mission

vision

Greetings from South-Central is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to the youth, educators, and families of South-Central Los Angeles. Our mission is to promote, advocate for, and foster experiences that encourage the South-Central L.A. community to participate in the arts and culture.

Our vision is to inspire and cultivate the next generation of artists and community leaders in South-Central L.A.

core values

Through enriching arts-integrated curricula’, support educators and parents in facilitating meaningful, enriching educational dialogues with their students.

Foster a sense of community by building meaningful, inclusive relationships with students + their families.

Encourage curiosity, cultivate creativity and critical thinking across all art disciplines by supporting personal, and artistic growth for residents of all ages in South Los Angeles.

In supporting a full creative life for the residents of the South Central Los Angeles Community, Greetings from South-Central L.A. (“Greetings”) is committed to advocating for policies and practices that promote a fair, inclusive, equitable community. Since its inception, cultural equity and inclusion have remained at the forefront of the organization’s work. Greetings, leadership: acknowledge that it is critical to include these practices throughout the organization's foundation to advance equity and inclusion within South-Central L.A community.

Statement on

Cultural Equity

& Inclusion

Our Perspective

Cultural Equity and Inclusion is an active and dynamic process. Greetings from South-Central, which advocates for and distributes resources to the students, parents, educators, and artists of the community we serve.

Action Plan

We believe that to genuinely address cultural equity and inclusion, we must address the need for systemic change in our world. We strive to incorporate tools that serve our commitment to cultural equity and inclusion by allocating time, energy, and resources that develop diverse leadership within our board, staff, and advisory bodies.

Board and Governance

To improve the cultural leadership pipeline, we aim to create and support programs and policies that foster leadership that reflects the woven fabric of the Los Angeles landscape.

We will promote practices that consider education, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, religion, class, and indigenous heritage to inform board member recruitment and retention.

We will create frameworks for board member contribution strategies that include valuation assessments of in-kind and connection-making contributions in lieu of cash board dues, providing pathways for board service to individuals from diverse socio-economic backgrounds who are committed to our organization's mission and vision.

Programming

Our commitment is to provide informed, authentic programming that informs cultural equity and inclusion. Greetings from South LA strives to pursue cultural mindfulness throughout our organization. It is imperative that our teaching, learning, and formal policies are embedded in the organization's structure.