BLSA Holiday Toy Drive A Success!
The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Holiday Toy Drive was a success. Over 300 hundred toys, books, games, and dolls for the children of St. HOPE Academy Charter School in Sacramento were collected from professors, staff, and students at King Hall. BLSA members will deliver the toys before the holidays and speak with students about law school and the importance of education in the student's own lives.
BLSA is a charter member of the National Black Law Students Association and is active in the concerns of the Black community. St. HOPE students are predominantly African American, and Kyanna Williams, a BLSA member and organizer of the annual toy drive, says, BLSA is proud to reach out to these deserving young students. St. HOPE Academy began in 1989 as an after-school program in a portable classroom at Sacramento High School. Founded by NBA All-Star and Oak Park native Kevin Johnson, St. HOPE is a nonprofit community development corporation whose mission is to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, economic development, civic leadership and arts enrichment. In 2003, St. HOPE formed St. HOPE Public Schools, a K-12 independent charter school system that provides high-quality education to nearly 2,000 students in six small schools.
BLSA is a charter member of the National Black Law Students Association and is active in the concerns of the Black community. St. HOPE students are predominantly African American, and Kyanna Williams, a BLSA member and organizer of the annual toy drive, says, BLSA is proud to reach out to these deserving young students. St. HOPE Academy began in 1989 as an after-school program in a portable classroom at Sacramento High School. Founded by NBA All-Star and Oak Park native Kevin Johnson, St. HOPE is a nonprofit community development corporation whose mission is to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, economic development, civic leadership and arts enrichment. In 2003, St. HOPE formed St. HOPE Public Schools, a K-12 independent charter school system that provides high-quality education to nearly 2,000 students in six small schools.