{"id":55283,"date":"2022-12-14T12:05:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55283"},"modified":"2022-12-14T12:05:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:05:34","slug":"united-way-of-greater-los-angeles-celebrates-100-years-of-service-with-2-85-million-in-grants-to-87-community-based-organizations-regionwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55283","title":{"rendered":"United Way of Greater Los Angeles Celebrates 100 Years of Service With $2.85 Million in Grants to 87 Community-Based Organizations Regionwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 lessons spur a reimagining of mission, vision and model of giving\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES, CA<\/strong> \u2014 United Way of Greater Los Angeles is closing out its Centennial year with a $2.85 million round of grantmaking to 87 organizations reaching tens of thousands of people across Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

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In recognition of the fact that COVID has not impacted everyone equally, and that our low income communities have been hit disproportionately hard, this includes many first-time recipients as the United Way extends its reach to support to dozens of small grassroots organizations in a Centennial-year strategic focus on expanding its support in areas where the COVID19 pandemic unveiled the greatest inequities.<\/p>\n

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The awards, which range up to $50,000 each, represent two themes that have emerged as central to United Way of Greater Los Angeles\u2019s strategy in its Centennial year: supporting on-the-ground efforts that allow neighbors to support one another in moments of acute crisis, and empowering grass-roots groups that can build community wealth over the long term.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve got 100 years of lessons to draw from, and some of the most powerful came out of what we saw in the last three,\u201d said Elise Buik, President & CEO of United Way of Greater Los Angeles. \u201dCommunities with strong connections to each other and well-tended roots are more resilient.. We can see it in the response to disasters as well as in how we right the wrongs of racial inequity, whether it\u2019s in making it through an immediate crisis or setting the next generation up for prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This new UWGLA grant opportunity funds nonprofit organizations and community groups providing care and building power across L.A. County. The efforts supported vary in location, type of service and people served, but all strive to provide immediate support or build shared prosperity long-term. A full list of grantees is included below.<\/p>\n

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Some grantees re-imagine a community-powered social safety net by providing support for essentials like food, rent, utilities, transportation, childcare, mentoring\/tutoring, clothing, hygiene, healthcare\/mental health, and public benefits.<\/p>\n

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Arnali Ray, executive director of the Hollywood Food Coalition, one of the grantees that addresses food insecurity in Los Angeles, said her organization, \u201cis a small organization that has grown over the last several years because United Way L.A. has been able to help us really built capacity consistently across our programs,\u201d she said. \u201cOver the last few years, we\u2019ve been able to grow our dinner program, exchange, and wellness programs, helping us be consistent and responsive to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Additional grantees are helping to establish greater community ownership and build community wealth. Examples include organizing campaigns, community land trusts, housing and worker cooperatives, community information networks, public space improvements, and lending circles.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have been able to expand all our services from the community fridges to our rental assistance program, and we\u2019ve been able to help more families than ever because of the help of United Way,\u201d said Miss Rodgers, founder of Miss Rodgers\u2019 Neighborhood, a grassroots community organization based in Compton. \u201cI’m grateful for United Way, for recognizing us and for seeing how they can truly be beneficial to our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With this investment, UWGLA builds on the power of mutual aid networks to invest in communities across Los Angeles County. On average, the grant awardees are smaller than previous recipients, and many are grassroots organizations.<\/p>\n

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This model was piloted beginning in March of 2020 with UWGLA\u2019s Pandemic Relief Fund, which raised more than $10 million in relief funds. Small community-based organizations and informal networks were key in making sure that food, funds and personal protective equipment got into the hands of people facing food and housing insecurity, such as unhoused people or informal workers such as food vendors, domestic workers and mariachis.<\/p>\n

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For 100 years UWGLA has built bridges between people of different perspectives in order to bring relief and resources to people in need. The organization will continue to learn and grow in partnership with communities to create L.A.\u2019s future, together.<\/p>\n

