma Robles
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My Friend's Place and Seychelle Gabriel
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POPS the Club and Clare LaZebnik
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St. Joseph Center and Terry Teplin
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Stepping Forward LA and LeMar Fooks
2018
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A Place Called Home and Mike Ross
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EnCorps, Inc. and William Rapp
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Food on Foot and Greg Perlman
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Learning Rights Law Center and Mayra Jimenez
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Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation and Herley Jim Bowling
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Operation Jump Start and Justin Rudd
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People Organized for Westside Renewal and Lydia Ponce
2017
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California Botanic Garden and Cindy Walkenbach
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Elizabeth House and Kate Rhymer
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Heart of Los Angeles and Lilia Aguilar
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Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice and Michael Holecek
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Pasadena Educational Foundation and Ray Joiner
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WriteGirl and Clare Sera
2016
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Centinela Youth Services and Denise Yusuff
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Foothill Unity Center and Janet Wall
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human-I-T and Brandon Smith
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Public Counsel and Paula Bennett
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Stars and Tonie Neuwirth
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Strength United and Cibele Souza
2015
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CARECEN and Billy Garcia
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LGBTQ Center of Long Beach and Katherine Ford
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Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging and Gerrie Wormser
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The People Concern and Blake Richetta
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San Bernardino Symphony and Judy Podskalan
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Valley Family Center and Gonzalo Curiel
2014
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Beauty Bus Foundation and Patti Amaral
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CASA of Los Angeles and Sam Herod
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El Centrito Family Learning Centers and Maria Teresa Torres
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Families Forward and Carol Pukli
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Good Shepherd Shelter and Joe Herman
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Safe Place for Youth and Sally Paquette
2013
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Bresee Foundation and Ted Dorsey
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Downtown Women's Center and Lisa Napoli
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Koreatown Youth and Community Center and Antonio Leonardo Rhee
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League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Education Fund and Zhita Rea
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Pacific Asia Museum and Margaret (Sunny) Stevenson
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Peace Over Violence and Janet Sudo
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Venice Family Clinic and Sarah Carpenter
2012
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California Conference for Equality and Justice and Christopher Covington
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Crossroads and Nancy Neiman Auerbach
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Harmony Project and Diane Louie
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McGroarty Arts Center and Frank Valadez
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MEND - Meet Each Need with Dignity and Marge Terhar
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Santa Clarita Valley Committee on Aging and Mary Gallant
2011
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Center for the Pacific Asian Family and Yvonne Wong Nishio
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Esperanza Community Housing Corporation and Maria Jose Perez
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Executive Service Corps of Southern California and Jerry Weissman
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Food Forward and Martha Penhall
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and Martin Greenberger
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Mar Vista Family Center and Isabel Martinez
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Plaza de la Raza and Kay Rosser