NATHA has always grown with Lincoln Village. For years, we served as a cornerstone for youth development through programs like the Community of Organized Learners (COOL) and the Youth Leadership Group (YLG). Initiatives like the Lemonade Brigade, a teen-run lemonade business, taught young people entrepreneurial skills while raising scholarship funds and investing in their futures.
While we no longer run formal youth programs, youth empowerment remains in our roots, and we continue to ask how young people can lead and serve in the work of rebuilding their own community.
Today, NATHA’s mission centers on disaster relief, community resilience, and civic engagement. From supporting survivors of the Eaton Canyon fires to hosting healing gatherings and supporting grassroots initiatives, we stand for collective restoration.
We collaborate with local organizations to extend our impact and avoid service duplication. We also sustain our work through rental income from a commercial property adjacent to our center, helping offset facility costs and keeping our doors open to the community.
At our core, we believe when residents give their time, love, and skills, the community gives back.
That’s the NATHA way.
