Rogelio Flores Foundation Offers Summer Workshops
Summer’s in full swing, but classes are just getting started for some Eastside students.
The Rogelio Flores Foundation, a nonprofit group in Boyle Heights, kicked off its summer session Wednesday with free computer classes and tutoring for local children.
About 150 students will receive tutoring in math and reading, learn computer skills using CD-ROM games and participate in art workshops and cleanup projects around the community.
The foundation is named after teenager Rogelio Flores, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in April 1994. His brothers and friends founded the group to bring more resources to children in the community. During the year, the group tutors local students after school.
“The youth took the initiative to make these improvements in the community,” said Ramon Flores, 22, one of Rogelio’s brothers. “The foundation is breaking a cycle of illness and bringing a cure to the community--we’re educating ourselves.”
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