The LIVE category represents our vision of an LA where all communities have the economic means and cultural capital to thrive. By the year 2050, we hope our region will have the nation’s lowest poverty rate, and that all families will have access to healthy food, quality health care, safe housing, and a sustainable environment, no matter where they live or how much money they make.
Below, learn more about the five My LA2050 winners making LA the best place to LIVE. Plus, check out a special announcement from our funding partner, Citi!
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$50,000 Winner: Crop Swap LA is piloting the creation of a garden district in LA, installing seven income-producing gardens at residential homes and employing reentering individuals as gardeners.
In the absence of in-person swaps, Crop Swap LA continues to engage with novice and experienced gardeners through virtual meet-ups (join the next one on Sept. 5). And, if you have fruit trees, volunteers can harvest your extra fruit! Follow @lacropswap on Instagram for updates.
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$25,000 Winner: Jenesse Center, Inc. aims to restore families impacted by domestic and sexual violence through holistic, trauma-informed, culturally-responsive services, and advance prevention initiatives that foster and sustain healthy, violence-free communities.
Jenesse Center, Inc. was founded by five Black women and is currently celebrating 40 years of providing domestic violence intervention and education services. Learn more about their work.
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$10,000 Winner: Safe Parking LA's Neighbors for Home is a grassroots initiative that aims to mobilize residents to act around the problem of vehicular homelessness in their neighborhoods.
Did you know that more than 25 percent of LA County’s homeless population lives in vehicles? Safe Parking LA provides those experiencing vehicular homelessness with a safe lot for overnight parking with access to a restroom and a security guard. Fill out this interest form to volunteer.
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We're so grateful to Citi for joining this year's My LA2050 Grants Challenge as a funding partner. We're excited to announce that Citi has selected LIFT-LA to receive its award.
James Alva, Citi’s Senior Vice President & Market Director of Community Investing and Development for Southern California and Texas, said about the award: “Citi has been a long supporter of financial security and empowerment. We have admired LIFT-LA’s work for years, and we are proud to be able to support them with $25,000 this year via My LA2050."
Thank you, Citi! And congratulations to LIFT-LA. Click here to learn more.
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Foundation Administrator, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Curriculum Intern, Dramatic Results
Marketing Intern, Dramatic Results
Marketing, Social Media & Art Director, Lost Angels Children's Project
Backyard Harvest Coordinator - LA County, Food Forward
Lead Photographer, Venice Arts
Human Resources Manager, Los Angeles Education Partnership
Vice President, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Learn4Life
Advocate Supervisor, CASA of Los Angeles
Chief Development Officer (CDO), CASA of Los Angeles
Manager, Crenshaw Farmers' Market, Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles
Manager, Home Office Talent & Org Culture, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
And more at: la2050.org/jobs
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August 11, 7pm - 8pm | Global Warming Demystified: The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions
August 12, 12pm | Living On the Edge: Equity, Longevity, and Our Collective Future
August 12, 1pm | AltaSea Presents: Where Economic Development Meets Ocean Sustainability
August 12, 3pm | Urban Futures Lab: Yearbook Edition Podcast Q&A
August 13, 10am | The Future of Democracy - Our Failing Institutions
August 18, 11am | LAPL Virtual Arts & Crafts for Kids
August 19, 10am | Follow the Money: How AVs Will Reshape Cities & Society
August 19, 5:30pm | Skirball Center: Protest Banner Making with Artist Aram Han Sifuentes
August 19, 7pm | En Casa con LA Plaza: Collecting Community History
August 20, 6pm | Still I Will Rise: A Tribute to the the Resilience of the Human Spirit and the Healing Power of Music featuring the Urban Voices Project Choir
August 20, 6pm | How Have Women's Protests Changed History?
August 28, 12pm | Sanctuary & Solidarity: Resisting the U.S. War on Refugees and Migrants
August 29, 9pm | Skirball Stages: Gavin Turek and Ak Dan Gwang Chil
September 3, 10am | Arts for LA State of the Arts Summit Session 1: Affordable Spaces for Artists and Arts Organizations
September 16, 6pm | Why Don’t Women’s Votes Put More Women in Power?
Fridays, 7pm | The Music Center's Digital Dance DTLA
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