Inner-City Games

The Inner-City Games were founded by Daniel Hernandez in 1991 as a way to build self-confidence, self-reliance and camaraderie among inner-city youth. The Games began in East Los Angeles with more than 40,000 youths competing in athletic and academic competitions. In the wake of the LA riots in 1992, Hernandez envisioned the Games expanding citywide and then nationally. Hernandez shared this vision with Arnold Schwarzenegger who agreed to be the Games Executive Commissioner. In 1992, the National Inner-City Games Foundation was established. Under the national umbrella, the Games have expanded to 15 cities across the United States and involved more than one million young people across the country. [cite news
last = Cardenas
first = Jose
coauthors =
title = GOOD TURNS: Games Serve Thousands in First 10 Years
work = Los Angeles Times
pages =
language = English
publisher = Los Angeles Times
date = 2002-09-08
url = http://www.lainnercitygames.com/media3.htm
accessdate = 2008-03-17] In 2003, the Inner-City Games was renamed; however in Los Angeles they remained the Inner-City Games. [cite news
last = Cooper
first = Michael
coauthors =
title = An Actor's New Role: Fund-Raising
work = The New York Times
pages =
language = English
publisher = The New York Times Company
date = 2003-08-12
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E0DD1131F931A2575BC0A9659C8B63
accessdate = 2008-03-17]

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