Supply Packs
School supply for elementary students
Project 2:
Jobs for Youth
District 7 City Council
Monica Rodriguez
Supply Packs
While interning at the City Council offices, I noticed that many parents were ill-prepared to send their children back to school full time after a year and a half of online learning. In partnership with Non-Profit Foundations, we developed a school supply drive for the students in Pacoima, California. Securing, assembling and providing 500 backpacks at a local event and an additional 200 backpacks to homeless shelters brought a helping hand to the parents and students getting ready for school.
The project's objective was to support quality education, irrespective of race, income, or identity while keeping children in front of mind.
Jobs for Youth
During the Coronavirus Pandemic, unemployment skyrocketed to levels many have not witnessed or imagined would occur within their lifetime. This extreme event highlighted a real issue within my community - young individuals at the bottom of the economic tier who lost their jobs. Teenagers with the least amount of experience in the workforce are the first to be looked over. However, they are the future. By teenagers having a job in their earlier ages and years, "their income raises 14-16 percent in their 20s". Looking at Pacoima California as a case study, an economic rank lower than others, helping future generations would exponentially help grow the area. Not only would the economy benefit but the education expenses too, as "those who balance school and a job are less likely to drop out of high school than those who do not work during their high school years." This project's goal is to give those who usually wouldn't get an opportunity and a way to succeed.
