Rail to River Community Survey
2026-03-10 - 2026-03-31 | CA
Hey SELA Community,
Take LA Metro’s survey to share your feedback on Randolph street between the Metro A Line Slauson Station!
Do you live and/or use the Slauson A Line Station? Let Metro know what YOU think! The Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor project would like to create a safer, more convenient improvements for travelers to:

‍walk
‍️bike
roll

through Bell, Huntington Park, and Florence-Firestone communities.
Please take the survey here:

English: bit.ly/R2RSurveyEng
Spanish: bit.ly/R2RSurveyEsp

And visit metro.net/projects/r2rb/ to learn more about the project details.
– SCDC Team

Electronics Radio Academy – Arduino Basics
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
Start with the fundamentals of Arduino hardware. You’ll learn what a microcontroller is, how to wire up circuits on a breadboard, and how to upload your first simple code using the Arduino IDE.
Projects may include blinking LEDs, basic buttons, and simple sensors.

SELA Youth Hub Network - Cudahy City Council Meeting
2026-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Cudahy City Coucil Chamber, 5240 Santa Ana Street, Cudahy, CA, 90201, United States
On March 10th, the SELA Youth Executive Board (YEB) presented to Huntington Park to share the vision for the SELA Youth Hub — a regional effort to create supportive spaces and opportunities for young people across Southeast LA. Youth leaders shared personal stories about why investing in youth leadership matters, and the City expressed their support. It was a powerful reminder of what youth voice in action can accomplish.
Now we need you there too.
Join us this Tuesday, March 17th at 6:30 PM as YEB members and representatives from Helpline Youth Counseling Inc., LEA, and Southeast Community Development Corporation present to the Cudahy City Council.
Show your support — wear a blue shirt and/or bring a poster:

“Support SELA Youth”
“Youth Voices Matter”
“Stronger Futures for SELA”

Get creative — the more visible we are, the louder our voice!

Electronics Radio Academy – Arduino Intermediate
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
This session takes it up a notch. Learn how to connect and program motors and sensors like motion detectors or temperature sensors.
You’ll combine code and circuitry to make a small interactive system—like a fan that turns on with a clap or a sensor that lights up LEDs.

3D Game Builders Academy
2026-03-30 - 2026-04-03 | Nickerson Gardens, 1450 E 114th Street BLDG #5, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States
Welcome to the 3D Game Builders Academy!
We’re excited to offer a hands-on game design camp during LAUSD Spring Break, designed specifically for students in grades 3rd–5th. These fun and educational sessions will introduce participants to 3D game design, block-based coding, and Virtual Reality using Delightex CoSpaces Edu!
Session A (Monday & Wednesday) | March 30 & April 1 from 8:30 AM–1:30 PM
Session B (Thursday & Friday) | April 2 – 3 from 8:30 AM–1:30 PM
Spaces are limited, so early enrollment is encouraged.
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Closed for the Day!
2026-04-03 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
We’re giving our team a well-earned day of rest on Friday, April 3rd!
We’ll be back on Monday, April 6th, ready to keep doing the work we love. Wishing you a wonderful long weekend!
– SCDC Team

Young Storytellers Workshop - Session 1
2026-04-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
Ever wondered how movies, videos, and games come to life? Every great project begins with a story, and with Young Storytellers, your child will create their very own.
In three engaging one-hour workshops, students collaborate with fellow young creators and professional Teaching Artists to develop characters, build imaginative worlds, and craft an original story from start to finish. They will also create a storyboard poster to take home.
Whether it is an epic sci-fi adventure or a magical fantasy realm, this program helps bring big ideas to life.
No experience needed, just creativity and curiosity. Designed for students in 5th to 7th grade.
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Young Storytellers Workshop – Session 2
2026-04-08 16:30 - 17:30 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States

Young Storytellers Workshop – Session 3
2026-04-09 16:30 - 17:30 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States

Electronics Merit Badge Workshop
2026-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
Ready to build, solder, and power up your inner engineer?
In this hands-on merit badge workshop, Scouts will dive into the exciting world of electronics — from reading circuit diagrams to actually soldering their own components. We’ll decode resistor color bands, explore how digital signals work, and build a real electronic circuit from scratch. Sparks of curiosity welcome!
Scouts will also discover how electronics shape the world around us. From the audio systems in your headphones to digital circuits in computers, from control devices in robotics to the test equipment used by engineers every day — understanding electronics means understanding the technology that powers modern life.
Sign Up Now!
[Max 20 Scouts]

2026 FLL Spring Showdown
2026-05-17 | Don Bosco Technical Institute, 1151 San Gabriel Blvd, Rosemead, CA, 91770, United States
Our young engineers are heading to competition!
SCDC’s LEGO League Challenge Teams — CYBER-NAUT Stars & CYBER-NAUT Novas — will be competing in the 2026 SoCal Spring Showdown: Robotic Jones and the Temple of LEGO!
These amazing kids have worked so hard, and now they need YOUR help to get there! Your support will go directly toward transportation and meals for our teams on competition day. Every contribution makes a difference! 💛

SELA Send-Off 2026
2026-05-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Leo P. Turner Community Center, 4835 Clara Street, Cudahy, CA, 90201, United States
Calling all SELA Seniors! This one’s for YOU!
We’re sending you off to college in style with a FREE community celebration just for high school seniors from SELA! Join us for our SELA College Sendoff on Saturday, May 30th at the Leo P.Turner Community Center in Cudahy!
A day filled with encouragement, resources, fun, and connection as you prepare for your next big step! Parents are welcome, too! Meet other families, learn more about the college transition, and get your questions answered. Translators will be available onsite.
Don’t miss out — our annual T-shirts are and supplies are limited! Register now and help spread the word to all current SELA seniors!
Sign up now!

Summer Tech Camp Session 1 - BTC
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-25 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
[No camp on Fridays & Weekends]
Are you ready for Summer Camp?

Summer Tech Camp Session 2 – BTC
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-16 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States

Summer Tech Camp Session 3 – BTC
2026-07-20 - 2026-07-30 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States

Adult Digital Literacy Begins
2026-08-17 09:30 - 23:00 | Bell Tech Center, 4357 Gage Avenue, Bell, CA, 90201, United States
[BILINGUAL CLASS | English & Spanish]
Join us for the first session of our Free Adult Digital Literacy Class! Whether you’re new to computers, smartphones, email, or the internet, this class is designed to help adults build confidence with everyday technology in a supportive and beginner-friendly environment.
Learn practical digital skills that can help with communication, job searching, online safety, and more. No experience is required — everyone is welcome.
