Dear Friends:
As the semester comes to a close, I am proud to reflect on the many exciting projects, events, and research partnerships from the past year. Most recently, we held the 2019 Social Innovation Summit, which focused on Pathways to Opportunity. You can
read about the event here, and
watch the archived LiveStream if you were unable to attend. Additional briefs and highlight videos will be shared in the coming weeks.
As always, thank you for your support of the Price Center, and I look forward to connecting soon.
Sincerely,
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Gary Painter
Director, USC Price Center for Social Innovation
Director, Homelessness Policy Research Institute
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New Report Highlights Public Schools Closing the Achievement Gap
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A new study shows that nearly 300 public schools in Los Angeles County are closing the achievement gap for low-income African American and Latino youth. The study,
L.A. Top Public Schools for Underserved Students
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Innovate Public Schools
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the USC Price Center for Social Innovation and the USC Rossier School of Education Center for Education Policy, Equity and Governance.
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Social Innovation Speaker Series: Scott Allard
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Increasing levels of poverty in suburbs over the past 30 years has created a spatial mismatch of where support services and poverty are located, University of Washington professor Scott Allard said at the February 28th Social Innovation Speaker Series lunch hosted by the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation.
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Blog Post: Social Innovation Learnings
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Read the latest Social Innovation Blog post
by Melody Winter Head, member of the 2018 Southern California Symposium Cohort and Regional Community Development Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in Southern California.
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Food Insecurity in
Western Los Angeles County
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Food and water are two of the most basic needs to sustain human life. While food insecurity is an issue often associated with international development and aid, it affects people throughout the U.S. and Los Angeles County. Households who report low quality, variety, or desirability of diet are considered to have
low food security
, while households who report disrupted eating patterns and reduced food consumption are considered to have
very low food security
. On top of malnutrition and hunger, food insecurity has
been associated
with obesity, chronic diseases, stress, depression, and overall degraded physical and mental health, as food insecure households must often resort to buying less expensive foods that are high in calories but low in nutritional value.
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Gary Painter calls for better alternatives to sweeping people experiencing homelessness in Curbed Los Angeles
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Surprise homeless sweeps aren't just disruptive, say...
David Busch has lived in Venice Beach on and off since the 1980s. He started out with a $350 monthly rental on the boardwalk and continues to live nearby. Only now, he sleeps in a tent and must contend with the city's periodic sweeps of homeless...
Read more
la.curbed.com
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"Not nearly enough" comments Gary Painter on the number of approved affordable housing unit permits in LA
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1,101 affordable units were permitted in Los Angeles...
The number of affordable housing units permitted to start construction last year increased by nearly 60 percent to 1,101 units, according to figures the city submitted to the state earlier this month. The numbers were part of an annual report...
Read more
www.dailynews.com
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For more information on events, please email Events & Administrative Coordinator Stacia Fewox at
stacia.fewox@usc.edu
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Wed, May 15 @ 12:00 - 1:00pm
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Wed, June 19 @ 12:00 - 1:00pm
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The USC Price Center for Social Innovation develops ideas and illuminates strategies to improve the quality of life for people in low-income urban communities.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CENTER
Contact Megan Goulding, Director of External Relations, at (213) 821-1761 or
mgouldin@usc.edu
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