We Need Your Financial Support.
For the ten businesses in the Unincorporated LA County areas of East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez that have supported our efforts and joined or renewed their memberships in the Chamber of Commerce, THANK YOU. Financially the work which is being done is unsustainable without the support of the business community. We are not going to be […]
Community Engagement.
Friday, we donated 150 backpacks to Environmental Charter Middle School and met all the new & returning students.
We committed to ensuring the children in our communities would have safer, cleaner streets.
Starbucks donated 300 reusable cups for the students & staff as well.
Media.
KCAL9 & CBS2 will air a segment tonight, Monday, August 21st at 10p & 11pm on the situation here in East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez.
This is the 11th segment showcasing the ongoing the issues impacting our streets. Laurie Perez was the reporter for tonight’s segment.
RV Encampment Pilot Program Begins Tuesday, August 22nd.
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023 the RV Encampment Pilot Program will commence at 8am in the East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez area. The first location to be addressed is
Main Street between Compton Blvd & Rosecrans
Spring & Lennon
Outreach teams have been on the streets for nearly 3 weeks preparing everyone for the clean up. Housing and other services have been offered.
Working Together To Clean Up Our Areas.
No Borders.
No Boundaries.
Working together is the only way we are going to have enough resources, manpower and support to solve the issues.
Last Friday, members from LA Sanitation were passing an area with a large amount of waste sitting on the sidewalk. They stopped and cleaned up the mess. Everyday, we are seeing more of this collaborative approach. Neighbors helping neighbors.
Homeless Outreach & Why It is Important To All of Us?
Ensuring everyone on our streets is seen and making the initial connection begins the healing process. Contact is made by myself, going RV to RV and asking what the people need in terms of services, medical help, and/or housing. I, generally start with questioning if they would use a dumpster to throw away their waste?
From this point, most are open to providing more information like name, phone number, etc. That information is then passed along to the homeless service providers. The work begins on a larger scale. Homeless outreach teams are deployed to the area and the relationship is created.
For our area, I have been actively following up with the service providers and their clients. Assisting in contacting local shelters checking on availability or finding additional resources for detox or rehab centers. It is ensuring those who are ready for the help are getting it. Our unorthodox approach has created positive results but has also been seen as overstepping our authority by some. Right now, it’s about ensuring everyone has access to help.
The Outreach Has Started In East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez
The Outreach Has Started In East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez. Individuals in a specific designated location are starting the process for Pathways to Home. These were individuals we began outreaching several weeks ago. As I write this email, we are sitting in the ER at College Hospital in Long Beach waiting on a bed. These are […]
Three Families. 9 Children. Two News Segments.
Last week, media outlets from KTLA5, ABC7, & Univision34 did a series of broadcasts from West Rancho Dominguez/East Gardena showcasing our ongoing issues from the environmental issues created by the RV’s, the crime and families living on our streets. We spent the weekend working to get resources to those families in the segments.
On Monday morning, we worked to get appointments with Harbor Interfaith in San Pedro so the housing process could begin. These are the efforts your Chamber of Commerce is doing to reshape our streets into cleaner, safer areas. Getting the homeless to accept services, removing the nonworking, unregistered vehicles, reporting & removing the waste and having the media showcase our efforts.
#Let’s Collaborate PT Deux
Business Leaders, Elected Leaders, Government Officials, Law Enforcement Agencies, Homeless Outreach Providers & Neighbors came together for discussions regarding the issues impacting the Unincorporated LA County Areas of East Gardena/West Rancho Dominguez. Our goal was to hear an update from Supervisor Mitchell regarding the RV Pilot Program and when it would go into effect. While we did not get a firm start date, we have the Department of Justice, Environmental Crimes Unit now assisting us.
The Meeting. The Plan. The Collaboration.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023, the Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce & TR Trading Company hosted a Community Business Meeting. We had over 100 businesses, building owners and neighbors join us. The room was packed with agencies from throughout the Unincorporated LA County areas, the City of Gardena, City of Los Angeles along with Elected Leaders. Media from KTLA5, ABC7, FOX11, & Univision joined us.
We will post a resource guide over the weekend.