Welcome

NANDC is a self-governed, self-directed and independent organization empowered by the Los Angeles City Charter. This charter offers neighborhood councils a role in the City's decision-making process. We as citizens are given the opportunity and obligation to stay involved with developments in our area that affect us.  Come get involved!  After all, it's your community!

Take a few moments to find out who we are, what we do and how you can become involved.

What We Do

We promote public participation in city governance and decision making processes, to make government more responsive to our local needs and requests,  creating more opportunities to build partnerships with government and private entities to create more opportunities for our neighborhood.  We work with stakeholders to make a difference in the community with such projects as I Hablo U, the Pet Park Project, and the Community Involvement Program.



How To Get Involved

Anyone who lives, works or owns property in our boundaries is welcome to get involved. View the Boundary Map. Opportunities include:

Come to a meeting! We meet First Thursday of the month from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Park gymnasium, 39th and Western Avenue, the building just south of the Exposition Park Library, entrance on the south side.

Join a committee: Go to the Committee list under What We Do on the top menu

Contact a board member

Contact other elected representatives

Sign up for our newsletter on the right side of this page

Our mailing address is:
PO Box 77367
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Spring Into Health

Spring into Health:

A Health, Fitness, & Family Fun Festival

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

“Spring into Health” will draw in hundreds of community residents along with local politicians and business leaders.  Businesses within the health care industry can promote their businesses and services by registering for a vendor table, or by becoming an event sponsor. Between vendors, dynamic workshops, free family fun, this event integrates several themes that offer marketing opportunities including health, education, fitness, community service, and environmental sustainability. Organizations wishing to contribute funding and become an event partner, either this year or next, should contact Cassandra Reyes: (213) 847-0878 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Yelba Castellon (323)819-6815 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

EVENT INFORMATION

Saturday, March 31st, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Vendor Set Up 8:30-9:00am)

Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center

3916 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90062

(213) 847-0878 Fax (323) 290-2667

EVENT PARTNERS

  • Department of Recreation & Parks - Martin Luther King Recreation Center
  • Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
  • North Area Neighborhood Development Council

EVENT DESCRIPTION

“Spring into Health: A Health, Fitness, & Family Fun Festival”, will raise public awareness about the health, fitness and the economic consequences millions of people face because they are uninsured and have a lack the proper health and fitness care services.  The Department of Recreation & Parks - Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, the North Area Neighborhood Development Council (NANDC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science are once again collaborating on this important initiative.  This 2nd annual event provides individuals, without health coverage, access to basic preventive services, screenings, fitness tips, and information about the importance of health care coverage programs in a family friendly environment.  “Spring into Health” sends a strong message about the importance of health and fitness care, and conveys to the community that everyone should have access to health care services everyday and not just during a health festival. The goal is to empower community members to take responsibility for their health and future.

FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES

  • Free Dental, Vision and Health Screening/Testing
  • Live Entertainment and Demonstrations
  • Free Games, Activities, and Workshops for all ages
  • Free Earth Day Education and Activities
  • Mobile Skate Park

 

EVENT LOGISTICS

Target Audience:

800 low-income youth ages 6 to 21 years old, & their families

100 Community, and University volunteers

25 Los Angeles school partners

 

EVENT CONTACT

Yelba Castellon: (323) 819.6815/Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Our Name

The early Eighth District Empowerment Congress, created by now Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was a community-based education and mobilization program. It has been acknowledged as the model for the Los Angeles citywide neighborhood council system created by the change City Charter.

We still proudly carry the early moniker in our name as the 'Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council'.  You may call us NANDC for short!

Our Community

NANDC is located in West Adams, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, with most of its buildings erected between 1880 and 1925. It was once the wealthiest district in the city, with its Victorian mansions and sturdy Craftsman bungalows home to Downtown businessmen and professors and academicians at USC. In the 1990s, three areas of West Adams were designated as Historic Preservation Overlay Zones by the city of Los Angeles, in recognition of their outstanding architectural heritage.