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The Village Nation

San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles · Mentoring

501(c)(3) est. 2003; programs: TVN Scholars, Blk To College Symposium, Black Brown Love Assembly, Color Purple Seminar, UCLA UniCamp. Official LAUSD BENCH provider (school-contracted, not direct-enroll).

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The Village Nation program details

Program type: Mentoring
Ages / grades: grades 6-12
When: After school · School-day (homeschool)
Cost: Cost not listed
Focus: black-student-mentoring · college-readiness · LAUSD-BENCH-provider · 6-12
Where: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles
School district: LAUSD

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