According to the L.A. County Children's Planning Council, 25 percent - one of every four - children in L.A. County 17 years and under are living in poverty.
In December, 2011, 100.3 FM The Sound partnered with The Children's Miracle Network to host the first ever "10-at-10athon" to benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC).