LIVEDisrupt the Desert: Reduce Poverty by Accelerating Social Innovation in South LA
We propose a social innovation accelerator where design thinking meets social justice, on its home turf, to disrupt the patterns of disinvestment that have made So. LA into a human services non-profit desert. Cross-sector teams composed of local service providers, designers, and strategists will participate in an innovative, multi-modal series of events including 3 leadership development workshops, a 2.5 day design sprint, and a 1 day symposium on how to amplify the impact of So. LA nonprofits.
In what areas of Los Angeles will you be directly working?
South LA
Los Angeles SouthWest College
How do you plan to use these resources to make change?
Conduct research
Engage residents and stakeholders
Implement a pilot or new project
Mobilize for systems change
How will your proposal improve the following LIVE metrics?
Access to healthy food
Healthcare access
Number of households below the self-sufficiency index
Obesity rates
Rates of homelessness
Rates of mental illness
Percentage of residents receiving coordinated healthcare services (Dream Metric)
Please explain how you will evaluate your work.
By the success of the events and increased effectiveness of partners.
How can the LA2050 community and other stakeholders help your proposal succeed
Money (financial capital)
Volunteers/staff (human capital)
Education/training
Technical infrastructure (computers, etc.)
Community outreach