“We are here to change the world”
Five Points Youth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to revitalize communities in south Los Angeles that have undergone economic, environmental and social decline.
Our programs emphasize neighborhood empowerment, economic development, social entrepreneurship and civic engagement to make a positive change in the world around us.
Compost to Cultivation
From waste to wonder 🌱✨ — Watch our garden bloom from the ground up! What started as scraps is now sprouting life. This project proves that growth begins at the roots—literally. Stay tuned as nature takes its course, one leaf at a time. 🌿 #BloomingFromTheBreakdown #CompostToCultivation #GreenGrowth"
Mutual Aid Food Project
A grassroots organization that provides weekly boxes of fresh, organic vegetables to Black women with incarcerated family members. The collective also provides agricultural education programs and builds gardens in transitional housing.
Five Points Youth Foundation works with the collective to bring regenerative food systems to neighborhoods in South L.A. that have been starved of nutritious, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables.
South L.A. Neighborhood Rejuvenation
Since 2016, Five Points Youth Foundation has sponsored an annual “Paint-Out” neighborhood beautification to rejuvenate their local South L.A. district.
Members of the community come out to watch the artists at work, while also enjoying food, fashion, fun, world famous artists and open mic sessions. Dozens of aerosol artists create dazzling, inspiring mural art along the alleyways of South L.A.
“Paint Out” beautifies and revives the neighborhood, while strengthening the economic and social health of the community and building social bonds between neighbors.
Sustainable & Healthy Food Choices in South L.A.
Five Points Youth Foundation created Art + Food out of a need for fresh, sustainable and healthy food choices in South LA, which suffers from inequalities in healthcare and nutritional resources.
“Art + Food” provides local resident with events that offer farm-to-table, vegetable-rich, vitamin-dense cuisine, prepared with an artistic, creative flare.
Council district 8 in Los Angeles has one the highest rates of nutrition-related diseases, including diabetes, childhood obesity, high blood pressure, and cancer.
Regenerative Design and Sustainability
Civic Engagement and Neighborhood Empowerment
Arts, Architecture, and ACTIVISM
Economic Development & Social Entrepreneurship
@ Five Points Youth Foundation / ThisPlaceLA
| 1820 W. Florence Ave., in South Los Angeles
Free Entry– Live Music – Food – Spoken Word – Creative Art
The annual “Paint Out” beautification event with the artist JAYO.
Artist: JAYO
Five Points Youth Foundation
1820 W Florence Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047
