The great future awaits Barcley Reyes, an 18-year-old son of immigrant parents, in the film industry, with a$ 4,000 scholarship to attend the University of Berkeley.

One of 180 Section 8 and public accommodation individuals who would like to pursue higher education was Barcley, who was clad in his white cap and gown.

The young man said," I want to study media studies and filmmaking. " To work with physical plans, I need a computer.

During the 2026" Pathways to Hope" scholarship ceremony, Build Hope Inc. presented$ 345, 000 in scholarships to students who reside in homes managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles ( HACLA ) as a reward for their academic efforts.

Barcley is one of Gustavo and Ana Reyes ' five children: Barcley, Ashley, Matthew, Kalyn, and Gustavo Jr. The couple's hometown is Guatemala's Retalhuleu. The oldest of the boys, Barrley, was the first to enroll in a school.

Gustavo Anbal Reyes, 55, a happy plumber from the San Fernando Valley, said," My son has a lot of computer knowledge and he likes filming. I appreciate the opportunity they are granting me.

Gustavo Anbal Reyes started learning English and therefore Spanish, and with the assistance of his wife, who graduated from high school, they helped Barcley with her application for scholarships.

In addition to the" Pathways to Hope" scholarship, he has already received another grant worth$ 15, 000.

They assigned him a professor at home because he was one month and eight months old, according to Ana Reyes.

Families have learned to navigate a lack of funds to send their children to college, limited services, and historic gang activity despite living in Los Angeles public housing, which is managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles ( HACLA ).

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles ( HACLA ) established Build Hope, Inc. ( BHI ) in 2002 under the name Kids Progress Inc. (KPI). Its objective was to ensure that the city's public housing complexes provided them with all the cultural, health, education, and employment opportunities that they were entitled to, as well as enhance their quality of life through long-term intellectual and financial success.

KPI changed its name to Build Hope, Inc. in order to serve HACLA's expanding investment of components, including affordable housing for Section 8 residents.

" With the computer labs we have in one of HACLA's 14 public housing structures, we can offer mentoring programs, school support, workshops, job training, job position, and scholarships right to residents ' doorsteps," said Jasmine Taylor, CEO and founder of Build Hope Inc. , the home of the Pathways to Hope scholarships.

Taylor expressed his joy as he addressed the crowd of the nearly 200 students receiving awards in the California State University, Los Angeles ( Cal State LA ) auditorium, stating that the most innovative and resilient leaders of the future were surrounded by them.

Taylor remarked," These kids are people who build hope. " We create trust. Through every financial aid and fellowship, every development in the engineering rooms, and every intern system we establish, we design it, funding it, and collaborate with all of our communities. We are laying a course that will lead to the end of millennial hunger.

In memory of his late parents

Jade Martinez, 18, wants to work as a registered caregiver, so she is enrolling in Los Angeles Trade Tech.

The woman, who lives in the public housing project" Pueblo del Ro," which is located between 55th and Compton streets, declared," I will do it honor the memory of my father [Lvaro Martnez]. " " My father was ill, and I don't help him get better. "

The man began to experience excruciating pain in his left arm, according to Roco Ramrez, the man's wife, and his wellness condition became worse as a result of liver and lung issues. He died in 2024.

Roco Ramez, who has instilled many values into people's lives, said she was proud of Jade and her other children, Jissele ( 23 ), Lvaro ( 22 ), and Kimberly ( 17 ).

Many individuals told me that my children may end up being medication or drunk, and I told them that I could increase them because I had been rigid with my education.

" And with the Dodger turn flop" Joking about her daughter, she said," I want to become a doctor because I like helping kids.

Around 6,300 people live in the 14 massive public housing compounds owned by HACLA in the City of Los Angeles. More than 19, 000 low-income people live in these attributes, with an average family size of 2. 9 folks per unit.

According to Cielo Castro, who chairs the HACLA board of directors," the scholarships awarded are an investment in the whole family. " It is the grapes of the sacrifices that the people have made.

However, the sacrifices paid off for people like Claudia Vera, 55, who lives in the public housing project Ramona Gardens. She was awarded a$ 1, 000 scholarship for her studies in the Los Angeles Department of Labor's ( CDTech ) Program in collaboration with CDTech. Miguel González, a native of Avalon Gardens, and Ashydee Rivera, a Puerto Rican who lives in Chinatown, both of whom received a$ 1, 000 scholarship, will follow in that line of work.

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