Bruce Patton is the recipient of the 2019 Halo Award presented by the Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation. Mr. Patton has served as a volunteer and resident leader at CoCo for more than 20 years. He was introduced to the organization by his mother, Mrs. Audrey Patton, who is one of CoCo’s founding community leaders. As his mother approached her more senior years as a community leader, she passed on the torch to her son to ensure CoCo remained a community vehicle that impacts change in the region.
Bruce is a tireless leader who gives his valuable time and expertise towards the benefit of the entire community and specifically to young students of color struggling with math and science. He has helped lead multiple campaigns and leverages his knowledge and skills to promote whole youth leaders. Currently, he is a core leader of CoCo’s resident-driven Justice Committee, where residents work alongside CoCo staff to learn about, strategize, and launch community campaigns to help address critical deficiencies in the criminal justice stem that impact South Los Angeles.