Dressing for a prom

Ruby Diaz, 18, left, covers her face in excitement while trying on a prom gown with the help of Linda Levine, center, and Perri Kranzdorf, right, at Operation School Bell-Assistance League of Southern California headquarters in Hollywood. Diaz, a senior at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in downtown Los Angeles, said, “When my dad recently lost his job, I wasn’t thinking I was going to prom, so I’m very thankful for this program....It makes me feel wonderful.”   (Christina House / For The Times)