Proyecto Pastoral

Promesa Boyle Heights (Promesa) formed in 2010 as a community-wide collaborative of 30+ partners united in their mission to improve education and wellness outcomes in Boyle Heights. Promesa seeks to implement change at three levels - the individual, school, and systems level - through an innovative collective impact model. Promesa is achieving its vision through a combination of community organizing, parent and student leadership development, and community-school transformation efforts that include multi-tiered student supports and school-wide initiatives addressing academic, wellness, college and career readiness and success. As a result of Promesas strategies at Mendez high school since 2012, graduation rates increased from 34% in 2011 to 90% in 2024, at Roosevelt high school, graduation rates have risen from 33% in 2011 to 96% in 2024. See Schedule O for further details.

The Guadalupe Homeless Project (GHP) has served the Boyle Heights community for more than 35 years through two emergency shelters, serving up to 250 men and 15 senior aged women (age 55+). We offer 1) nightly shelter and hot meals 2) strategic wraparound supports (including health care referrals, access to mental health services, job-skills development, and financial education), and 3) individualized case management, so that clients can increase their income and transition into permanent housing. In 2024, an incredible 43% of our women's shelter residents transitioned into permanent housing, one of the highest transition rates among all LAHSA providers. GHP operates with the understanding that all humans deserve to be treated and live in dignity, and that our clients honor us with their presence.