Issues
We are working to address some of the most intractable issues of our time at the local, national, and global level.
Priority Areas
Local Focus: Homelessness
In Los Angeles and around the country, homelessness has become an epidemic. Tens of thousands of LA residents are now living on the street. To tackle this crisis, 1P created Better Angels, a nonprofit taking a bold, holistic approach to the problem. Better Angels leverages new models of intervention, community engagement, advocacy, world-class technology, and a strong dose of pragmatism across five critical areas of need: Prevention, Services, Shelter, Housing and Technology.
State Focus:
Workforce Development
COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the global economy and has laid bare the growing skills divide. There is now a massive difference in expected lifetime earnings between those skilled and unskilled in the labor force. We are working with our affiliates to tackle this emerging challenge.
Visit LA-Tech.org to learn more about our work to expand opportunities.
National Focus: Gun Safety
While popular perception would have us believe otherwise, 97% of Americans, including the vast majority of gun owners, support common sense gun policies like background checks. Misperceptions and the loud voices of the 3% have crowded out conversation and prevented collaboration between gun owners and non-gun owners. We created 97Percent to bring voice to all Americans united in wanting to keep our families and our communities safe.
Global Focus: Climate Change
The debate around climate change is over - the time to act is now. Notwithstanding the conclusions of thousands of scientists, the evidence is before us in the form of shrunken glaciers, devastating forest fires, more frequent and violent hurricanes, and dramatic changes in crops and growing seasons. Changing the trajectory of climate damage, while taking into account the geographic and industry considerations that perpetuate its rise, is an enormous challenge, but one that we must tackle for the sake of our children.
Other Areas
Food Allergy
33 million Americans, including 6 million children suffer from food allergies. Each year more than 200,000 Americans require emergency medical care for allergic reactions to food. For many years the only option people who suffered from food allergies had was food avoidance. Fortunately, through the work of dedicated researchers, clinicians, and non-profit entities, innovation and entrepreneurship is exploding in this space.
Social Entrepreneurship
With limited resources in the public sector, the key to solving many of our global challenges is innovative social entrepreneurship. We are leveraging both philanthropy and social impact investing to support the impact of social enterprises.