About Us

Our Team

Lorraine Garcia

Lorraine Garcia

Executive Director
Lorraine is responsible for the development and implementation of our core program areas: Crime & Delinquency Prevention & Intervention, Sports & Recreation, Fitness& Nutrition, Education/Life Skills, Mentoring, and Financial Literacy. Lorraine...
Donald Levier

Donald Levier

Associate Director - Leadership Development
Officer Levier facilitates our Fit-4-Kids program and co-facilitates the Life Camera Action program.  He has been a police officer for eight years actively plays football for the LAPD department football...
Hank Castillo

Hank Castillo

Director of Development
Hank supports HPAL’s management and fund-raising team in several areas, including fund development, grant writing, budgeting, program management, and administration.
Eymi Roa

Eymi Roa

Program Manager
As a former resident of Boyle Heights and over a decade of experience in the community, Eymi oversees and supervises all HPAL youth programs. Eymi helped develop the curriculum for...
Maria Martinez

Maria Martinez

Case Manager
Maria Martinez facilitates the Get It Straight (GIS) Parent Project and co-facilitates the GIS program.  Maria retired from the Los Angeles Police Department in May, 2018 after dedicating her career...
Monica Talamantes

Monica Talamantes

Behavioral Health Case Manager
Monica has many years of previous experience from LAUSD and currently coordinates services for vulnerable youth who are at risk of entering the juvenile corrections system. She is very familiar...

VISION

Our ultimate goal is a community without crime, where children have equal access to opportunity, and where peace officers help drive the community’s vitality.

HISTORY

Hollenbeck PAL was founded in 1992 through the efforts of the Hollenbeck Division of the LAPD and community residents to implement sports activities to high-risk youths in response to the juvenile crime increase in the area. In 2003 PAL acquired its own 501(c)(3) non-profit status and is now governed by a board of directors comprising of community leaders, law enforcement personnel, and business professionals.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY POLICING

Hollenbeck PAL provides safe places throughout the community where children recreate and learn safely during non-school hours while providing meaningful, structured activities that are economically accessible (most services are free) to every child in the service area.

Area Population Statistics

Latino and mostly immigrant 94%
No high school diploma 70%
Drop out 34%
Poverty 33%
2012-2013 Truancy 74%
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