Harold Robinson Foundation

The Markham Project brings young people from disparate, rivaling Los Angeles neighborhoods together with their families and their teachers in a safe and nurturing environment. Together, they learn how to work together to overcome challenges, face fears, and learn to communicate in new and healthy ways. This project gives undivided attention to the kids who usually get the least exposure. Most of the children enrolled in the project have never left the two-mile radius outside their homes. Many have a family member either in jail, in a gang or lost a member from gang violence. They are often dealing with untreated trauma and stress, and are having difficulties in school. The Harold Robinson Foundation (HRF) believes that the Markham Project has the potential to inspire families to realize the many possibilities available to them outside of gangs, drugs and jail. By bringing members of the community together for these camping retreats, they provide a platform for people to bond, interact and change attitudes.