HYDE PARK : LEARN Center Makes Formal Debut With Health Fair

A year after opening its doors, the Hyde Park/LEARN Family Service Center formally debuted in the community with its Community Health and Resource Fair, held recently on the campus of Hyde Park Elementary School.

The five-hour event attracted about 1,500 people, said center Director Muriel Bragg. Reflecting the center’s holistic approach to community health, the fair featured about 50 participating public and private agencies, including Los Angeles Unified School District’s mental health unit, Youth Intervention Project and Crenshaw-Dorsey Adult School.

The many families in attendance took advantage of games, prize giveaways, immunizations and other health clinics. Councilwoman Ruth Galanter and county Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke joined other officials in praising the the center, the first of its kind in the school district.

The center opened last year in a row of bungalows on the campus of Hyde Park Elementary, one of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s pioneering LEARN schools. Staffed by parents and volunteers, it operates as a clearinghouse for many public and private agencies that help families with a range of services including medical care, day care, family counseling and gang intervention.