Five Points Youth Foundation
We are the global headquarters of the Five Points Youth Foundation. We are here to change the world. Inspired by the signature music of Michael Jackson, we are turning our premises at 1820 W Florence Avenue Los Angeles into a living sound stage called THIS PLACE LOS ANGELES that serves as an incubation studio for global storytellers who want to “make a little space and make a better place” using the heart and soul of the Los Angeles inner city experience.
Mission
Our mission is to sustain, cultivate and self-empower our children, youth and adults. We prioritize those with the greatest need in an effort to inspire and transform change for a collective better future. We have formed – and are constantly growing – regenerative relationships with agencies, organizations, groups and peoples throughout the global community. We preserve cultures, promote education and encourage wealth creation models at the local level to impact our immediate neighbors, tribes, villages, towns and cities.
Regenerative Design
The term “regenerative” describes processes that restore, renew or revitalize their own sources of energy and materials, creating sustainable systems that integrate the needs of society with the integrity of nature. Whereas the highest aim of sustainable development is to satisfy fundamental human needs today without compromising the possibility of future generations to satisfy theirs, the end-goal of regenerative design is to redevelop systems with absolute effectiveness, that allows for the co-evolution of the human species along with other thriving species.
Social Entrepreneurship
Since 1984, Five Points Youth Foundation, Inc. (Five Points) has drawn upon out-of-the-box thinking and experience in both the business and nonprofit worlds to deliver sustainable micro-enterprise solutions to at risk youth, women and families throughout Africa and Asia from its base model in California and alliances with community enterprises and organizations.
Economic Development
The sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area. Five Points is now based in the heart of South Central Los Angeles, only blocks away from ground zero of the 1992 Civil Unrest where the political leadership has become entrenched but so have the wealth inequalities, lack of business development, job flight, the school to prison cycle, and dissipation of community wealth that we are addressing through the Florence Mail Box and Business Center.
K-20 STEM fields or STEM education
An acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It has implications for workforce development, national security concerns and immigration policy. Five Points is adapting the Bermuda based Sounds of Sanctuary (S.O.S.) model to engage our youth and adults with holistic rootcause.org social impact model solutions
Empowerment
Increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities. Five Points works with institutions such as Loyola Marymount University, financial literacy advocates and practitioners such as Operation Hope and healthcare providers such as Umma Clinic to deliver community empowerment solutions.
Civic Engagement
A means of working together to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of skills, knowledge, values, and motivation in order to make that difference. it means promoting a quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes. Five Points champions the Vote 100% community outreach agenda to ensure that the value of all voters is appreciated by all regardless of political ideology or affiliation.
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