Six months ago, we announced the winners of our 2022 LA2050 Grants Challenge.
Now, we are sharing updates on their incredible work to make LA better for all!
You voted for the issues that mattered most to you, and our winners are implementing their solutions. They are working on a wide range of projects — protecting vulnerable tenants, helping immigrants flourish, creating local jobs, and much, much more. Here are four highlights:
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Black Women for Wellness has knocked on doors and distributed flyers at events across Los Angeles County to help ensure low-income Black women can gain access to healthy food through CalFresh. To date, BWW has reached approximately 2,500 people with this critical information.
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The Theodore Payne Foundation's California Native Plant Certification Program is training landscape professionals to save water, restore habitats, and bring the beauty of the natural world into our communities. Theodore Payne anticipates 250 students will complete the program this grant cycle.
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Young Women’s Freedom Center launched its first cohort of Transform Your Hustle, focusing on young mothers ages 16 to 25 years old. Participants learn financial literacy, how to set professional and personal goals, and how to prioritize themselves in motherhood and work.
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Flavors from Afar received the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand designation and was recognized as an LA Times Top 101 Restaurant. Flavors From Afar is also celebrating four chefs who are launching their own catering businesses as well as one securing a six-figure job placement.
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SOMETHING BIG IS COMING....
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Get ready for an exciting announcement on April 6th!
We don't want to give too much away... but let's just say this would be a good time to look back at last year's LA2050 Grants Challenge. *wink wink*
Review last year's top-voted issues →
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LA2050'S FAVORITE PLACES AND SPACES
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Want to try something new in LA?
Our website features a living collection of some of our community's favorite places and spaces! Explore "Fave Five" LA-area locations from social impact leaders and our own LA2050 original maps, covering everything from LGBTQ+ history to botanical gardens.
See all of our favorite places→
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SARAJOY SALIB | Social Media and Communications Fellow, LA2050
My favorite Los Angeles places and spaces...
PLAY: When I want to get active, I look for any LA Citywide Aquatics pool near me. They're all over Los Angeles. My current favorite spot is the Cheviot Hills Pool.
CREATE: South LA Cafe is a BIPOC-owned business that focuses on engaging and serving the community in a variety of ways. They have done an incredible job at fostering community through food giveaways, vaccination pop-ups, and more.
CONNECT: I love volunteering through 5+2 Ministries. There are a variety of events we do to give back to the community around Eagle Rock as well as the communities many of our families come from back in Egypt. It facilitates an important aspect of community for those who have immigrated and those who are first/second gen.
LEARN: Algebra Project and The People's Project L.A. work in the HEET LAUSD community to improve math literacy for underserved students; I’m always in admiration of the work they do!
LIVE: TACO Inc is a local organization that aims to combat drug overdoses among young adults by providing access to comprehensive resources. The work they do is essential to public health.
Follow @LA2050 on Instagram to see new Fave Five posts from impactful Angelenos.
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🌟 Have a job opening you want to be featured? Submit it here! 🌟
JOB OF THE WEEK! Director of Public Programs, Theodore Payne Foundation
Multiple Positions Available, Inner City Law Center
Senior Manager of Communications, AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
Multiple Positions Available, Community Partners
Chief Executive Officer, Epilepsy Foundation of America
Multiple Positions Available, Proyecto Pastoral
Director of Communications, SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Organization
Multiple Positions Available, TreePeople
Facilitator, PLUS ME Project
Multiple Positions Available, Latino Resource Organization
Marketing Manager, Rivet School
Multiple Positions Available, Sequoyah School
Fundraising and Development Coordinator, Theatre Of Hearts
Multiple Positions Available, Hands4HopeLA
Director of Development & Communications, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
Multiple Positions Available, Skirball Cultural Center
Director of STEM & Innovation, BGCMLA Challengers Club
Multiple Positions Available, A Place Called Home
Policy & Community Building Specialist, Southeast Asian Community Alliance
Multiple Positions Available, Sharefest Community Development, Inc.
Computer Science Education Fellow, 9 Dots
Multiple Positions Available, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Grant Writer, Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Find more positions on our LA2050 Jobs Board
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🌟 Have an event you want to be highlighted? Submit it here! 🌟
EVENT OF THE WEEK! Mar. 30, 10 am | Green Table Talk: Reproductive Justice in a Warming World presented by BWWLA
Mar. 24, 6 pm | Recidivism and Reentry: The Familial & Generational Impact of Incarceration presented by CRJW
Mar. 25, 8 am | Monthly Habitat Restoration w/ FOLAR
Mar. 25, 8:45 am | Community Cleanup Day w/ Equitas Academy
Mar. 25, 9 am | Bike the LA River w/ Nature for All & Healthy Active Streets
Mar. 26, 2 pm | Debbie Allen Dance Academy: Nina Simone's "Four Women" at CAAM
Mar. 27, 6 pm | LA COVID-19 Pandemic Reflections Initiative: Listening Session with CD12
Mar. 28, 6:30 pm | Raising Monarch Butterflies in the Home Garden
Mar. 29, 5:00 pm | Office Hours with AD54 in Koreatown
Mar. 29, 6:30 pm | Taller de Derechos de Inquilinos presented by LACCLA
Mar. 30, 1 pm | Tenants' Rights and Suing in Small Claims Court with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Mar. 30, 7 pm | Barbara Chase-Riboud and Deborah Willis presented by CAAM
Mar. 31, 6 pm | The Other Art Fair - Los Angeles
Apr. 1, 9 am | Walking Tour of the LA River with Nature for All
Apr. 1, 10 am | LA Parks and Recreation: Five Year Strategic Plan Release
Apr. 1, 10 am | Beloved Community Presents: Advancing Truth and Racial Justice
Apr. 2, 8 am | Alma Backyard Farms - Compton Farm Stand
Apr. 6, 6 pm | Community Coalition: People's Assembly
Apr. 8, 10 am | Inner-City Arts: Artistic Community Expo
Apr. 12, 3:30 pm | City of West Hollywood Mindfulness Series; How to Create a Satisfying Life
Apr. 13, 11 am | SJPLA Wellbeing Series: Time Travel & Dreaming for Liberation with Audrey Kuo
Apr. 16, 9 am | CicLAvia - Mid City meets Pico Union presented by Metro
Apr. 18, 7 pm | What Is A Good Tourism Job Now? presented by Zócalo Public Square and The James Irvine Foundation
Apr. 22, 9 am | Volunteer Cleaning Communities: Sherman Way Street Clean Up
Apr. 22, 11 am | The Music Center's Very Special Arts Festival Community Day
Find more events on our LA2050 Events Board
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Find funding resources on our Goldhirsh Foundation website, which is regularly updated with a diverse range of grant opportunities.
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