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Green Jobs
Green Jobs Since it was first built in 1926, the Los Angeles Central Public Library has posed challenges for the city. The massive expanse of concrete and steel didn’t include routine safety features...
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RePower LA
RePower LA Three years ago, the city vowed to end its dependency on coal —a major air and water pollutant that results in severe asthma and even cancer—but cleaner energy sources are expensive to...
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Poverty Is Rising… So Should Our Taxes.
Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Poverty Department Poverty is Rising… So Should Our Taxes. Here’s a staggering statistic: According to a report released last fall by the Southern Education Foundation,...
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What Police Should Be Doing For Us—Not to Us
Community members shared stories of their run-ins with police earlier this month at Community Coalition. What Police Should Be Doing For Us—Not to Us Last week Vincent Warren, executive director of the...
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Restoring Equity to the City Budget
The LA Equity Alliance gathered folks on the steps of City Hall, Friday, March 21, to call for fairness in the budgeting process. Restoring Equity to the City Budget With two weeks to go before Mayor...
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“Renters Make LA Work. It’s Time to Make LA Work for Renters.”
Courtesy Los Angeles Community Action Network “Renters Make LA Work. It’s Time to Make LA Work for Renters.” Within a day after Mayor Eric Garcetti presented his plans for revitalizing Los Angeles...
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Pushing Back Against Wage Theft
Gary Friedman for LA Times For many low-income workers, securing a decent hourly wage is the holy grail. Unfortunately, collecting on that promised wage all too often becomes a battle they are forced...
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Reforming Education in South LA: We Can Do It!
In the past 15 years, South LA’s families and have worked hard to overcome deficiencies in the Los Angeles Unified District 1 school system—deficiencies that have resulted in overcrowded schools, low...
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MediCAL Offers Californians New Health Benefits, and SCOPE is Spreading the Word
Since the beginning of the year, there has been a record number of enrollment applications submitted for MediCAL, California’s state-support health insurance assistance program. This is no accident:...
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1 in 4 Million: Telling the real story of LA
Once upon a time… We all know what follows this phrase. It’s a jumping off point from which we hear a story. But how do you start off a story that’s complex, with a laundry list of characters and...
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Engaging Families in Water and Energy Conservation through the Gang...
Youth participating in a community clean up. Picture courtesy of GAP. As part of our on-going work in the South LA community, SCOPE has been connecting with members and partner organizations to...
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Fight for a Wage Theft Ordinance in LA Continues
Training Director Gloria Medina giving out some Valentine’s Day candy at City Hall. With cards and boxes of chocolates in hand, last week members of the Los Angeles Coalition Against Wage Theft and its...
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Putting Families First
On the anniversary of the Los Angeles Uprising last week Gloria Walton, SCOPE President & CEO, was in Washington DC for the launch of the ‘Putting Families First: Good Jobs for All’ campaign. She...
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Investing in South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles has endured drastic changes over the decades, from its pre-World War II prominence as one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live in to the violent segregation residents faced...
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The story of South LA is consistently being told. High unemployment, rising housing costs and little to no good job opportunities is how the current chapter reads. Once an area with a strong...
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This Mother’s Day, Honor Your Mother’s Commitment to Putting Your Family First
Growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, I remember seeing my mom, a single mom, struggle to support us three kids by working multiple jobs, mostly manual labor in shipping and receiving at large...
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Health and Wellness At SCOPE
HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE Access to affordable health care is a right everyone should have, but many don’t. Chronic health illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, and obesity impact South Los...
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Make it Fair
Click on image to enlarge image MAKE IT FAIR For more than 20 years, SCOPE has fought for new job creation models in Los Angeles. However, there’s a critical need for everyone to pay their fair share...
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Fostering a Space to Support the Social Justice Movement with Rea SJ
Real SJ members, left to right, and Community Scholars Professor Leisy Abrego. Envisioning a sustainable social justice movement comprised of grassroots groups, community based organizations, and...
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A Vision for Ferguson, Baltimore, L.A. and Everywhere
Los Angeles Youth Marching in unity with Ferguson. Photo by Gonzalo Rios Photography This month, the nation will acknowledge two political milestones. On Aug. 9, we mark the one-year anniversary of the...
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