At our 10th Annual Gala: Be Unusual on May 8th 2018 we celebrated the power of mentorship. That evening, we were fortunate to have two of our alumni share their personal stories of the impact The Unusual Suspects has had on their lives. Video footage by Ashley Media [...]
Thank you to everyone, near and far, who supported US at our 10th Annual Gala: Be Unusual on May 8th, 2018 at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. With your help, we work in service of our mission to mentor, educate, and enrich underserved youth through the creation of collaborative, [...]
Our 9th Annual Gala: Be Unusual was an incredible night… Thank you to our dedicated honorees Markese Freeman & Kirsten Vangsness, our dynamic hostess Melissa Peterman, our generous sponsors and all of YOU who made contributions before, during and even after the big event!! Through your [...]
Thanks for Being Unusual with US! Dear friend, Tuesday night was amazing! Our youth and alumni were surrounded by warmth and compassion, and truly felt heard, valued and respected. Their smiles lit up the room! Thanks to your contributions leading up to and during the night, we met our fundraising [...]
Fear, Family, and Finding Acceptance Written by The Unusual Suspects Fall 2016 playwriting students at Edison Middle School SCENE 4 TIME:12 PM | PLACE: School cafeteria AT RISE: KRIS sits at the lunch table flipping through a book KRIS (reading) Chapter one: once upon a time there was a [...]