Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, along with Mayor Karen Bass and former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, broke ground in North Hollywood for the first TUMO Technology Learning Center in the United States.
TUMO offers free training for teens in 14 different subjects, from music, filmmaking and animation to programming, robotics and 3D modeling. Founded in Yerevan, Armenia, TUMO now serves more than 25,000 teens each week, in 13 centers across 9 countries, from Paris to Beirut to Kyiv.
“The creation of TUMO in the East San Fernando Valley will bring much needed creative and educational resources to low income youth,” said Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian. “This center will shape the next generation of creative leaders that will keep our entertainment industry strong and thriving."
This first TUMO center in the United States was made possible through a $23.25 million dollar grant from the State of California, secured by former Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, as well as an additional $3 million dollars in Community Development Block Grant Funds from the City of Los Angeles, secured by Council President Krekorian. The City Council has also approved a motion to allocate an additional $2.5 million dollars to create an outdoor performing arts space at the TUMO Center in North Hollywood.
(Council President Paul Krekorian, Mayor Karen Bass and former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian break ground for the TUMO Learning Center in North Hollywood.)
