Our Programs

Our work involves a combination of community-building, popular education, capacity-building, and cooperative development. By shifting mindsets and behaviors toward community care and by demonstrating alternative economic and housing models, we are building a hyperlocal version of the world we want to see – in real time, with community at the front and center. Through nurturing a culture of cooperation and solidarity, we also cultivate stability and self-determination for working class communities of color in Northeast LA.

Community Tending

Through capacity building, popular education, and outdoor gatherings, we support residents to deepen connections with nature and each other and to take collective action.

Regenerative Economies

We build and sustain community-led networks of care through worker co-op development, non-monetary resource exchanges, and a local vendor ecosystem.

Resident-Led Housing

Through a combination of popular education, policy advocacy, and technical & financial support, we help residents collectively purchase and steward housing together.