About Us
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The essence:
We build community. Our Mission: Grass Roots Neighbors is a volunteer community organization. We meet the immediate needs of our neighbors experiencing food and housing insecurity. We mobilize to fill the gaps in existing services by providing assistance with love and respect. Our Vision: A community effectively involved in ending poverty. Our Story: In 2011, the fallout of the foreclosure crisis and subsequent bank bail out gave rise to the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Long after the protests faded, groups remained in tact and working on advocacy at both the local and national level. In Venice, California, Occupy Venice activists observed how the foreclosure crisis accelerated the gentrification of their neighborhood, and neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. This rapid gentrification resulted in rent soaring, and more and more people on the streets experiencing homelessness. In 2013, Occupy Venice activists launched the Feed the People program. Since its launch, Feed the People has provided over 100 fresh, nutritious, and delicious meals to our unhoused neighbors every Sunday. We have also delivered countless items such as clothes, blankets, and sleeping bags. We are all volunteers, and 100% of donations go to directly assist our neighbors. In 2019, Grass Roots Neighbors incorporated as a nonprofit with the vision of expanding on the Feed the People program. Today, our volunteers come from many walks of life, but all are concerned community members who want to help their neighbors in need. While we recognize that sharing food and survival items will not solve homelessness, we also see that people are suffering and have immediate needs. Our mission is to meet those immediate needs. |
