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TREE OF LIFE ART THERAPY WORKSHOP TODAY con las Señoras de Boyle Heights at the Proyecto Pastoral Women's Conference facilitated by MdM facilitator and art therapist Celina Jacques @celinajacquesart #mujeresdemaiz #celinajacques #womensconference #doloresmission #proyectopastoral photo by Maria Villamil. (at Dolores Mission School)

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Introducing our Challenge Partners: Proyecto Pastoral

Proyecto Pastoral developed the logo above for this project showing a woman crossing the street with her child. This represents the concerns in the community about pedestrian safety and the mothers of young children who are working together to improve safety in the neighborhood.

Join Proyecto Pastoral on Saturday, May 6 for “Luchadores United for Pedestrian Safety” a community festival celebrating safer streets. RSVP here!

Tell us about yourself. Who is on your team and what does your organization do?

Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission is a 30 year old Boyle Heights organization whose mission is to support grassroots projects in education, leadership and service. Comunidad en Movimiento (CEM/Community in Action) is the organizing arm of Proyecto Pastoral. CEM leaders have led efforts to address safety and wellness issues in their community. Pedestrian safety has been a priority for CEM for many years through our “Camino Seguro” or Safe Passage program, where we have volunteers oversee children crossing the streets to ensure that they reach school safely. Through CEM’s committees (Safety, Education, and Community Development) we have led several community assessments with parents, students/youth, and residents to identify safety needs and priorities. CEM leaders developed strategies to address these key concerns, such as much needed street improvements and other community-driven efforts to bring awareness around pedestrian safety, improve walkability and connectivity in the neighborhood, and build partnerships with local agencies and stakeholders.

Describe one challenge or opportunity you are most excited to tackle on your street?

We’re excited to be able to transform 4th Street by including some of our proposed street improvements to help address the safety concerns along corridor. Currently, 4th Street functions as a mini-freeway in and out of downtown LA with interchangeable lanes and easy access to the 101, 5 and 10 freeways. It’s been a challenge that the surrounding community that lives near 4th Street has had endured for many years. These safety concerns have escalated due to the reconstruction of 6th Street Viaduct project, that has brought additional traffic and street congestion between Boyle and Anderson Street.

Describe one key strategy you’ll use to engage residents, businesses and other communities along your street?

We’ve developed a robust community engagement outreach plan to ensure the involvement of seniors, youth/students, local residents, and key stakeholder groups in the neighborhood. In our plan, CEM leaders and residents have led door-to-door (door knocking) efforts to talk to residents about our project and May 6 Pop-Up event, senior walking groups/activities to promote our event and gather feedback from our senior community, youth and teacher information sessions to gather feedback from our youth around safety and build buy-in to participate, a street sign making art workshop to develop street signs of people from the community for the pop-up event. These efforts are leading toward encouraging permanent signs and high-visibility crosswalks that help slow down traffic and build awareness of the existing residential community on 4th Street.

What is something that you love about your street or neighborhood that you hope more Angelenos would know about?

I love the resilient community of Pico Aliso. Through the years they have fought to keep their children and overall community safe from violence and other safety concerns. The Pico Aliso community are who we call “Luchadores” or “Fighters.” They continue this fight and legacy by addressing the pedestrian safety and other safety and wellness concerns for their families, their children, and for the future generations to come. 

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🚨Please support!🚨 #Repost @ovarian_psycos with @repostapp ・・・ As the year comes to an end we'd like to say how grateful we are for all the support and love we've received. We'd also like to acknowledge that not everyone has been as fortunate as we have. With that said we'd like to bring attention to the Proyecto Pastoral Homeless Shelter for Elderly Womxn. We'd like to welcome you all to join us in making care packages for the 16 residents currently staying at the shelter. So please stop by and drop off any donations you'd like to give so we can bring some happiness to these womxn's lives. Drop off dates: If you can't make it those days email us at [email protected] to set up a date and we'll gladly accommodate you. #ovarianpsycos #laconxa # giveback #proyectopastoral