Long Beach PECC - Helping Houseless Neighbors

The Canna Boss Babes are back for their third year of hearing and sharing stories with Canna Boss Babes across the globe!  Today's guest is Pam Chotiswatdi with The LBCA, Offbeat Ollio and 501c3 LB PECC   Pam has been using her compassion and stellar organizing skills to provide dignity to Long Beach's houseless neighbors in a collaborative effort called Project Dignity.   Project Dignity began on February 14, 2022, as a way to build a sense of community between housed and unhoused community members by sharing food, resources, and community conversations. Since our first “Mondays Matter”, where we served cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate to a small handful of unhoused neighbors at McArthur Park in Central Long Beach, California, we collaborated on resources and supplies.  Over the past year, our efforts have become a reliant source of mutual aid, connections to city-led resources, system navigation, and neighbor-to-neighbor connections with community volunteers who also simply listen.  Project Dignity efforts created collaborations between neighborhood associations, community organizations, faith-based groups, and the government to bring dignity to neighbors experiencing homelessness. While we are aware that these efforts are "band-aids" where a tourniquet is needed, it is better to make connections and bring dignity and hope while we advocate for a city-wide or regional Strategic Master Plan for Homelessness.   Needs: Bodywipes  Underwear  Deodorant  Toothpaste/toothbrush  Dog food  Socks  Fem hygiene Bras / sportsbras  Commercial kitchen to make lunches  Lunch donations   WE HAVE SERVICES - In addition to Project Dignity, PECC provides working services that are tax deductible. Do you need Marketing Strategy Support? Social Media? Web Design? or more? Let us know how we can help you! Sliding scale for Equity Applicants and other 501c3's.   Peer Education Community Center (PECC) is a working 501(c)3 community-based nonprofit, dedicated to uplifting our Long Beach neighbors. We are focused on providing life-skills through peer-to-peer education & support groups, resources in systemic navigation, industry & community connections, and a goal to create a space for alternative wellness. PECC also prioritizes harm reduction education. As part of our mission toward collective grassroots organizing, we advocate for community-led programs, social justice, and systemic & social change.  Learn more at www.LBPECC.org hashtag#community hashtag#homelessness hashtag#longbeachca hashtag#mentalhealth hashtag#nonprofit hashtag#harmreduction