Programs

  • Racial Equity in Homelessness Initiative

    RACIAL EQUITY IN HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE: OUR RACIAL EQUITY IN HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS LEADERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO RISE TO EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, FACILITATING EQUITY-FOCUSED TRAINING FOR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, AND OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE WELLBEING SUPPORTS TO WORKERS IN THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SECTOR. OUR FELLOWSHIPS HAVE SEEN REMARKABLE CAREER ADVANCEMENT, WITH PARTICIPANTS MOVING INTO DIRECTOR-LEVEL POSITIONS AT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNITED WAY OF GREATER LA, THE PEOPLE CONCERN, SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH, AND LA COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. ALL FIVE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE FIRST HILTON FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP COHORT SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED TO FULL-TIME PUBLIC SECTOR ROLES. OUR FIVE-WEEK COMMUNITY CARE AND THE WORKPLACE PROGRAM, OFFERED FOUR TIMES IN 2024 WITH 85 PARTICIPANTS, ADDRESSES DISCONNECTION, BURNOUT, AND UNPROCESSED GRIEF AMONG WORKERS. THE PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS SINCE INCEPTION. THE WELLBEING SERIES, OFFERED 10 TIMES IN 2024 WITH 310 ATTENDEES (207 WORKING DIRECTLY IN HOMELESS SERVICES), PROVIDES MONTHLY WORKSHOPS INTRODUCING DIVERSE HEALING MODALITIES. THESE SESSIONS ENCOURAGE PERSONAL REST, RENEWAL, AND CONNECTION, EQUIPPING WORKERS WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS TO SUSTAIN THEM IN THEIR CRUCIAL WORK.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.1M

  • Systems Change Fellowship

    SYSTEMS CHANGE FELLOWSHIP: THE SYSTEMS CHANGE FELLOWSHIP AT SJPLA SUPPORTS LEADERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES IN AREAS SUCH AS CULTIVATING WORKPLACE CULTURE, COMMUNICATIONS, AND GROWING THEIR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED SEVEN EMERGING INITIATIVES ADDRESSING INTERCONNECTED ISSUES FROM HEALTH EQUITY TO FOOD SECURITY, WITH EACH RECEIVING $10,000 IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDING. THE FAST PITCH PROGRAM DELIVERED TEN WEEKS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING AND COACHING, CULMINATING IN AN IN-PERSON SHOWCASE WHERE PARTICIPANTS SHARED THEIR WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FUNDERS, AND SUPPORTERS. FELLOWS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FUNDRAISING SUCCESS, WITH LA FORWARD INSTITUTE SECURING $100,000 IN COMMITMENTS AND THE SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER RAISING $125,000 DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRAM AND SJPLA NETWORK. THE FELLOWSHIP CREATES INTENTIONAL SPACES FOR RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, RESULTING IN MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN FELLOWS, INCLUDING JOINT PROGRAMMING, RESOURCE SHARING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2008, ALUMNI HAVE RAISED OVER $4.7 MILLION THAT THEY ATTRIBUTE TO THEIR EXPERIENCE, AND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REPLICATED BY 19 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $293.1K

  • Community Building and Engagement Initiatives

    COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT: SJPLA'S COMMUNITY BUILDING & ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES CREATE A ROBUST NETWORK OF INFORMED CHANGEMAKERS THROUGH EXPERIENCES INCLUDING PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING, ANTI-RACISM TRAININGS, AND OUR FAST PITCH PROGRAM. IN 2024, OUR 86 PARTNERS CONTRIBUTED 603 HOURS OF SKILLED VOLUNTEER TIME AND $85,020 IN UNRESTRICTED FUNDING, SERVING AS COACHES, EVALUATORS, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LA2050 ENGAGED 75 EVALUATORS (INCLUDING 26 SJP PARTNERS) WHO REVIEWED 577 APPLICATIONS AND HELPED DISTRIBUTE OVER $3 MILLION TO 68 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. OUR LIBERATORY LEARNING COURSES ENGAGED 52 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS THREE PROGRAMS: LIBERATORY WORKPLACES (27 PARTICIPANTS), LIBERATORY LEADERSHIP (19 PARTICIPANTS), AND CHARITY TO JUSTICE (6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS). OUR PHILANTHROPIC CONSULTING SERVICES HELP CRAFT EQUITABLE GRANTMAKING PRACTICES, ENSURING BROAD AND SUSTAINED COMMUNITY IMPACT. THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SOBRATO PHILANTHROPIES AND GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION, WE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE CHANGE THAT CENTERS WELLBEING, LIBERATION, AND BELONGING.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $272.1K