Research Center Updates
Public Exchange
Published new research on self-storage facilities as sentinel spaces for community stress; piloted the approach with 10 facilities in Arizona and is expanding it to Los Angeles County. Also a key partner for LA County's Office of Food Systems and a builder of the Food Base LA dashboard.
Center for Economic and Social Research
LABarometer published its 2025 findings on livability, affordability, and well-being. Upcoming papers cover wildfire effects on mental health and attitudes around water use. The next survey deploys in August.
Neighborhood Data for Social Change
Partnered with First 5 LA on housing instability among children, helps administer the Lusk Center's Ross Program for Real Estate, and led the collaborative effort behind the annual SOLACHAN report for a second year.
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Piloted a first-ever summer fellowship for high school students, completed another year of the Los Angeles Homeless Count through H3E, and contributed research to the 2026 SOLACHAN report.
Student Organizations
Trojan Shelter
Recruiting residents and volunteers for the Fall and Spring semesters. Open to enrolled college students aged 18 to 26 across the LA area.
Project Lux
Student volunteers staffed a table at the LA Mission three times a week, enrolling more than 300 clients in benefits like Medi-Cal and CalFresh.
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