John Alston and the Angel City Links Achiever Program

The Angel City Links is a black women’s charitable organization devoted to both charitable and positive social undertakings in the community.  

John Alston has worked with the Angel City Links Achiever program since its inception in 1982.  The program sponsored by the Angel City Links provides scholarships financial support and the motivational training program for a selected group of young black males who are college bound and identified by their schools, churches and members of the community as movers and shakers.  

Since the beginning, John has worked with over 700 young black, high school seniors with college aspirations, on achievement concepts, character development and personal growth issues.  The training covers a variety of material relative to eliminating self defeating behaviors and providing what it takes to thrive, survive and succeed in the world as it is.

Additionally, Angel City Links Achiever program provides a community enhancement project where the young men participate in a work project that in the past has included the cosmetic repair and exterior renovation of a house at no cost to the owner.  Most recently the participants are involved in the preparation of a building donated by the city of Culver City to serve as a local museum of art housing historical artifacts, motion pictures, recordings, posters and an original and authentic collection of African American artifacts and more.

At the conclusion of the training workshops and the project activity, the young men are recognized by the community as “Achievers” at a celebratory banquet held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles where approximately 1,500 people - friends, sponsors and relatives take part in a ceremony.

For more information, please contact John Alston at
John@JohnAlston.com or contact John at 323-857-6655.