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List of Grantees:<\/p>\n

100 Black Men of Los Angeles, Inc.<\/p>\n

All Peoples Community Center<\/p>\n

Alliance for Community Transit – Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust<\/p>\n

SOLE FOLKS<\/p>\n

BRIDGE Housing Corporation<\/p>\n

Butterfly\u2019s Haven<\/p>\n

Let’s Be Whole<\/p>\n

CARECEN<\/p>\n

Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment<\/p>\n

Central City Neighborhood Partners<\/p>\n

CLEAN Carwash Worker Center<\/p>\n

Communities In Schools of Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Community Asset Development Re-defining Education<\/p>\n

Community Loving<\/p>\n

Community Power Collective<\/p>\n

Concerned Citizens Community Involvement<\/p>\n

Creating Justice LA<\/p>\n

Crop Swap LA<\/p>\n

Desert Life Ministry<\/p>\n

Destination Crenshaw<\/p>\n

Downtown Women’s Center<\/p>\n

Eayikes<\/p>\n

El Centro de Ayuda<\/p>\n

Ephesus SDA Church<\/p>\n

Fathers and Mothers Who Care, Inc.<\/p>\n

Fideicomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre<\/p>\n

Foundation For Economic & Social Justice<\/p>\n

Garment Worker Center<\/p>\n

Gente Organizada<\/p>\n

Grass Roots Neighbors<\/p>\n

Healthcare & Elder Law Programs Corp.<\/p>\n

Hollywood Food Coalition<\/p>\n

Inclusive Action for the City<\/p>\n

InnerCity Struggle<\/p>\n

It’s Bigger Than Us<\/p>\n

J-TOWN Action and Solidarity<\/p>\n

Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA)<\/p>\n

L.A. Co-op Lab<\/p>\n

LA CAN<\/p>\n

LA Commons<\/p>\n

La Defensa<\/p>\n

Latinos In Action<\/p>\n

Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition<\/p>\n

Los Angeles City College Foundation<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Valley College<\/p>\n

Meals On Wheels West<\/p>\n

Miss Rodgers\u2019 Neighborhood<\/p>\n

Mutual Aid LA<\/p>\n

No Us Without You LA<\/p>\n

NOAHS FOUNDATION INC<\/p>\n

NoHo Home Alliance<\/p>\n

Parent Organization Network<\/p>\n

Pico Union Project<\/p>\n

Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California<\/p>\n

Polo’s Pantry<\/p>\n

Project Joy<\/p>\n

Proyecto Pastoral<\/p>\n

Puk\u00fau Cultural Community Services<\/p>\n

Robinson School for Public Awareness and Community Engagement<\/p>\n

Sanctuary of Hope<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council – Wellbeing Microgrants<\/p>\n

Santa Monica College Foundation<\/p>\n

SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition<\/p>\n

Silverlake Presbyterian Church<\/p>\n

Sisters of Watts<\/p>\n

Social Justice Learning Institute<\/p>\n

South Bay Center For Counseling<\/p>\n

Southeast Asian Community Alliance<\/p>\n

Sowing Seeds For Life<\/p>\n

St. John’s Community Health<\/p>\n

The Al Wooten Jr. Youth and Adult Cultural Educational Center<\/p>\n

The Catalyst Foundation<\/p>\n

The Center in Hollywood<\/p>\n

The Children’s Center of the Antelope Valley<\/p>\n

The EmpowerTHEM Collective<\/p>\n

University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n

The South LA Cafe Community Foundation<\/p>\n

The Valley of Change<\/p>\n

Thinkwatts Foundation<\/p>\n

TRUST South LA<\/p>\n

United American Indian Involvement, Inc.<\/p>\n

Urban Partners Los Angeles<\/p>\n

Watts Labor Community Action Committee<\/p>\n

WVHY (West Valley Homes Yes)<\/p>\n

Youth With A Purpose<\/p>\n

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