[2] In 2014, the Los Angeles County Grand Jury criticized the conditions of the hall, and proposed that it be torn down.

[9] In 2011, IOW teamed with the Los Angeles Opera to perform stories written by incarcerated youths at Central.

[12] In 2016, Center for the Empowerment of Families (CEF)[13] Executive Director, Renee Curry, introduced the first Therapeutic Ballet-Mentorship program.

The Dance for Healing Project [14] was developed by Renee and Jamie Hammond-Carbetta, Pony Box Theatre's Choreographer.

Namely youth previously affected by sex trafficking, domestic violence, neglect & caregiver substance abuse.