Mission
OUR COMMUNITY LA (OCLA) LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY TO EMPOWER YOUTH, FAMILIES AND ADULTS IN NEED OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESS TO EASILY CONNECT TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. OCLA IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE; WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH NO ONE WILL BE UNHOUSED OR STRUGGLING WITH DEEP RESOURCE-INSECURE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIND HELP. THOSE WHO ARE WITHOUT HOUSING OR WHO ARE IN NEED OF ESSENTIAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WILL KNOW THAT THEY ARE VALUED, THEIR DIGNITY AND PRIVACY ARE RESPECTED AND THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE HELP THEY NEED TO BUILD A LIFE OUT OF POVERTY OR ABUSE. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HOMELESS AND RESOURCE-INSECURE HAVE SMART PHONES (THANKS IN PART TO THE FEDERAL LIFELINE PROGRAM), OCLA USES TECHNOLOGY TO DIRECTLY SERVE THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK WITH ITS FREE PROGRAMS: THE USER-FRIENDLY MOBILE APPLICATION, WIN (WHAT I NEED), AN EASY TO-READ PRINT DIRECTORY OF SERVICES FOR LA HOMELESS YOUTH AND ADULTS (AVAILABLE IN LOCAL LIBRARIES AND