“Community Services are basic dynamics of a healthy community. We can enrich the quality of lives by nurturing the environment, the health, and the well-being of our economy".

Mission Statement

City of Hawthorne Community Services Department strives to enrich the quality of life for people of all ages by providing safe, positive, and active opportunities within our community that embrace diversity and promote social connections, wellness, civic pride, and lifelong learning.

Staff

Kywanna Bowie
Community Services Manager

Gerardo Iriarte
Acting Recreation Supervisor

Diane Brown
Senior Center Specialist

Summer Virtual Clinics

The following videos are now available for viewing.

Arts At Home

• Plastic Bag Weaving
• Macrame
• Water Coloring

Basic Home Gardening

• Soil and Amendments
• Hardiness Zones and Seasonal Plants
• Planting Techniques

Sports Clinics

Baseball Fundamentals

• Batter-Up 101 Baseball Fundamentals- The Proper Way to Warm Up
• Batter-Up 101 Baseball Fundamentals - Catching Drills
• Batter-Up 101 Baseball Fundamentals - The Proper Way to Throw a Baseball
• Batter-Up 101 Baseball Fundamentals - Fielding Ground Balls
• Batter-UP 101 Baseball Fundamentals - Hitting

Basketball Fundamentals

• Swoosh 101 Basketball Fundamentals - The "Triple Threat Stance”
• Swoosh 101 Basketball Fundamentals - Defensive Fundamentals
• Swoosh 101 Basketball Fundamentals - Dribbling
• Swoosh 101 Basketball Fundamentals - Bounce Passes
• Swoosh 101 Basketball Fundamentals - Daily Workouts

Boxing Fundamentals

• Boxing - Basics
• Boxing - Punching Techniques
• Boxing - Footwork
• Boxing - Boxing Circuit

Soccer Fundamentals

• Soccer 101 - Ball Dribbling
• Soccer 101 - Ball Control
• Soccer 101 - Passing
• Soccer 101 - Turning

Information for the Disabled

The City of Hawthorne Community Services Department intends to comply with the American Disability Act. If you are disabled and need special accommodations to participate in any of the Department's programs, please notify the Department at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of such program and we will attempt to reasonably respond to your needs.

The Community Services Department wishes to thank you in advance for your cooperation, should you have any questions, please call the department office

Informacion en Espanol

Para informacion en Espanol respecto a cual quier pregrama registrado dentro del folleto favor, deponerse en contacto con el Servicios del la Comunidad.

Lunes - Viernes
10:00am - 2:00pm

Trash Can Art Project

The Community Services Department is doing a Trash Can Art Initiative in efforts to beautify the parks.  One of our Parks & Recreation – Fine Arts Commissioners Donnisha Sanford is teacher at Leuzinger High School and she presented the idea to Efrain Salgado an art teacher at Leuzinger. Mr. Salgado and his students decided to take on the project.

The Community Services Department would like to thank Commissioner Sanford, Mr. Salgado and his students for the great job they have done on these trash cans.

Please see attached images.