We recently commissioned a study by the RAND Corporation which highlighted the challenges faced by frontline workers in LA County's homeless response sector to shed light on this crucial issue and call for a living wage for these dedicated professionals.

We are excited to introduce the first cohort of fellows, who will create lasting impact through their work.

Fast Pitch proved to be a powerful event fueled by passion, vision, and collaboration. Together, attendees helped raise $21k during the event. With a goal of raising an additional $4,000, we encourage you to continue supporting these important initiatives by donating.

In December, our Systems Change Accelerator cohort and Racial Equity in Homelessness Fellowship cohort came together for a visioning exercise focused on creating a liberatory workplace. Together, they developed 12 organizational leadership strategies to build a liberatory workplace that you can begin today.

SJPLA’s Racial Equity in Homelessness Initiative is accepting eligibility submissions for two fellowship cohorts that are designed for folks who want to advance their careers and center racial equity in LA’s homeless response sector.

2023 brought significant changes in SJPLA’s board, as we welcome four new members, bid farewell to two valued members, and welcome a new Board Chair.

How SJPLA's New Bylaws Aligned its Governance with its Evolving Mission and Values

Each year, our Fast Pitch coaches act as key partners in amplifying the stories of our Accelerator leaders and embodying the values we wish to see in the world. Recently, we held a reflection session with our Fast Pitch coaches to build community and explore coaching norms to consider ways to take a more liberatory approach.

Eighteen SJPLA community members will serve this year as Fast Pitch coaches for our nine speakers.

Every year, we ask our Anti-Racism for White People cohort to reflect on what they've learned and share their commitments for anti-racist action in the coming year.

Quiet Time sounds simple enough, but the goal of Quiet Time is that it creates individual and collective renewal and doesn’t cause additional stress. We’ve learned some lessons about how to prepare for Quiet Time individually and as a team.

This was our third year participating as the LA2050 evaluation partner. We feel so grateful for the trust and partnership of the LA2050 team in enabling us to flex our community-centered grantmaking muscles for this process.

Twice a year, our team slows down and turns off external meetings so we can create space for what we need as we continue this work.

SJPLA is proud to introduce you to our second REI Fellowship cohort, 19 up-and-coming leaders preparing to solve homelessness with solutions grounded in racial justice.

We can't believe the Systems Change Accelerator is in its fifth cohort already and we're so excited to introduce you to this incredible group of leaders and the innovative work they bring to LA.

The 2021-22 Systems Change Accelerator came to a close last week with an in-person lunch to celebrate these incredible leaders and the SJPLA community who supported their journey.⁠

“My #1 love language is quality time so I love nothing more than to just sit and chat with people.“

On March 30th, 2022, the Fast Pitch audience met these 10 powerful leaders as they presented their three-minute pitches painting the story of their work and the LA they’re building.

We are so excited to open applications for two of our flagship programs, the Systems Change Accelerator and the Racial Equity in Homelessness Fellowship. These programs are both nine-month journeys for leaders advancing racial and social justice in Los Angeles.

We hoped that 2021 would be the year of recovery, the year we began to rebuild and reimagine Los Angeles with lessons learned from a season of racial reckoning, the pandemic, and all the truths it laid bare. But, instead, it quickly became clear that our recovery must integrate an ongoing pandemic as we continue to process loss, suffering, and uncertainties.