Oscar Lopez While having his feet firmly planted in the present, Oscar Lopez also has his sights in the future. A SCOPE member since 2005, Oscar has participated and volunteered…
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2014 Summer Leadership Academy
The story of South LA is consistently being told. High unemployment, rising housing costs and little to no good job opportunities is how the current chapter reads. Once an area…
Continue Reading1 in 4 Million: Telling the real story of LA
Once upon a time… We all know what follows this phrase. It’s a jumping off point from which we hear a story. But how do you start off a story…
Continue ReadingWords from SCOPE Alumni: Deepak Pateriya, Chief of Staff at the Center for Community Change
“If we’re going to achieve real economic justice in this country, there needs to be a profound shift in our general political consciousness, and we have to start by dismantling…
Continue ReadingMediCAL Offers Californians New Health Benefits, and SCOPE is Spreading the Word
Since the beginning of the year, there has been a record number of enrollment applications submitted for MediCAL, California’s state-support health insurance assistance program. This is no accident: When the…
Continue ReadingReforming Education in South LA: We Can Do It!
In the past 15 years, South LA’s families and have worked hard to overcome deficiencies in the Los Angeles Unified District 1 school system—deficiencies that have resulted in overcrowded schools,…
Continue ReadingOne Year Anniversary: Does the Mayor’s agenda reflect LA’s pressing needs?
Budget processes often go unnoticed by the general public. But months or even years later community members feel the effects of fiscal decisions often made for them without their input.…
Continue ReadingCeleste Godinez
Celeste Godinez At age 15, Celeste Godinez spent her weekends at the Long Beach Port watching the boats dock and the diesel big-rigs pull away leaving thick trails of exhaust behind them. Located…
Continue ReadingPushing Back Against Wage Theft
For many low-income workers, securing a decent hourly wage is the holy grail. Unfortunately, collecting on that promised wage all too often becomes a battle they are forced to fight…
Continue ReadingSCOPE’s Members: The Foundation of Our Change
At SCOPE, a big part of our message is, and has always been, simply this: as residents of South LA, we are the ones who will make the change we…
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