The Frontline Impact Digest
Summer 2024
Welcome to the Summer Issue of The Frontline Impact Digest—your source for stories, updates, and highlights from Liberty Hill Foundation.
In this issue, we’re bringing you the latest updates from our Environmental & Climate Justice and Economic & Housing Justice initiatives and spotlighting the work being done at the frontlines of Youth & Transformative Justice through Liberty Hill’s Liberation Fund. You’ll also get the chance to read insights and reflections from leaders in the field of philanthropy in our Funder Perspectives segment. This and so much more!
We will not rest until society provides justice and equality for all.
This quarterly e-publication will provide you with insight into our work in Los Angeles and bring you behind the scenes of the fights for Youth and Transformative Justice, LGBTQ and Gender Justice, Environmental and Climate Justice, and Economic and Housing Justice here in Los Angeles.
Summer 2024
Hear from the voices of the movement and our partners fighting for justice and equity in Los Angeles.
Injecting Power into the Grants Docket
Regardless of a foundation’s wealth, money is a finite resource. Program officers make tough decisions when they prepare their grants dockets and, no matter the selection process, the inevitable result is a list of winners and losers. But the truth is, a successful social justice movement thrives on unity and collaboration, not by narrowing the field or excluding others.
Liberation Fund and the Fight for Gender Justice
The Liberty Hill Foundation is proud to announce a $2 million commitment to the Liberation Fund, aimed at ending the incarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth in Los Angeles County. This investment will support 12 BIPOC-led organizations and provide crucial infrastructure support to the community backbone team leading this groundbreaking, multi-year initiative. The work in Los Angeles County is laying the foundation to create a model for ending the incarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth across California, with the potential to be replicated nationwide.
Q&A with Claire Peeps
Our Funder Perspectives segment highlights insights from dedicated leaders in the world of philanthropy and spotlight their work to improve Los Angeles. In this issue, we are proud to feature Executive Director of The Durfee Foundation—Claire Peeps!
EJ Ready Successes
The EJ Ready program, led in partnership between Liberty Hill Foundation and Resources Legacy Fund, was created with the goal of ensuring that those closest to the pain of environmental injustices are prepared and resourced to influence and draw down historic public investments. Read on to learn how EJ Ready and its cohort of 20 frontline organizations are leveraging private dollars to advance transformative change in LA’s environmental justice communities.
Eviction Right to Counsel Passes in Unincorporated LA County
After months of steady advocacy from Liberty Hill partners in the Right to Counsel Coalition, the LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to codify Right to Counsel in July—ensuring legal representation at no cost for qualified tenants facing eviction in unincorporated LA County. The landmark ordinance is the first of its kind in Southern California and is a massive victory for tenants, marking a significant win in the lengthy battle to ensure tenant protection rights for all Angelenos.
Supporting Measure A: A Stable Funding Source for Housing Justice
The Affordable Housing, Homelessness Solution & Prevention Now initiative—now known as Measure A—secured the required 238,922 valid signatures to make it on the 2024 November ballot. Read on to learn more about the innovative measure created by housing experts and community leaders to address the urgency of housing affordability, renter protections, and mental health in Los Angeles County.