Our Progress

During our first joint meeting, we began a discussion about the issue of homelessness in Los Angeles. We acknowledged how large-scale of a problem homelessness continues to be, and began our research into what the city of LA has done about this.

In January, we sought next steps in our plan. We sent letters to some of the Los Angeles Councilmen to ask them where we should take our project. We wanted tangible ways to enact change.

Later in the month, we took it upon ourselves to visit other homelessness projects in the area for inspiration. One of the most inspirational places we visited was the Arroyo Seco Tiny Homes Village. We took great interest in the ability to give homeless people privacy, resources, and amenities that they would not get in homeless shelters.

Later in the year, Harvard Westlake's Venture Organization held a competition where participants could present their ideas and have the chance to receive funding for them. Olivia and Sage presented to a panel of judges and were connected with a professional in the field of Homeless Housing. After a very informational meeting with her, and after noting down her advice, Olivia and Sage felt prepared to take action.

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If you'd like to see our presentation, it is linked here!

As our most recent step, we decided it would be important to attend city council meetings and propose our ideas. We hope that putting ourselves out there will be able to shift the way some cities in the San Gabriel Valley choose to address homelessness.

We presented our Chapel Project to Alhambra City Council during their monthly meeting in August. If like to learn more about our Chapel Project presentation, click here for a recording!

We presented our Gladys Project to San Gabriel Planning Committee in October. If you would like to learn more, click on the Gladys Proposal section of our website and here for a recording of the meeting!