United Parents and Students
United Parents and Students (UPAS) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization empowering members of low-income communities to become powerful self-advocates for neighborhood revitalization by building permanent, self-sustaining coalitions of community members who demand positive social change.
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LIVE ·2020 Grants ChallengeUnited Parents and Students: Strengthening Access to High-Quality Supermarkets in Low-Income Communities Across Los Angeles
UPAS will partner with the American Heart Association and California FreshWorks to improve access to high-quality, fresh and affordable foods in underserved communities across Los Angeles. We will support LA County in adopting a Healthy Food Financing Initiative that incentivizes stores to offer nutritious food options and encourages healthy food businesses to set up shop in high-need areas, creating opportunities for better local health outcomes and food access while also increasing employment opportunities and promoting economic development.
CONNECT ·2019 Grants ChallengeUnited Parents and Students: Developing Cultures of Civic Engagement Across Los Angeles
United Parents and Students envisions Los Angeles as a city where political power accurately reflects the population’s diversity. UPAS will continue to train and empower low-income community members to voice their concerns, engage city officials, and mobilize thousands of students and families to vote. It will also launch a broader activation strategy to raise awareness among Angelenos of the scale and impact of poverty, homelessness, underemployment, violence, and lack of access to healthcare.
- CONNECT ·2018 Grants Challenge
United Parents and Students: Developing Cultures of Civic Engagement Across Los Angeles
United Parents and Students will activate 100,000 people across South LA, East LA, Compton, and Inglewood to raise their voices regarding community concerns and demand a rebalance of political power.