Accessible Off-Road

Pre-Health Dreamers (PHD) amplifies the impact of undocumented students (ages 18-25) by building their leadership, agency, and visibility as they navigate exclusionary systems in higher education, employment, healthcare, and careers. By equipping them with the tools to advocate, navigate, and meet their educational and professional goals, PHD ensures that undocumented individuals gain autonomy and are actively shaping their future and the future of Los Angeles’ healthcare workforce, building a more inclusive community.

Accessible Off-Road (AOR) will launch the first off-road track chair program in Southern California, placing all-terrain mobility chairs at public parks and trails across LA County. This grant will enable AOR to place four chairs in select parks as part of our pilot program. These placements will empower thousands of individuals with mobility disabilities to explore outdoor trails, often for the first time, free of charge. This program combines lived experience, proven technology, and strong partnerships to make equitable park access a reality.

THE YOUNG SHAKESPEAREANS (TYS) delivers truly unique theatre education programs on-site in LA's underserved schools. Our model ensures consistency, accessibility, & power of place as our students mature with lasting peer relationships, become paid Teaching Assistants/Designers/Mentors, model powerful paths for upcoming neighborhood youth, & fulfill the pride/promise in their communities. This grant will build on the success of TYS' 2nd–12th grade South LA "Neighborhood Arts Education Pipeline" to launch the next in Watts, Compton, or East LA.